Severed by Vengeance (The Severed Signet, #1)

by Elle Maldonado

“Let ...

“Not yet.”

I briefly remembered the first time I saw Evangelina and how I envisioned this very scenario. Her glorious naked body against mine, legs wrapped around me. As exhilarating as those thoughts were, they threatened to take me to a dark place I didn’t care to visit any longer. A moment in time when she was once the object of my revenge and the woman I had set out to destroy. How things had changed.

I knew I didn’t deserve her. That our time would come to an end sooner rather than later. We were doomed from the very beginning.

“Remember what I told you. You’re going to take this cock like a good girl.”

“I told you I was no good for you. But it’s too late now,”

“You’re mine now, Evangelina. You hear me?”

“Yo...

“No going...

“No going...

“Look a...

“This is all me. Understood?”

“Yeah,”

“Good ...

The realization of how utterly fucked we were dawned on me at that moment. This was it. We were too far gone. And I didn’t give a single fuck. It didn’t matter what awaited me on the other side of this proverbial shitstorm. As long as I was with this woman, nothing else mattered. I would die here. Die for her. Kill for her. Anything for her.

“That’s it. That’s my fucking girl.”

“You come only for me, angel.”

“Remember who you belong to.”

“Say it.”

“Derek. I’m yours.”

“You called me a slut.” I laughed. “And I fucking loved it.”

“In here, you’re mine to fuck and bend, tear apart, and put back together. Only mine.”

“Then I never want to leave,”

“I was beaten and violated in ways you couldn’t fathom. But I survived. And I’m stronger for it—me and Kai. We’ve been through some shit. I won’t deny that. But what matters is that I’m still here.”

“Here with me.”

“With you.”

“I would drop everything for you.”

“I want you to fuck me and call me your little slut again.”

“I’m going to take you to the shower, angel. And I’m going to fuck that naughty mouth of yours until you cry and choke on my cock.” He squeezed my ass until I locked my ankles behind his back. “Then I’m going to fuck you against the tile. And you’re going to come for me again.”

Fuck....

“I’m sorry,” I whispered, lifting my eyes to his. “I don’t know what’s wrong with me. This isn’t me. God, I’m so pathetic.”

“Don’t say that. You had the fucking mafia trying to kill you.” The cords of his neck strained as he spoke. “You fought your way out… back to me. And you killed a man twice your size who was trying to kill you. That’s far from pathetic. It’s fucking badass,”

“I don’t give a damn who’s watching. Don’t ever forget who you belong to, Eva.” He leaned in closer. “Or else I’ll have to put you over my knee when we get back home.”

“Good girl,”

“You have no idea how hard it was to leave.”

“And why’s that?”

“Because it was too damn cold.”

“Oh, not because you had an incredibly hot woman in your bed? Naked, sore?” Her lips were at the hollow of my neck. “The taste of you still on my tongue?”

“There’s no one here for another three hours, angel. I think a little redemption is in order.”

“What is it?”

“One of our officers has been missing for three days. She was one of Sam’s guards. They just listed her as a missing person after performing a well-check.”

“Oh,” I said. “That’s unf...

“So, how often do you practice? Or is your expertise mostly in the business side of things?”

“What do you think?”

“I think you’re about to impress me,”

“It’s my one goal in life. To know I’m the one who put that smile on your face.”

“It’s so easy with you, Derek.”

I put my hands up defensively. “Hey, I can’t help it. Have you seen your ass?”

She laughed and swatted my shoulder. “That’s not what I meant. I was talking about how easy it is to forget all the shit hanging over my head. This thin...

I grabbed the back of her neck and slanted my mouth over hers, claiming it roughly as she leaned into me, molding herself against my chest. This woman. God, this woman. There was no doubt in my ...