Page 74 of Sinful Wrath

“Oh, come on, it is, and you know it.”

“I think it’s going to take me a while to get used to your sense of humor.”

“Good thing you’re marrying me, then. We have our whole lives ahead of us.” I wink at him.

An easy conversation flows between us as we eat, and I find myself laughing as Mikhail tells me stories from when he and his brothers were children and lived in this house. I can’t take my eyes off him as he talks, his face so lit up as he talks of a young Danil and a preteen Dimitri.

He’s normally so serious, his face like carved stone, but not when he speaks of his family. It’s clear how important they are to him.

It makes me feel guilty for being so reckless.

In less than a week, I’m going to legally be a part of this family, which means my actions impact not only me, but also Mikhail, Alexei, Bianca, and even baby Leo.

The realization has my stomach in knots.

I need to distract myself from my spiraling thoughts.

It seems whenever Mikhail and I are feeling good again, I start to sabotage it with my reckless ways.

Finishing the last of my wine, I get to my feet and dive bomb into the pool.

“Lucia!” Mikhail is on his feet, glaring down at me as I smirk at him.

“Come for a swim.”

“I’m not wearing the right stuff for swimming.”

“That didn’t stop you last time.”

Mikhail huffs a laugh.

“If it makes you feel better, I can be naked too…”

I reach around my neck to pull at the string of my bikini top. Though the water is up to my neck and hides my breasts from view, Mikhail’s eyes still glaze over as I toss the small piece of material at his feet.

“Almost done.” I slide the bottoms down my thighs.

This time, I toss them straight at Mikhail’s chest, and he catches them in one hand.

“Lucia,” he growls as he scrunches up the material in his fist.

“I’m ready for you, Mikhail.”

I lie back in the water, and as I lift my arms to wet my hair, my breasts pop out of the water, and Mikhail groans, which is followed by the sound of his belt.

As I lift my head back up, I find Mikhail pulling off his shirt and shrugging out of his pants at the same time.

From the clear bulge in his boxers, he’s as ready for thisas I am, and the thought has me clenching my thighs together with anticipation of what’s to come.

I’m practically panting by the time he sheds his boxers and climbs into the water with me.

His eyes are glazed with need as he swims over to me and wraps his tattooed arms around my waist and pulls me in for a kiss.

“Mikhail…” I wrap my thighs around his waist.

“I can’t seem to get enough of you,” he murmurs against my lips. “Even when you drive me insane, I still come back for more.”

“I am addictive.” I grin, running my tongue along his lower lip.

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