“Sono il tuo schiavo,” he murmured. He felt the jump of her pulse against his lips. “It means, ‘I am your slave,’” he translated, as she snatched her hand away. “Carissima. Dearest.” She swallowed. “I think you had better stick to English.” “But Italian is so moving,” he said. “Ti ho voluta dal primo momento che ti ho vista.” I’ve wanted you from the first moment I saw you. “Mi tormenti ancora.” You’ve tormented me ever since.
my body can only get so ready
