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I needed to escape, get out of my own head.

And the solution to that problem: lean back in and lick up Luciano's cum.

His unique taste pulled me back and kept me rooted in reality. He didn't taste like the other men. He wasn't the other men. Luciano, that's whose cum I swallowed, whose taste I found myself craving more of with each lick.

Luciano's hand slipped against my cheek, his fingers threading through my hair and gripping at it lightly to keep my head still. "Juliet, don't force yourself." His thumb softly stroked my cheek, wiping my tears away. "What is wrong?"

Going against his force, I leaned back down to lick up another line of his cum. "Please, I need this. I need you. You are the only thing that keeps the bad men away." I pleaded softly against him before looking up at him with my teary eyes.

It didn't take long for me to get lost in his amber orbs, my nerves melting away with his relaxing pupil. "You taste good." I let the thought slip my tongue as I savored his lingering taste in my mouth.

Chuckling and smiling smugly, he ran and pressed his thumb against my lips, slipping it into my mouth and sucking a breath in between his teeth when I sucked and licked it. "Then be a good girl and lick it all up." He told me with a cocky grin, pulling his finger from my mouth and grabbing the back of my head to shove my face into his abdomen.

I should feel a little offended by him shoving me around like that, but fuck, it turned me on too much to resist. With a hand on his hip to steady myself, I eagerly lapped up every last drop of his cum before using my other hand to milk out the last of him from his semi-hard cock.

"I can't believe you're still hard," I mumbled my thoughts out loud as I watched beads of his cum squeeze out from the slit of his mushroom tip and pool on his tip. Once no more came out, I leaned down and gave him a long lick with my full tongue and a soft moan.

With a tender smile, he pulled me up by my arms and settled me back fully in his lap before grabbing my face gently to bring me into a heart-stopping kiss. "How are you feeling?" He murmured against my lips while looking at me tenderly.

"Pretty okay… I guess." I answered truthfully in an unsure voice as I played with the edges of his shirt.

Tilting my gaze to his, he looked at me with serious concern. "Do you regret any of it? I need you to be completely honest with me." He demanded with a worried tremble in his voice.

There wasn't an ounce of hesitation with my answer. "No." It was probably the most confident I have been with anything so far in my life after what happened. "I do not regret any second of it. It's just a lot for me to process right now because it feels dirty and wrong but also right and freeing."

Humming softly and nodding in understanding, he pressed a soft kiss against my forehead before sliding me off his lap to stand. "Don't think too much about it, principessa. Don't let the actions of the men in your past jade you because they are nothing but scum." He told me as he buttoned his shirt back up. "If it feels right to you, then it is right. Who gives a shit what other people's outdated or simple-minded thoughts about things are."

Giggling softly, I nodded in response and straightened my outfit back out. "Easier said than done, but I'm trying."

Once he was put back together, he took my hand and led me back out to our seats. The moment we came within sight of the others—Leah, Aidan, and Evie—they all shot the two of us a knowing smirk that made me hide behind Luciano a little before he forced me to sit down in his seat from before.

Confused, I looked up at Luciano with raised brows when he didn't make any indications to take a seat.

Flashing a smile, he leaned down and kissed the top of my head. "I have some business to attend to." He replied, his smile flattening. "Stay with Aidan and Leah."

As if there was somewhere else I would run off to without him. "Yeah, yeah," I grumbled, rolling my eyes and waving my hand dismissively, earning a look of warning from Luciano. "Don't worry, I'll be fine here." I flashed him a quick smile to assure him. "I promise, I'm not going anywhere," I deadpanned playfully with a huff.

Luciano's eyes went over to his two friends, who reassured my safety and waved him off.

After Luciano had been gone for a while, I looked over at Leah and Aidan. "Where does Luciano disappear to?" I couldn't help but worry a little about his missing presence.

"Probably to warm up. Don't worry. He's safe wherever he is." Aidan reassured me with a rather cheeky smile.

A small tug at my sleeve forced my attention to Evie, who leaned toward me. "You're about to see just how much of a beast your man is." She snickered with an excited grin.

And that's what I was afraid of.

What if I didn't like the beast that comes out?

We just had a nice and special moment back there in the locker room, and I didn't want it to be the only one. Nor did I want it to be ruined. I wanted to keep my version of Luciano intact for my own selfish sake.

Honestly, he might not be 'my man' after his match, and that terrified me to death.

Swallowing the nervous lump in my throat, I picked at the hem of my outfit as I zoned everything around me out.

Numbingly, I sat there in a white space until a loud shout of excitement from the emcee jolted me back to reality when my heart clenched in fear.

The emcee's voice boomed and echoed through the speakers with pure excitement that matched his almost crazed look. "The one person all you folks ever come to see at these events! The highlight of the event! Please, welcome!" It seemed like everyone in the place stirred at his words, even Aidan, Evie, and Leah—though they weren't screaming their lungs out.

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