บททั้งหมดของ It Kills Me: A Forbidden Dark Romance: บทที่ 41 - บทที่ 50

“Yep.”“And that’s what I am to you?” I asked, trying to keep the sting out of my voice. “A long-term fuck buddy?”He smirked. “You know that’s not true.”“Then what am I to you?” I repeated.“Come on, baby.”“Why won’t you answer the question?”“Because once I do, it’ll have a label, and then it’ll get complicated…and you didn’t want complicated, right?”My father would never like Axel. Would never accept him as a suitable choice. And then he would judge my character for jeopardizing work for good dick.“But if I had to put a label on it…” He sat with his forearms resting on his thighs, massaging his big knuckles with his large fingers. “I’d say you’re my lady.”I hadn’t been convinced that my father was spying on either one of us. He wouldn’t invade my privacy and break the trust we had between us. But after the weekend passed and I showed up for work, he was in a much better mood than he’d been in for a long time.And my date had just happened on Saturday.“Hey, sweetheart.” He kis

“I’m so sorry this has happened to you,” I said quietly. “Losing your parents…”He turned his gaze and looked out the window.“I wouldn’t know what to do without my father.”His look remained on the street, watching people pass by as they headed to dinner or home. There was no playfulness in his eyes or across his lips. His eyes didn’t have their usual light, their usual mirth. In that instant, he looked broken. “You get used to it.”When we returned to my apartment, it was quiet.I’d just set my clutch on the table when he came up behind me and slowly pulled the zipper down, opening up my back to him. The air hit my exposed skin, and I felt the bumps form everywhere, felt my hair stand on end.The material over my shoulders came loose, and the dress slowly sank down, falling to my stomach and then over my hips to the floor. His hand unclasped the strapless bra, and that fell too.His thick arm circled over my stomach, and he pulled me back into him, his head dipping to kiss my should

“I can’t think of another way, baby.”After a long pause, she spoke. “If I tell him, then I’ll risk everything I’ve worked for.”“I know.”“He might accept it…but he might dismiss me from my position.”“I know.”She gave a heavy sigh, her eyes on the wall next to the tub, her thoughts buried deep inside. “I would have to admit I lied to him. That I snuck around. He would probably question my character and my ability to judge the character of others…since he thinks you’re guilty and I disagree. One conversation could impact the rest of my life.”She didn’t need to give her answer because it was already clear.“I’ll think about it.”The disappointment that clouded my chest was suddenly blown away in the breeze. My eyes narrowed on her face in disbelief. She’d pushed me away for so long, made it clear her career was the most important thing to her, but now she’d changed her tune…for me.“Let’s see where it goes,” she said quietly. “And if we get to that level, I’ll talk to him.”I stared

The party was starting to die down, and most of the guests had already left. I mingled with people I knew, the conversation always leading to business, because that was what these events were all about. We might be dressed in gowns and tuxes with fancy drinks in our hands, but we were still doing back-alley deals.I hadn’t seen Dante or Giovanni in a while, so I assumed they’d hit it off in their private chambers. The business would expand to a new frontier, and even though I was singularly responsible for that success, he would act like I didn’t do shit. If he weren’t Scarlett’s father and he weren’t making me even richer than I already was, I would have crossed him a long time ago.I stood with a drink in one hand, the other in my pocket, listening to one of the guys talk about the recent shipment issues. Severe weather had affected several cargo ships in the Atlantic, and then one of the passages had been blocked by a tanker issue. It caused all kinds of problems for all kinds of i

“You don’t know what love is, Axel. You’re a rapist and a wife-beater—and you’re a liar. I told you to stay away from her, but you fucking did it anyway just to get under my skin⁠—”“Trust me, that was not the reason.”He lost his temper and slammed the gun into my father’s head. “I’m talking, bitch.”“Jesus.” I tried to move for my father, but then one of Dante’s men pointed a gun at me.My father had collapsed on the floor, and he was bleeding from the head.Dante stared me down. “Do we have a deal or not? Because if we don’t, I’ll kill your father and come after your mother next. And if that’s not enough, then I’ll go to Uncle Donovan, Aunt Kelsey…and the list goes on and on.”“You’re a fucking psychopath.”“I know.” He continued to hold the gun steady. “Love makes us do crazy things.”“This isn’t love.”“Do you accept my terms?” he asked in annoyance. “Leave her and never speak of this. I will keep a team of men on your parents at all times, for fucking years, ready to kill both o