Alle Kapitel von Forbidden Flame: Kapitel 21 – Kapitel 30

Nico POVHer words spoke to the broken heart beating miserably inside my chest. Making my father proud wasn’t something I was able to do while he was alive. Hopefully I can do it now, in his death.With a heavy sigh I watched as my mother exited the dining hall. Letting her find peace, honoring her, and taking care of her was what my father would have wanted. Nikolai, too. Which was why I couldn’t fail.Renewed determination filled the center of my belly, burning through my veins. I grabbed my newly filled glass and a knife, clinking to get everyone’s attention.Silence settled over the room, and eyes focused on me.“Thank you, everyone, for coming. I know this is quite a somber issue we’re addressing here tonight, but nevertheless, it is what’s required of us as a family and that’s what each and every one of you are.Family, whether by blood, or by proven loyalty, we stand together and unite against those who have wronged us.” I turned my attention to Lila hanging from the ceiling, h

Lila POVI was in hell. The way my body ached, my back burning like it had every inch of skin torn off was like being tossed into the flaming pits of Hell.My head pounded. My mouth hurt, the metallic taste of blood coating my tongue.There wasn’t a part of me that didn’t throb with pain. I couldn’t feel the lashes anymore, but I heard them. I still heard the sound of it cutting through the air, the crack as it landed on my skin.Over and over and over I heard that sound resounding in my head, making my body shiver as I waited for the pain to slice through me.But it never came.Instead I felt heat that slowly flowed through me, thawing the cold that had possessed every bone, every blood vessel.I grabbed ahold of that heat, squeezing it tight against every inch of my body. I never wanted to let go of this heat.“lila?”I didn’t want to open my eyes in fear that the welcome heat would disappear.“lila? Open your eyes and look at me.”Even my eyelids ached, felt heavy, and I wanted to

Lila POVAll the lies, all the deceit, the fear came storming back like a hurricane of unwelcome, painful emotions.“nico, stop.” I placed my hands against the wall trying to push myself back, no longer wanting his body against mine. But his fingers still kept their rhythm, his body not giving way.“Your head might tell you that you want me to stop, but the slickness of your pussy tells me something completely different.”“I might not be able to control my body around you, but my mind is stronger than you think.”“Your head can conjure lies, telling you what you think is right. But your body can’t lie, not to me."All it took was one calculating move of his thumb, pressing against the spot that made my entire body shake, causing my mind to crumble into nothing but thoughts and images of the most twisted acts of sin.This was so wrong, too wrong, but I didn’t know how to stop it whether I wanted to stop it.My body went from hot, to cold, to hot again within the span of a few seconds,

Nico POV“nico, are you in there?”“Uncle Lucas,” I whispered, before treading back, far back, getting as far away from her as possible.“Yes. I’m in here.”The door creaked open and Uncle Lucas peered inside. “Is everything alright?”I inhaled sharply thinking that everything was far from fucking alright.“Everything is fine, Uncle Lucas. I just let Miss Falcone in here to take a much needed shower.”He turned his gaze to her where she still remained plastered to the wall.“Turn around, my dear.”Lila hesitated, and her eyes found mine. I nodded, and she turned around slowly.I watched as Uncle Lucas stepped closer, pulling the towel down just an inch until he saw the marking of the first lash. Immediately he removed his touch and stepped back.“Those marks will need some ointment, but should heal fully.”All I did was nod, unsure how to interpret Uncle Lucas concern for lila. He was a part of this family. He lost a brother through her and her family, yet the entire evening I never p

Lila POVAs one finger slipped through my slit, my body shuddered and my hips bucked shamelessly, wanting more.“Like I said” he pushed his finger inside me and I moaned “your body can’t lie to me.”Then his finger was gone, and he lifted himself off me, leaving my body screaming and yelling and swearing while my mind went blank with relief.I didn’t move. I just stared up at the ceiling trying to get the fire in my belly under control.There was a long pause, the deadly silence doing nothing to tame my wildly beating heart or the heat that pooled between my legs.Nico didn’t leave. I could feel him watching me, feel the crackle of electricity buzzing around us.“Why are you doing this to me?” I whispered, still staring at the ceiling. “All I did was fall for a man that lied to me about everything.”“Unfortunately for you, that man was my brother.”I sat up, not caring that I was naked. Modesty was no longer a concern of mine.“I didn’t know.”Dark eyes kept my gaze for two seconds lo