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“Don’t waste your time. She’s already taken.” “By whom?” “Me,” I growled.
“Sometimes we have to let go of our family if we want to amount to anything in life.”
“Temere me, perché sono l’occhio e la spada,” Fabiano said in what sounded to me like flawless Italian. He caressed the words with his tongue, almost as if he was their lover. A shiver raced down my back. How would it feel if he whispered words of passion into my ear in that same voice? “What…” I cleared my throat, hoping he couldn’t tell how his closeness and voice affected me. “What does it mean?” “Fear me because I’m the eye and the blade.”
I could tell she didn’t have much experience kissing. Fuck. That knowledge was the last straw. I had to have her. Every little inch of her. Every goosebump. Every freckle. Every fucking shy smile. All for myself.
“And I wanted you for myself.”
“What do you want from me?” I whispered. “Everything.”
Bad. It was such a difficult term to quantify. What was bad?
“I will fight your battles for you now, Leona. I told you I’d protect you.”
Leaning her cheek against my chest, she whispered, “Please don’t hurt me. I don’t think I can handle it.”
I’m sorry. The idea of you leaving me is the worst torture I can imagine. Be the woman Aria gave me that bracelet for. Stay, even if I’m not worth it.
“I betrayed for you, I killed for you,” I said roughly, pulling out of her slowly until only my tip remained inside her. “I’ll bleed and I’ll die for you.”
