Page 94 of Diavolo

The depth of feeling in his voice surprised Elyse. She'd never expected Alessandro to be the kind of man who wanted kids. Hesitantly, she pointed out, "But if you send us away, you won't be a part of our lives."

"I would visit the two of you. In secret."

What a fertile imagination her husband possessed. He could probably write the script for atelenovawith all of his crazy ideas.Soap opera. She reminded him, "A child would bond us forever, and I intend to leave once our agreement has been fulfilled."

His jaw clenched with emotion. "I see."

"I'm sorry."

She meant it, too. Alessandro grew quiet and pensive. He didn't respond to her right away. Instead, he promptly rose from the bed, his rigid erection bouncing with every step, to retrieve a few rubbers from his luggage. When Alessandro returned to Elyse's side, he quickly rolled on a condom, sightless and one-handed, with the seasoned skill of an ex-fuckboy. Then, he nestled himself back on top of her body and positioned himself at her entrance. He gazed into her eyes and pushed in a little. "You should not apologize to me."

Elyse grunted at the sweet strain. He held himself still for a moment, hovering above, barely inside her, and mumbled into her ear, "I am the one who is sorry."

"For what?" she whispered back.

Alessandro thrust in deeper. "Everything."

Elyse moaned his name, "Alessio..."

He drove home again, fucking her steadily.

"I am sorry that I am a Vitale."

In and out.

"I am sorry that you are a Graviano."

Another toe-curling snap of his hips as he rammed in balls deep.

"I am sorry that fate has fucked us over."

As his cock pounded her to the hilt, they both gasped. and Alessandro panted out in erratic breaths, "I promise I will find a way to free you from this world."

Dios, when he said shit like that, it almost made her want to stay. Elyse embraced him tightly and wrapped her legs aroundhis waist to pull him closer, kissing him to express how she felt because she didn't dare voice her feelings.

He kissed her back with equal abandon and kept thrusting away. "Ti voglio più di ogni altra cosa."

She whimpered as her climax neared, "Dios, I'm so close..."

Elyse came a moment later. Flood after flood of pleasure rolled through her limbs, her veins, her entire being. Why was Alessandro's effect on her always so powerful? As heightened sensibilities drifted back in place, Alessandro pulled them both into a sitting position. Unlike her, he hadn't come yet. The condom seemed to be allowing him to last even longer than usual. Elyse straddled his lap and sank down onto his long, girthy length. His hands came around her hips to help them find their rhythm. She rolled and rocked on top of him until bliss surged between them once more.

From this angle, his shaft penetrated her even deeper, hitting her at a tighter, sweeter slant. On and on, Elyse rode her husband, kissing him, nipping his neck, scratching his back, as he plucked at her nipples and flicked her clit to yet another mind-blowing finish. In time, he, too, growled and shuddered his release. She felt his cock pulse within her walls. Both eyes were squeezed shut. His mouth had fallen open, breaths heaving out in desperate, rasping puffs. He was holding onto her so tightly, clinging to her as though he intended for their flesh to fuse as one.

At this moment, Alessandro appeared untroubled by his gruesome fate. He looked beautiful. He'd bared his soul to her tonight.Their wedding night. She'd peered inside his devil's eyes and beheld the horrors hidden within. Yet, the wickedness hadn't singed her soul. If anything, she feared for the fate of his soul. Her husband would be expected to carry out many more terrible, murderous tasks in his battle to reign supreme among a realm of very bad men.

Malina's poignant words manifested across Elyse's consciousness.

It troubles me to see Signor Vitale lose his shine.

At this moment, it troubled her, too. Elyse wanted nothing more than to whisk her husband away from his terrifying reality. Before the darkness swallowed his shine completely. Alessandro always claimed that he wanted to protect her. Elyse was beginning to feel a need to guard him as well. They clung to each other, skin-to-skin, bodies still joined at their very core, in the final throes of Alessandro's climax. He crushed his mouth to hers as though this kiss would be their last.

"Tu sei la mia luce in questa oscurità," he expressed in hushed, heated tones.

"What does that mean?" she murmured.

"You are my light in this darkness."

Her heart broke a little more for him. "I'll do everything I can to chase away the darkness—for you."

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