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The cops were on our payroll, the government in our pockets. We ruled it all, pulled the strings, them the puppets and us, the masters.
He belonged to me now and the mother… she was mine now too.
I watched her as she slept for two hours,
I was drawn to her. I wanted to witness that fire. That temper. I wanted her awake and fighting, I wanted to see it.
If perfection could be personified, I’d have it in front of me.
They weren’t together as far as I could tell though I doubted it would stop me if I acted on impulse and fucked her like my cock begged me to.
“Atlas,” Gabriel orders with a loud, authoritative growl, “Take the gun off her head.”
“Bruise her with that hand,” Gabriel growls, “And you’ll lose it.”
“and I meant what I said, mark a single inch of her and you’ll lose a hand.”
“From now, leonessa, you are mine. No one looks at you. Touches you. Even speaks to you without my permission. Mine. Are we clear?”
“I will see you in the morning,” He says gently, meeting my eyes, “wife.”
I will fucking brand her if I have to.
All girls dream of weddings, right? It was the least I could do to give it something special for her because it was the only one she was getting.
“Protect her. One scratch and I’ll have your head.”
“What are you doing here?” “You think they wouldn’t tell me when my wife was ill?”
“You will eat with me everyday from now, Amelia. No questions. And if it is not me, then one of my men and rest assured, they will not let you leave until you’ve eaten a satisfactory amount. You are my wife, you will take care of yourself.”
“But should you manage it, be sure to know I’ll chase, there will be no escaping me, no place you could hide where I wouldn’t find you.”
Where I was violence, she was calm. The sunshine after a storm.
She felt so fucking good against me, her body perfectly built for mine.
Because when I do, she will be mine. Mine to please and fuck, mine to punish and worship. She’ll belong to me.
“This wouldn’t have been quite as bad if you hadn’t scared her. For every tear that fell, I will take payment from you.”
“That’s my wife.” My feet come to a stop in front of his dangling body. “My wife!”
He looked like the devil, and he tasted like sin so perhaps it was fitting.
“While my wife is speaking you will remain quiet.”
“It is respect, Amelia. You are my wife, and they will treat you as they would treat me.”
“You will respect her, brother, or so fucking help me.”
“You taste exactly as I imagined,”
“Like you’re mine.”
I wanted her in my bed, against the wall, bent over with her ass in the air this first night, after that though, I’ll take her everywhere I can.
“You’ll take me, leonessa,” I lick her chest, “You can take it.”
“Are you sure?” I ask, unable to let go of her keeping secrets. “Once I have you, I’m not giving you back. Once will not be enough. I will fuck you and I will claim you and you will be mine, si?”
It’s me here, not God. Your husband.”
“Come on, baby,” I plead, starting CPR, “Come on.”
“You can’t leave me yet, please.” I beg.
“You don’t get to fucking leave me,”
“Please, I only just found you.”
“My men. My city. MY FUCKING WIFE.”
“I’ve seen a lot of shit, Amelia. I never want to see you hurt again.”
“Gabriel,” I thread my fingers into his hair, “You have me.”
“As intoxicating as any drug, mondo mia, but twice as addictive. There is not a part of you I do not crave.”
“You’re fucking mine,” I growl into her mouth, “Mine.”
“I don’t need fucking air when I have your delicious cunt in my mouth.”
“Who?”
“Who did this to you?” He asks.
“Amelia?” He growls out, “Who the fuck hurt you?”
“No one will ever hurt you again, you hear me? I will never let anyone hurt you. I will never hurt you.” “I know.” “I’ll kill anyone who dares.” “I know Gabriel.”
“You don’t ever say my wife’s name again.”
he looks at me as if I were a goddess given just to him.
“Mondo mia?” he says, pressing a kiss to my spine, “It means ‘my world’.”
“God damn,” he groans, “So tight. So perfect.”
