All Chapters of CRAVING THE WRONG MAN: DANGEROUS DESIRES BOOK 1: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Rhaena's POV"May I have this dance, daughter?" he asked, and the word made my throat tight."Of course," I said, taking his hand and letting him lead me to the dance floor.He was a good dancer, leading confidently, and we swayed together to the music."Thank you for being here," he said softly. "For supporting your mother. For welcoming me into your family.""Thank you for making her so happy," I said honestly. "I haven't seen her this happy in years.""I'm going to take care of her," he promised. "And I know we haven't known each other long, but I hope you know that I consider you my daughter now too. Not just my wife's daughter. Mine."The sweetness of it, the sincerity, made tears prick at my eyes."Thank you," I whispered. "That means a lot."When the song ended, my mother claimed me for a dance, pulling me into her arms and holding me tight."I love you so much," she whispered. "You know that, right?""I know, Mom," I said, holding her just as tightly. "I love you too. I'm so h

Rhaena's POVHe looked... God, he looked incredible. He was wearing a perfectly tailored charcoal grey suit with a crisp white shirt and a dark blue tie. His hair was styled neatly, his face clean-shaven, every inch the successful executive.But it was his eyes that hit me the hardest. Those green eyes that I'd looked into while he was inside me, while he was making me come, while he was whispering that I belonged to him.Those eyes found mine the moment he entered the room.For a split second - just a fraction of a moment - something flickered in his gaze. Recognition. Heat. Memory.And just like that, everything came flooding back.The villa. His bed. His hands on my body. His mouth on my skin. The way he'd commanded me. The way I'd submitted. The way he'd made love to me on our last night, slow and tender and heartbreaking.The memories were so vivid, so overwhelming, that I felt heat flood my face, felt my core clench with remembered pleasure, felt my breathing quicken.I blinked

Rhaena's POVI turned the handle and stepped into his office, closing the door behind me.And standing by the windows, looking out at the view, was Alessio.He'd removed his suit jacket, which was draped over his chair. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his forearms - those same arms that had held me down, that had gripped my hips, that had wrapped around me possessively. He looked relaxed and casual and devastatingly handsome.He turned when I entered, and the look in his eyes made my breath catch. Pure hunger. Raw need. Barely contained desire."Lock the door," he said, his voice low and commanding in that tone that made my entire body respond instantly.I should refuse. Should tell him this was inappropriate. Should leave.Instead, my hand reached behind me and turned the lock with a quiet click.The sound seemed impossibly loud in the quiet office."Good girl," he said softly, and those two words sent heat flooding through my entire body, made my core clench with

Rhaena's POVWe stayed like that for a long moment, both of us trembling and gasping, clinging to each other as we came down from the intensity, our hearts pounding so hard I could feel his pulse where our bodies were pressed together.Reality started to creep back in slowly.We'd just had sex. In his office. At work. In the middle of the day. Just down the hall from where other people were working.Aggressive, loud, desperate sex that we'd barely managed to keep quiet."We really need to stop doing this," I said when I could finally speak, though I made no move to pull away from him, my arms still wrapped around his neck, my legs still locked around his waist, his softening cock still inside me."Probably," he agreed, pressing a tender kiss to my temple that contrasted sharply with the brutal way he'd just taken me. "But we won't.""Alessio—""I know," he said, pulling back slightly to look at me, his hands cupping my face with surprising gentleness given the brutal, desperate way he

Rhaena's POV"That was a while ago," Alessio said, his tone polite but creating subtle distance. He stepped slightly away from her, breaking the contact, though she didn't seem to notice or care."Not that long," Dove said with a laugh. "Feels like yesterday sometimes." She finally extended her hand to me, and I forced myself to take it, to shake it professionally even though I wanted to do anything but. "It's nice to meet you, Rhaena. How do you know Alessio?"I looked at Alessio, waiting for him to answer, but he seemed frozen, clearly not sure what to say or how to explain our connection.So I said it for him."I'm Alessio's stepsister," I said, the words tasting bitter on my tongue even though they were technically true. "Our parents just got married this weekend.""Oh!" Dove's expression brightened immediately, any perceived threat apparently vanishing now that she'd categorized me as family rather than competition. "How wonderful! I didn't know your father had remarried, Alessio