Secret Vows

My eyes widened, but my mouth immediately smiled. “Why did you come? Is your business with Papa finished?”

Enzo chuckled. “It just finished and I rushed here. I’m sure you’re still restless because of what happened earlier.”

“Restless? That understates far too much what I’m feeling,” I replied in a sulky voice. I took the pistol from Enzo’s hand; it seemed Maria had forgotten to put it back in its usual place when she brought me tea earlier.

“That careless girl,” I grumbled.

“You really are careless. How could you sleep without closing the window,” Enzo cut in. Even though I felt he knew I was complaining about Maria.

“Who would dare enter the second floor of a house surrounded by so many guards like this?” I answered quickly. “Only you usually come in like an intruder.”

“Then why were you startled earlier?” Enzo lifted my chin, smiling crookedly so that my eyes were fixed on him.

Before I could answer, Enzo already silenced my lips with a kiss full of desire. His tongue slipped in wildly, sucking the sweetness of my mouth while his hands never stopped roaming all over my body.

He lowered the straps of the silk gown I was wearing so that it slid down from my shoulders. The upper part of my body was completely exposed before him.

“Selena,” he whispered when he stopped kissing me for a moment. “I missed you.”

But once again he gave me no chance to answer because his tongue attacked me fiercely again. I could only moan as his slightly rough fingers explored my smooth skin.

My chest rose and fell rapidly as Enzo’s lips kissed the line of my jaw and moved down to my neck. His tongue explored the sensitive collarbone area then greedily sucked my breasts.

“E-enzo…” I said breathlessly.

“Hemm.”

My hands trembled as I tried to unbutton Enzo’s shirt. The buttons were a little difficult for me so Enzo immediately tore it open.

My eyes widened but Enzo didn’t care. He threw the shirt onto the floor, followed by my gown that lay helplessly beside it.

He played his tongue on my breasts again, burying his face there while I gripped his jet-black hair.

Enzo’s hot touch made my thighs open a little wider, impatient to wait any longer.

As usual, Enzo always understood me far better than I understood myself. His fingers moved toward the space between my thighs, slipping into the cleft that was already wet with desire.

I tilted my head back, moaning in surrender as Enzo pushed his large and hot self into me.

It only took one hard thrust that made me scream his name.

“Ssst,” he whispered in warning. He sucked on my lips so I wouldn’t scream again, letting my nails dig hard into his shoulders as an outlet.

Enzo sped up his movements until I floated in bliss. A warm sensation flowed down both my thighs when Enzo finally released his desire.

He moaned as he pulled out of my body. His breathing began to steady a little as he lay down beside me then hugged me tightly.

“Enzo, what about your ear?” After the pleasure passed, I remembered his wound again.

I brushed aside Enzo’s black hair that was still damp with sweat, looking at his wound with a pained gaze.

“It must hurt so much,” I said shakily while trying to touch it. My eyes grew glassy from the guilt of having hurt the person I love most and trust most in this world.

But Enzo already stopped my hand. “This is just an ordinary small wound that you don’t need to worry about.”

“But…”

“Believe me, I’m fine.” Enzo wiped my cheeks that were wet with tears. “No need to cry over a small wound like this.”

“I’m sorry.”

Enzo’s lips smiled again; he guided my fingers to his lips and kissed them gently. “Why should you apologize? You didn’t do anything wrong. That was just an unintentional accident.”

My tears fell even harder from the deep guilt. If only I hadn’t moved my hand farther earlier, maybe Enzo’s head…

I couldn’t bear to imagine all those possibilities. “Enzo, what if we just end all of this? Take me away from this place right now? We can go to Australia or Singapore and live quietly together there.”

Enzo’s gaze darkened. He sat up from his lying position so I sat up too.

“We can’t, Selena. We can’t leave now because my plan hasn’t fully succeeded yet.”

“Is that plan more important than our happiness?”

Enzo smoothed my hair, tucking it behind my ear then smiled. “I love you, do you still doubt it?”

My shoulders slumped a little hearing his answer that clearly avoided my question.

“Selena, listen to me.” Enzo held both my shoulders, making me look up at him.

“What?”

“I’ve succeeded in foiling Don’s attempt to smuggle those 30 young girls. Tomorrow Don will surely be furious when he gets the report and will take out his anger on me.”

My body felt cold as if doused with a bucket of ice hearing that. I swallowed saliva that tasted bitter because I could already guess what Enzo would ask.

“Tomorrow, after Don tortures me, you have to enter my room and give me additional punishment. Do you understand?”

I looked at Enzo; doubt and reluctance appeared but I immediately pushed them away. “I… I’ll definitely do it.”

Enzo kissed my forehead hard. “That’s my strong girl.”

I’m not a strong girl, but I have to do it so Papa won’t suspect me and Enzo. At least until Enzo’s plan succeeds and we can leave this hell together.