ログインCASSIANI smiled as I reached for the back of her neck and pulled her towards me. The second our skins brushed against each other, it was as though a fucking bomb went off. My lips traced down over her neck with heavy intent, sucking, biting, tasting her as though I was starved. Sophia gasped, her lips parted as she moaned. The moan from her lips rattled through me. I sucked harder on her neck, though what I wanted to do was kiss those cupid lips of hers. But touching her was one thing, and kissing was another thing entirely. If I kissed her, I knew I would never let her go when it was time to do so. Her fingers came up to my hair and dug in, until there was just this messy need between us. I pulled away, and took a cuff off the bedroom nightstand. “Take off your clothes, princess.” The words slipped from my lips, and without any hesitation, her fingers found the edge of her panties, and she slid them off in one motion. There was no shyness in her, only desire and willingness,
SOPHIAI heard the sound of his footsteps as they approached me. I looked away, swimming to the far end of the pool. “What do you want, Cassian?” He stopped at the edge of the pool. “I see you're angry at me.” Cassian said simply. “Okay, Sherlock. Anything else you noticed today?” I rolled my eyes, scoffing. I understood that he wanted to have a private conversation with Cristian, especially when he was that furious. Still, it didn't mean he had any right to be so dismissive to me. He'd ordered me out of the room as though I was nothing more than an inconvenience. I liked when he was dominant when it was just us, but I didn't like being screamed at and embarrassed. Big Mike had taken pleasure in doing that to me, and it was traumatic. Cassian stood at the edge of the pool, his thick, muscled arms folded across his chest. He breathed steadily, as if he was trying to regain control of himself. “Come out of the pool, Sophia. We need to talk.” Rolling my eyes again, I ducked unde
SOPHIAMy heart dropped into my stomach. I’d had cause to hate plenty of people in my lifetime, but not as much as I hated Cristian right then. Marching past Cassian, I headed to the door, biting my lip and holding back the words I wanted to spit at him. My grazed arm pulsed painfully as I shoved the door open and stepped outside. I heard his footsteps behind me, and only when we'd gotten into the privacy of the car did I turn to him. My voice was shaking, and I could already feel the tears forming. “Where's he?” It was one thing to detest me, but going after my mother who was innocent in all this? That was an jerk move. His nostrils flared, eyes narrowing into slits. “Who?” “Your brother. Who else?” I swallowed, my eyes welling my tears. “Why the fuck would he do that?” His breath came in quick bursts as his eyes dropped to my lips. I could see the conflict in his eyes. “I'll deal with this myself.” “Oh no, Cassian. Don't give me that bullshit. He did this to my mother. I'll
CASSIANSable stepped closer, her hand reaching for my chest. "I'm stronger now, Cassian. I can take you without running away, and I'm willing to take the pain too. I want you."I caught her wrist before she could touch me, my fingers tight enough to make her wince. "Don't fucking touch me. Go back to your mother, and tell her I'll never marry you again.” Sable and I had married because of her mother's insistence. Marrying her had gotten me ahead, and though I never loved her, I had been faithful to her, never once considering taking a mistress. I had trained her to be my submissive instead, investing time and effort into our marriage, and she'd thrown it all in my face. Sable's eyes filled with tears. "You don't mean that.""I've never meant anything more in my life." My jaw ticked. "What we had is dead, Sable. You killed it when you fucked my brother.""That's not fair! You reconciled with Cristian."I laughed bitterly. “Once we both got over you, that part was easy.” "You hurt
SOPHIASable had cheated on Cassian with his own brother, no wonder there was so much tension between them. Cristian always looked at me like I was the enemy, and he probably thought I'd do the same thing Sable had done to Cassian. Marcus pulled up to the hospital, and I climbed out before he could open my door. "I won't be long. Please wait outside.” "Take your time, Mrs. Winters. I'll be right here."I walked through the hallways, and when I reached my mother's room, I stopped at the door, taking a deep breath before pushing it open.Mom was sitting by the window. When she looked up and saw me, her face broke into the brightest smile I'd seen in months."Soph! Oh sweetheart, I've missed you so much!" She stood, opening her arms.Soph was the nickname she'd called me my entire childhood."Mom, you remember?""Of course I remember my own daughter. How could I forget my Soph?” She pulled back, cupping my face in her hands. "I've missed you so much." I sighed happily. "I've missed
CASSIAN“Mrs. Marchetti, I already told you, I won't be doing business with you anymore.” I gritted out, staring out of my office window. “I'm not sure you want me on your bad side, Cassian. I have too much on you.” “Fine then, go the police. I don't fucking care.” I said coldly, my fist tightening around my phone. If there was one thing I knew about the Marchetti, it was that they would never involve the police. But I also knew she would never take me out, no matter what. “Is that a threat, Cassian?” I chuckled darkly. “Is the police a threat? Considering you have about half of them on your payroll, I wouldn't say so.” “You seem to know too much about my business.” She grunted. “Buy remember, I have evidence of your past, and I won't mind using it if I have to. Sable will be at your office by noon. Attend to her.” She ended the call, and I forced myself to take a deep breath before I lost my temper and did something I'd regret. I knew Melissa Marchetti had evidence on me. I'd
SOPHIAHis phone rang.The sound was harsh, and it pissed me off even more. Cassian looked grateful for a moment, and I wanted to throw the fucking device out the window.He pulled away and hissed. "Don't move," he commanded, reaching for the phone.I glared at the device as he answered. "What? His
SOPHIAI didn't need to be told that it was from Big Mike. It brought back the fear from earlier and made it difficult to breathe. My hands started shaking. Cassian took the phone from me, his jaw tightening as he read the message."He's not going to stop," I whispered. "Is he?""No." Cassian's vo
SOPHIAI'd fucked up.The realization hit me as I climbed the stairs to my room, my hands still shaking from the adrenaline. I shouldn't have pulled a knife on Raven and threatened her in front of Cassian's brother and best friend.I stripped off the black dress and collapsed onto the bed in my un
CASSIANI stood, my chair scraping against the floor. "Give me a few minutes, Sophia."Her eyes were wide with confusion, but she nodded.Cristian was already halfway to my office, his shoulders rigid with fury while Dante followed him just as angrily. I closed the door behind us and Cristian whir







