Devoted (Beneath the Mask, #3)

by Luna Mason

“This is quite the list. Shit, I need to start reading these books.” Amusement laces his tone.

“Sixty-nine?” “Oh, baby, it’s like you’re speaking my language here. Climb on up. Your man needs his fill before work.”

“Baby, I need your thighs around my head. I want your pussy to fucking smother me. So bring that gorgeous ass back and sit.”

“Deeper baby. All the way, fill your pretty little mouth with my cock.”

This is fucking heaven, Rosa.”

He grabs his gun from the counter and frowns at his phone. “Kiss, please.” He taps his lips, and I lean up off the barstool and kiss him. “I’ll see you later, gorgeous.”

“I’ll get rid of them. Just, please, don’t make a sound.” I nod my head, “I promise, Luca.” I swallow the lump in my throat. These men are dangerous. “Good girl. You’re safe here. I will always protect what's mine, tesoro.” A

“My daughter, Maria, wants to build my empire in New York for me. She’s an overachiever, you could call her. She needs a visa, so you two will marry. She will also be there to keep an eye on you, make sure you are conducting my business in the right way here. If you fuck this up, well–” He pauses, looking at the frame. “There is nothing more devastating to a father than losing his only daughter, is there, Luca?”

“That’s my niece you're talking about, you fucking cunt.”

“Luca, this isn’t really a choice. If you don’t do this, I’ll burn everything and everyone you love to the ground for stealing from me. If you do this, they live, you run my guns, marry my daughter, you do as we say. You get Maddie back in return.”

I lose Rosa. Again, I lose any chance I potentially had at happiness with the one woman who made me feel anything. But, they’re my family. There is nothing I won’t do to protect them.

I don’t have a choice, family over everything, right?

“I expect a ring sent over to Maria by next week. We will sort out the details once you retrieve Maddie. Welcome to the family, son.” He puts particular emphasis on the last word before he steps outside.

“You’re beautiful, you know that, right?” He tilts his head to the side. “I guess.” I shrug. I didn’t ever know my beauty until he showed me, until I got clean. Now, when I look at myself, I like the woman who stares back at me. The one with glowing skin, brighter eyes, and shiny hair.

“Things are about to get messy, Rosa. Really messy.” His head drops. He looks absolutely exhausted. “Hey, you’ve got this. You are Luca Fucking Russo. You can take on the world.”

I know it’s going to come down to Luca or my dad. And I know who my heart wants to win this. The only man who has ever protected me.

“Don’t hesitate when it comes down to my dad, Luca. Not for me. You keep yourself safe. I want you to come back from this. Not him. Okay?” I blink back the tears; I can’t believe the words coming out of my mouth. But I mean every single one. I can’t lose him.

“Go and take over the world, Luca.” I swallow, my heart heavy.

“Rosa, do you have any family members called Frankie?” I pull back and gasp. “Yes, an uncle. He left us a few years ago. I haven’t seen him since the explosion that killed my mother.”

Frankie was the ruthless one. I loved him more than my dad. He was always my protector. Until one day, he was gone.

From the look on your face, I’m suspecting you liked your uncle.” “I did,” I say honestly. “I don’t know what my dad did to him. If he is back, be careful, Luca. Growing up, he was always my protector. He once blew up one of my bully’s parent’s cars for picking on me about being a virgin. I want to see him; he owes me an explanation.”

I have to protect my family, and you, tesoro.”

“Please be safe, Luca.” My bottom lip starts to tremble, and he runs his thumb along it. “When I have this to come home to, of course I will be,” he rasps and pats my ass.

“What do we do now, boss?” The door flies open, and my heart is in my throat. I squeeze my eyes shut, hoping it’s not her. “Luca, I can’t get the coffee machine working!”

Her hair a curly mess, her cheeks flushed. My god, she looks beautiful.

Grayson clears his throat, and I give him a death glare.

