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I gasp and my eyes fill with tears when I look up at him, the hard set of his jaw telling me he didn’t order whatever is inside the box and his brothers didn’t either. I’m almost positive Leo is going to try and shield me from the reality of the situation. He’s so protective it wouldn’t be a shock at all.

I barely hold in my yelp of surprise when I’m jostled on the couch by him sitting down next to me. The silence surrounding us is deafening and the need to fill it is overwhelming. “I know this store. It’s a great lingerie place. I’ve shopped there before,” I babble, unable to stop myself.

Leo nods once, the action curt and filled with barely controlled anger. When I reach for the box, Leo doesn’t let it go so I open it while he continues to hold it. The red lace lingerie inside is pretty, but it almost makes my stomach roll and pitch.

My hands are shaking when I pick up the note on top. Part of me doesn’t want to know, but I know that I need to know. Being in the dark is not the answer. I flip the card over and drop it back down into the box.

Soon. I’ll be seeing you in just this while I make you mine.

Bile rises in the back of my throat and Leo closes the box, his actions controlled and far calmer than I would expect. When I look up to find his deep brown eyes, the same eyes he shares with all the men of the Guidice family, I find a volcano of emotion there.

Leo stands up and then strides across the room to place the box on the kitchen island. I feel detached as I watch him pull his phone out of his pocket and type something, I’m sure to his brothers. I must make a sound of distress because his head snaps over to look at me and his eyes soften.

He closes the distance between us in no time and then I’m up and in his arms as he carries me into my bedroom and lays me down on the bed. I slowly feel my brain and body come back online as he undresses me. As he gets undressed himself, I can’t even enjoy the show while looking right at him.

It’s only when his warmth seeps into me because he covers my body with his that I find I can move. I wrap my arms and legs around him as I bury my face in his neck. As I take a deep breath, I find myself calming even more with his scent surrounding me.

“Please make me forget. Make me feel anything else,” I beg him.

Leo pulls back and stares down into my eyes for a long moment, so long I’m sure he’s going to say no. He must see how much I need him written all over my face because without warning he’s filling me with his long, thick cock in one thrust.

I cry out and arch my back, my pussy stretching to accommodate him. We’ve done a lot of exploring and experimenting over the last few days and he’s been inside of me before, but there’s something different about this. Maybe it’s because I need him right now or maybe it’s because we’re alone.

No matter the reason, I soak up the feeling of him giving me exactly what I need as he starts to move. I arch my back as his lips trail down my chest and he sucks one of my nipples into his mouth. He bites down and my pussy squeezes his length in response.

The groan that comes out of Leo is positively sinful and lights me up from the inside out. It’s hard to believe I’m capable of pulling sounds like that out of such a serious man. I understand why he wears the mask he does—and the same thing goes for Gio and Rocco—but to be the person they trust to let it slip and be themselves is something I value more than I could ever say.

“That’s it,” he grunts after popping off my nipple and trailing his mouth toward my other one, “squeeze my cock with your pretty pussy.”

“Leo,” I moan, my hips moving to meet his thrusts as he moves faster and harder. He hits a special place inside of me every time and the way his length drags across my walls has lights flashing in front of my eyes. “Please. I need it.”

Right before he latches onto my other nipple he rasps, “What do you need?”

“You to fill me with your cum,” I gasp out the last word as he bites down on my nipple, and I go soaring over the edge.

I’m pretty sure it’s all in my head, but the stirring notes of music reaching a crescendo wraps around us as stars dance and fireworks explode. Maybe it’s not happening in my head. Maybe it’s happening in my soul.

That’s the way all three of my men make me feel. Like I’m embarking on the greatest adventure while cocooned in safety and seeing the Earth’s greatest wonders. I don’t know how they manage it, but I’m grateful and humbled by how lucky I am in this moment and every moment I’ve spent with them.

Leo growls in the back of his throat as he pumps his hips a few more times and then fills me to the hilt while jets of his cum paint my walls. I can feel every one of them and how deep they are inside of me.

Their words have claimed me, so have their kisses, but there is something different about being claimed this way. It’s primal and feels like it can never be erased or washed away. Logically, I know it’s not the case, but I wrap the feeling around me anyway and let it settle like the perfect blanket.

We stare into each other’s eyes as our breathing goes back to normal even though our hearts are still racing. It’s a problem I always seem to have around my men. I’m not complaining because it lets me know I’m alive.

I don’t know if he fucked me just to get my mind off the gift and the note, but I’m not complaining. From the satisfaction rolling off my man, I’d say it was much more than a tactic. Either way, the only thing I can focus on is the man my body is pressed up against and the promise of his brothers being back home soon.

I let out a little yelp of surprise as Leo rolls me along with him, his cock still inside of me as I’m sprawled out over his chest. My eyes feel heavier and heavier with each breath I take. The last thing I feel is Leo kissing the top of my head as I drift off.

CHAPTER 12

FLEUR

As I look between my mom, Wrenley, Viola, and a few of the other old ladies from the DSMC, I can’t help but cringe. Don’t get me wrong, I needed this and we could certainly be out somewhere that isn’t as safe as The Sanctuary, but I also know my men are going to be pissed when they find me here.

It wasn’t easy to sneak out.

It took a lot of planning and maneuvering, but I had some practice getting around things like security from when I was younger when I’d sneak out to go to parties with Viola. I might have had some experience, but it’s been a while since I had to sneak around and back then I didn’t have three men on my ass to contend with.

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