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Like it or not, she was growing on me.

As was yoga, welcoming how limber it made me feel.

Much later, in her bed, I stroked the skin on her back as she lay on my chest, coming down a very pleasurable high,

She uttered two words that jolted me as her lips brushed my torso. ‘Dolce metà,’ she whispered almost in a reverie.

My limbs locked. ‘What did you say?’

She repeated the utterance. ‘Dolce metà,because you’re so delicious,leone.’

I inhaled, trying to dampen the rush of emotion.

She sensed the shift and pulled her head back, tawny tresses trailing on my upper arm as she stared at me. ‘Shouldn’t I have said it?’

Fuck, she had the power to say anything she wanted with me balls deep in her. It’s what she said that shook me.

A rare wave of vulnerability hit on the back of wanting to tell her the truth. ‘They’re the same words my mother used to call me,’ I growled.

Her face blanched. ‘I’m sorry, I -.’

‘Don’t be,’ I rasped, pushing my hand through her hair. ‘I like it. Perhaps too much.’

She smiled, then wriggled her tush and squeezed, the movement sending arcs of electricity through my cock.

Damn this woman.

‘Woman, stop, you’ll have me going again.’

At the sound of my exasperating rumble, she shot me a cocky smile and pulled up, letting me glimpse her tits, her hips swirling once more.

So fractious, so infuriating, so freaking on fire.

I groaned as my traitorous body responded.

‘C’mondolce metà, you know you want to.’

That ragged, raw whisper, with husky come hither tones, got me so hard that I growled.

With an exhale, I closed my eyes, canted my head back, and gave her the ride of her life.

Chapter 19

VALERIO

Why was I still in Chiara’s life?

Her father was gone, as I’d planned for years.

But it was not enough to avenge my parents and uncle.

I needed to tear down what was left of the Tirone empire.

Except that now the main cash cow was Galleria Gisela.

The art space Chiara had set up to honor her mother.

Over the next few days, as I spent time with Chiara and made love to her, I also observed, learned, and drilled deeper, always digging for the ultimate truth.

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