Masuk“Rule number one,” Dante said, his voice a low, lethal purr that ran straight to my core. I stared at his gray eyes like a helpless doe at the mercy of a wolf. Defenseless yet willing. Standing tall and imposing in his black dress shirt and black jeans, he looked like a sin I hadn’t yet committed and one I was bound to commit. Willing to commit. I swallowed, staring at him. I could leave, he wouldn't care if I did, but desperation and something I couldn't mention pinned me here. “With me, there is no romance, no kissing, no nice words, and definitely no love,” he continued, taking slow, predatory steps toward me Six months. Six rules. One forbidden temptation. Julianna Russo is six months away from marrying Alistair Marchetti, heir to one of New York's most powerful mafia families. There's only one problem, Alistair believes she's the sexually experienced woman he craves. But she isn't. When a desperate lie traps her in an engagement she cannot escape, Julianna turns to the one man dangerous enough to help her survive her wedding night. Dante Marchetti, Alistair's elder brother, the exiled son and the man who broke her heart three years ago. Dante agrees to teach her everything she needs to know before the wedding. But every lesson brings them closer, their secret arrangement threatens exposure and every stolen moment risks starting a war inside the Marchetti family. As old betrayals resurface and buried truths come to light, Julianna must choose between duty and desire. Between the man she is supposed to marry… and the man she never stopped loving.
Lihat lebih banyakChapter 41Julianna's POVI didn't sleep. I couldn't.I sat on my bed, my thighs against my chest. I was wide awake and stared at my reflection in the mirror all night.Every tiny creak of the floorboards outside my bedroom sent a jolt of panic straight to my heart. The note sat on my nightstand, the smooth handwriting staring back at me every time I ran to look at it to see if it was real.I wonder what your fiancé would think if he saw you right now.It was real. It was so very real.By dawn, my eyes were burning, and my skin felt cold and clammy. I managed to get a hot shower and dress up, shoving the note deep inside the inner pocket of my coat, but no amount of concealer seemed to hide the hollow darkness beneath my eyes.A soft knock at my bedroom door made me jump from my seat.A maid came in. “Good morning miss. Mr. Marchetti is here to see you.”My head snapped up immediately. Why was he here so early? Did anyone see the note before me? Did someone tell him? I was becoming
Chapter 40 Julianna's POV Dante pulled back first. He set his forehead against mine a moment longer, as if needing the physical contact to steady himself before letting go. When he finally straightened, his expression closed off—the walls rebuilding themselves brick by brick. I hated when he did that. "I shouldn't have done that." His voice was rough, barely audible above the quiet of the night. My chest constricted. How could he kiss me like that and then distance himself so quickly? "Tell me who they are. You have don't have to. But I need to know that I'm not sleeping with someone else's husband or boyfriend." The word barely left my lips. My Dante... someone's husband? The thought made my knees go weak. Dante was a very private man. If he had a family somewhere, nobody would know. "I can't." He dragged a hand through his hair, his jaw tight. "Not yet. It isn't only my secret to give." “Of course.” A small smile appeared on my face. I wanted to press him. I wanted to sh
Julianna's POVI didn't remember deciding to walk. One second I was standing in that room with a stranger's picture in my hand and lace fabric burning my fingers, and the next I was already halfway down the staircase, my legs moving on instinct while the rest of me stayed frozen somewhere upstairs.I found him on the back terrace, a cigarette between his fingers, the smoke curling up into the evening air. I paused. I hated the smell of cigarettes, Dante knew that."You're smoking again," I said, my voice thinner than I wanted it to be.He turned, and something flickered across his face when he saw mine. Guilt. "Julianna.""Why did you actually start?" I asked, before he could say anything else, needing the small question before I could manage the bigger one. "The real reason."He studied me a long moment, the cigarette forgotten between his fingers. Then he looked down and his face crumpled when his eyes found the thong and the picture in my hand. "Julianna let's sit and….""No." My h
Julianna’s POV “Dante–” my voice was so small, laced with need. I gripped the edge of his desk tightly as he ran the gun along the seam of my panties, pressing just enough to feel the dampness already soaking through. I swallowed battling with my own arousal while Dante's face remained completely composed and in control of himself. The hard-on straining against his pants was the only proof that he wanted this as much as I did.The metal slid over my slit, parting my folds through the fabric, and I bit back a moan. "You're wet," he observed, his voice flat. I almost moaned at the timbre of his voice and look in his eyes. This man wanted me, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.“Yes" I gasped.“From the gun or from me?" I couldn't answer. My throat had closed around any words I might have spoken. He pressed the barrel more firmly against my clit, circling slowly. The pressure sent sparks racing through my nerves. My hips jerked forward involuntarily, seeking more friction, a whimpe




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