Page 77 of Sinful Wrath

“I have a tendency to get so caught up in work and family stuff.”

“You don’t say… But it must be nice being so close to your brothers.” I trace a finger up his abdomen. I smile to myself as his muscles flex beneath my touch.

“It is, but sometimes, it can be frustrating.”

“In what way?”

“I feel like there’s a gap between me and my two older brothers. I think they sometimes forget that I’m only two years younger than Dimitri.”

“I know the feeling. I always felt overlooked by my father in comparison to my older brother, Federico. I thought things would change once I moved to New York with Papa and Rico stayed in Italy, but it never really did. Honestly, as a kid I used to wonder if I was actually invisible.”

Mikhail tilts my chin up and presses the softest kiss to my lips.

“You’re far from invisible,” he whispers against my lips. “I see you, Lucia.”

My heart flutters in my chest at his words.

I think I’m falling hard for Mikhail Koslov, and thatscares the crap out of me because I have no idea if he feels the same, especially after everything I’ve put him through.

In my experience, actions do not speak louder than words. I need to hear it from his lips to believe it, but perhaps if I extend a hand, he may just decide to take the leap with me.

“I see you too,” I whisper into the darkness.

18

MIKHAIL

Never once haveI rolled over to find a woman sleeping soundly beside me after spending the night together. The truth is that I like being alone, and I never thought I was missing out on anything.

Until Lucia.

As I start to stir, Lucia tightens her arms around my waist and snuggles against my chest as she throws a leg over mine.

I freeze as she lets out a breathy sigh.

The sound has my cock hardening in my boxers, and I reach down to adjust the waistband, biting back a groan as I accidentally rub against the sensitive head.

It doesn’t help that her breasts are pressed up against my side and as she breathes, I can feel her nipples rub against me through the thin silk of her top.

My body is so ready for her, but as I glance down at her peaceful face, warmth rushes in my chest as I watch her sleep. I don’t want to wake her, so my cock will just have to wait.

I tighten my arms around Lucia and listen to the softsounds of her breathing as the sun starts to stream in through the window.

Lucia Conti might be the biggest pain in my ass, but I can’t deny how right it feels to wake up with her in my arms.

I don’t know how long I lie there, admiring her as she sleeps. Normally I’m up and out of bed the moment my alarm rings at five A.M., but not today.

Today, the world can wait for a little bit longer.

Eventually, she starts to stir in my arms, and I gently stroke her cheek as her eyes flutter open.

“Morning,” she mumbles.

“How did you sleep?”

“So good.” She runs her hand over my chest.

It swells with pride as I stroke my fingers up and down her arm and watch as the flesh pimples.

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