Page 69 of Born into Sin

“You really liked those.”

“I love them, and you’re going to wear them for me soon.”

“I am?”

“You are.”

He’s just about to close the distance between us when his phone buzzes on the nightstand. He groans and reaches over to grab it. When he sees who’s calling, he lets out a heavy sigh and looks over at me.

“I swear your dad has some sort of sixth sense.” He gives me a wink before he answers with an easygoing, “Hey, Lev. Any news?”

While he listens to what my dad is telling him, he wraps an arm under me and pulls me closer so my body is nestled up against his. His fingers run through my hair while I listen to half their conversation. At one point, I feel Dominic’s body tense before he says, “Are you sure about that? What if he’s lying? I still think this option is the safest.”

After a few more minutes, he says a quick bye and then tosses the phone aside.

“Is everything okay?”

I’m not ready for the answer when he gives it to me.

“He’s on his way to pick you up.”

Chapter 13

Dominic

The hurt look on Natalya’s face completely guts me.

“Principessa,” I say, but she’s having none of it. She swats my hand away and sits up, not caring that she’s naked and giving me a full view of everything.

“So that’s it then? You’re handing me back over to my dad now?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Then what is it like? Why didn’t you tell him you wanted me to stay here?”

“I did, but he has new information.”

She looks hurt, and I hate that I’m the one who’s made her feel this way. When I reach out for her, she pulls back, and it breaks my heart to see her do it.

“Look at me, Natalya.”

When she keeps her eyes lowered, refusing to give me what I want, I grab her hips and scoot her back to me so she’s lying on the bed with my body hovering over hers.

“Look at me,” I say again.

She fights it for a few seconds, because my girl’s a fighter and doesn’t like to give in, but eventually she brings her blue eyes to mine.

“This is not permanent. Do you understand me?”

“I understand that it’s what you’re saying.”

“That’s not the answer I want.”

“Yeah, but it’s the one you’re getting.”

I laugh at the attitude she’s giving me and press my body to hers, letting her feel my weight. She’s not going anywhere unless I want her to, and right now there’s nowhere else I want her to be.

Cupping her face, I run my thumb along her flushed cheek. “Do you have any idea how badly I want to keep you here?”

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