Page 87 of Sins and Secrets

“Turn around and drop the gun.”

I drop the gun onto the counter beside me and slowly turn around, unsurprised to find Maximo staring at me. He smirks and presses the gun hard into my forehead.

“You really thought that you could come in here and win this battle?” Maximo shakes his head, chuckling to himself. “Paolo is more powerful than you could possibly know. If you keep underestimating him, you’re going to wind up dead sooner rather than later.”

“What?” I ask, my tone mocking even though I know it could get me killed. However, I didn’t get to be the leader of a mafia by shrinking back when my life was threatened. “Your boss couldn’t grow the balls to be here and kill me himself?”

“He has better things to do with his time. Besides, I’m not here to kill you. I’m just supposed to give you a reminder of what happens when you cross Paolo.”

I scoff. “He crossed me when he decided to turn against the famiglia. You can tell him that he is a spineless fucker who should have been here to deliver the message himself.”

Maximo whips the gun against my head and I see stars. A thin rivulet of blood trickles down the side of my face. I laugh and shake my head.

“Is that really the best that you’ve got?” I ask as he draws his hand back to crack the gun against my face again.

The sound of a gunshot rings out. Hot blood splatters against my face before Maximo’s body collides with mine. I shove him to the side, trying not to get his blood in my mouth before he falls to the ground.

Billie stands behind him with a wild look in her eyes and her gun raised. Blood covers her clothes and stains her blonde hair.

I’m definitely going to marry her one day.

“What do you think Paolo is going to go after next?” Billie asks as we step beneath the spray of a hot shower a couple hours later. “You know that this is far from over.”

“He’s going to come after you.” I run my hand through my hair, slicking it back as the water cascades down around us. “It’s the only logical next move. You were at the fight today. He will know that you’re more important than just some woman I won at an auction.”

She runs her hands up my chest, making my cock stiffen as I step closer to her. The water runs pink with the blood washing away from us. I grab her soap and squirt some into my hands.

“You’ll find him before then,” she says softly as I lather up the soap before running my hands down her curves. “Nothing is going to happen to me.”

I stare at her for a moment, my heart racing. Even the thought of something potentially happening to her is nearly enough to drop me to my knees. I don’t know what I would do if I lost her.

“How do you have that much faith in me?” I cup her breasts, my thumbs drifting over her peaked nipples. “How can you have that much faith in me when I don’t even have faith in myself?”

She links her hands behind my neck, her body pressing against mine as my hands fall to her hips. My heart is beating rapidly in my chest as she smiles.

“Because I know the kind of man you are. The man you hide away from the rest of the world. If there’s anything that contract has taught me, it’s that you aren’t the person you pretend to be.”

“I didn’t think that I would ever find anyone I could see as my equal,” I say, trying to speak around the lump that’s lodged itself in my throat. “Until I got to know you. You’re everything that was missing in my life. You push me to be the kind of person I want to be, and you challenge me when I need it the most. I love you, Billie.”

My stomach tosses and turns as a pause stretches between us. I can’t read the expression on her face, and it makes me nervous. Hell, telling her that I love her makes me nervous. I’ve said the words so infrequently in my life that saying them terrifies me.

But I know Billie is the right woman for me.

“You love me?” she asks, her eyes shining with tears. She reaches up to wipe away one that escapes before shaking her head. “You really love me?”

“I do. More than I ever thought I’d love anyone.”

Her smile stretches across her face. Billie runs her hand along the side of my face, her thumb drifting across my cheek. “I love you, too.”

Her words hit me hard, and as I look at her, I can see forever in her eyes. When I lean down to kiss her, it feels like the best thing I’ve done in my life. I moan as her hand slides down my body to grip my cock while the other sinks into my hair.

Her hand moves up and down the length of my cock while I kiss my way down her neck. She moans, tilting her head back and giving me better access. As I suck on the sensitive flesh, she swirls her thumb around the head of my cock.

Even though I want to take my time with her — worship her body the way she deserves — I need to feel her pussy milking my cock as I tell her I love her.

Billie laughs as I pick her up and pin her against the wall. Her ankles lock behind my back as the head of my cock brushes against her core. Her fingers sink into my shoulders as I bury myself in her pussy.

Her inner walls pulsate around me as I thrust slowly. Billie moans as I suck on her neck, nipping at her skin until she’s writhing against me.

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