“Sorry, I heard the door go and a car leave. I assumed they’d gone. I went to make a coffee, but it’s broken, so I’ve started running a bath instead. I thought you might like to join me. I really want to taste you again, Luca. I can’t stop thinking about it.”

“Baby, you can suck my cock any time you like. Seeing you on your knees for me, your mouth stuffed with my dick, is what dreams are made of. So go and run that bath. I’ll meet you in a minute.”

“So, railing your captive. That’s a new one for you.” I turn to look at Grayson, who’s biting back a laugh. It’s the first time I’ve seen him smile in weeks. “Fuck off, it’s not like that.” “Whatever, boss. I don’t care.

“I need to go and check in on Rosa. Give me five minutes.” I head to the door. “Only five? I would have put you down for lasting longer than that.” His voice is muffled through his jacket sleeve. I chuckle and shake my head. “Around her, five is probably about right.”

I tap on her bathroom door. “Rosa, baby, can I come in?” “Yes,” she calls back. I open the door and stop. “Jesus, Rosa. Fuck me.”

“I told you to stay in your room.” I pin her with a glare. “I’m not very good with orders. Plus, you left me with some really steamy books, Luca. That was a bad idea on both of our parts.”

“So, if I ordered you down onto your knees to suck my cock, you’d say no?” I grip the bulge in my pants for emphasis. Her eyes go wide as she glances down. “Well?” I growl. She sinks down onto her knees before me. “I didn’t think so.”

“Holy shit, Rosa.” She looks up at me and it’s perfect. “You look so pretty sucking my cock.”

“I’m so close. Can I come on your tongue, baby?” I look down and she nods. “Hmm, my good fucking girl.” I stroke her hair and hold on.

“Rosa!” I roar, flinging my head back as she takes every last drop.

we love a vocal man 👏🏼

I drop down onto my knees in front of her, framing her face with my hands. “That was in-fucking-credible.” I plant my lips over hers, deepening the kiss as my tongue finds hers. My salty taste is still there in her mouth. “You have no idea how much I needed that, Rosa. Thank you.” I touch my forehead against hers.

“Was it Uncle Frankie? Is he home?” There’s that sparkle in her eye, and for that second, it makes me hate him less. Knowing if he stays alive, he can help her.

All those times he’s questioned Rosa’s safety and my plans. He was never going to let me hurt her. She needs someone to help her fight. No matter how fucking angry I am at him right now, if Maddie is unharmed, alive and well, then maybe, just maybe, I will let him live. For her.

I forget she is the daughter of Marco sometimes; she grew up in this life. My own mafia princess.

My heart skips a beat when I realize, earlier, she knew what she was saying. She was allowing me to kill her family if it meant I would come back to her. We are in deep. Far too deep.

“If anyone’s killing my brother, it’s me,” Frankie announces and pulls out a gun from his suit jacket. He presses it right between Marco’s eyes and pulls the trigger. Marco slumps forward, blood spilling onto the table.

After today, it all changes. I can’t be hers anymore. I will be owned by the Capris.

Rosa needs protecting. While I’m with Maria, I can’t, but Frankie can. She called him her protector once, so now he will have to do it again.

That includes Rosa. You protect that woman with your life, Frankie.”

“I mean it. She has to leave my place tomorrow. I want you to put her up somewhere with her sister. Look out for her, protect her like you used to.” He frowns. “How much do you know?” “Enough to know she trusts you. That’s one of the reasons I kept you alive.”

“You’re home,” she whispers. I bury my nose in the top of her head, inhaling her vanilla scent and closing my eyes. Home. This is our home. For one more day.

“No matter what happens next, my treasure, you will always be my home,” I say, meaning every single word.

A single tear falls fro...

“I have to let you go, tesoro. I don’t fucking want to; it’s the last thing I wanted to happen. When I said things got messy, I underestimated just how bad. I have to protect my family and you. To do that, I can’t keep you.”