Page 78 of Ruthless Guardian

ThankDiofor the fiery little blonde. The idea of feeling all of her without anything between us only makes me harder.

“I’m not seeing anyone else, obviously, so I mean, unless you are?—”

“Fuck no,” I hiss. Even if I had a second to myself there is no one else. There hasn’t been, not really, not sinceher.

As I continue to circle her clit, I wrap my free hand around my cock and run my head across her slick entrance. Her eyes snap open, that fear flashing again, and I can feel her pussy tense around my finger. I pause, fiery heat racing through my dick which is just inches from burying inside her. It’s the moment I’ve been dreaming about for months, but,cazzo, something feels off.

“Isa,” I growl, my voice still laced thick with desire despite the confusion. “What’s going on?”

“Just go slow, okay?” The faint line between her brows puckers, something unreadable streaking through those expressive blue eyes.

And then it hits me, like a mother-fucking freight train. How tight she feels around my fingers, how she panicked last time right before we got this close, how controlling her father is… No, it can’t be. My heart cracks against my ribs, louder, harder, faster.

I fix my eyes to hers, capturing her in what I hope is a reassuring gaze. “Tell me why I should go slow,principessa.”

Her cheeks heat, an intoxicating stain coating her cheeks.

“Isa, please.”

She squeezes her eyes shut and grits out, “It’s my first time, okay?”

CHAPTER 38

CLINGY AND ATTACHED

Isabella

Embarrassment steamrolls over me as I blurt out the mortifying truth. I’m a twenty-two-year-old virgin. Raf kneels between my legs, his cock still rock-hard and ready to go, his expression an unreadable mask. Those penetrating eyes are locked on mine as he searches for the truth in my gaze. Why would I lie about something like this?

When the silence reaches uncomfortable levels, I try to squirm free, but his hands clamp around my thighs, locking me in place.

“Raf, let go,” I hiss.

“No.” The surprise frozen into his expression has worn off, replaced by something else. A look I can’t quite describe.

“What do you mean no?”

“You can’t just drop a bomb like that and then try to run away.” He crawls over me, pinning me to the mattress with his massive frame. His cock is heavy against my thigh as he braces his arms on either side of my head and locks me in that piercingshadowed gaze. The corner of his lip twitches as he regards me in a new way. Like I’m something fragile… or sacred? An endless minute later, he sets the wry smile free. “I told you that pussy was mine, didn’t I? I just had no idea how right I was.”

An unexpected laugh bubbles out before I smack him on the shoulder. “Oh, shut the fuck up.”

He presses his forehead to mine and inhales a deep breath. “This isn’t something to be embarrassed about. Actually, it’s hot as fuck. I’ve never been with a virgin.”

I chuckle again, the sparkle in his eyes relieving some of the tension. “You haven’t?”

Raf shakes his head. “No, so it would be a first for me too.” He brushes his lips against mine before pulling back. “Assuming you still want to?”

“Do you?” I squeak. Drawing in a breath to compose myself, I force out the words I’ve been practicing since our last failed attempt. “I don’t want you to think just because you’ll be my first, I’ll get all clingy and attached or whatever…”

“Of course not.” A smile still tugs at his lips.

“I’m not one of those sappy girls. I just want to get it over with to be honest.”

“Ah, I see.” He pins me in that dark gaze, a dangerous glint in his eyes. “And what if I get all clingy and attached? What if once I’ve claimed that pussy as mine, I refuse to let anyone else ever have it again?”

A chill crawls up my spine, spilling goosebumps up and down my arms. “You don’t really seem like the clingy type. You said yourself you didn’t do relationships.”

“That’s true.” His lips pucker.

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