Page 91 of Lies like Rubies, Part One

I raised the fork to her mouth. “Eat.”

She didn’t finish the cake, or the water, or the pasta, but at least her tears slowed, and life returned to her eyes. An uncomfortable warmth fluttered in my chest when she looked at me with those glistening doe eyes, as if she trusted me to care for her. I ruthlessly quashed the unwelcome emotion.

“Hold her for a moment,” Nico ordered, lifting her off his lap and sliding her onto mine. After a moment’s hesitation, I gave in to the urge to embrace her and dragged her close against my chest. She made a soft noise before wrapping her arms around my neck and snuggling into me. The raw emotion coursing through me at her trust, at the way she held me tight despite the abuse I heaped on her, wrecked me. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back against the headboard, willing the ache in my heart to dissipate at the same time that my body relaxed from the intense pleasure of fucking my toy.

Nick returned a few minutes later with a towel. He wiped down her face and between her legs, then handed Sofia her phone. “Set your alarm, babe.”

I moved her off my lap and onto the bed, pulling the covers over her. Before I could stand, she clutched at me, holding my hand in hers. “Stay, please,” she whispered to me. “Sir,” she continued, her eyes wide and tremulous, correcting herself without prompting.

Without letting go of me, she turned to Nico. “Please don’t leave me alone tonight.”

Rage flashed over his features. “Why would you think we would leave you alone, babe?”

When Sofia didn’t answer, he slid under the covers and gathered her in his arms, pressing his torso to her back. “I’m here, Sofia.”

She didn’t let go of my hand.

“Kitten—” I began.

“Dante will be back as soon as he closes up the suite, all right, babe?” Nico interrupted, glaring at me over her shoulder. “Right, Dante?”

His voice dripped with furious condemnation. That, I could disregard. Less easy to ignore was the sharp sting of jealousy when she settled back into his arms with a soft sigh.

Fuck.

“I’ll be back in a few moments, kitten,” I promised.

When I finally climbed into the bed, she pulled out of the snug embrace of Nico’s arms to tuck herself against my side. I hauled her against me until she draped over my torso, her leg bent and curled over mine. Nico chuckled softly and pressed close to her back until our limbs tangled together.

I was so fucked.

34

SOFIA

I awoke sprawledacross the bed on my stomach, blistering pleasure building between my legs as Dante maneuvered his cock between my lips.

“Good morning, slut,” he said, lifting my shoulders until I propped myself up on my elbows between his legs.

Instead of answering, I looked over my shoulder to find Nick pushing my legs apart as he licked sensual a trail between my clit and my ass. I moaned, wanton and relaxed, unable to summon the will to fight.

Dante grabbed my chin between his fingers and turned my attention back to him. “Good morning, slut,” he repeated, surprising me with a smile that transformed the cruel lines of his face into breathtaking beauty.

“Good morning, sir,” I said, bliss ricocheting through me in time with Nick’s ministrations. My clit throbbed, and he soothed me with his tongue. My pussy ached to be filled, and he slid his fingers inside. For a moment, I let myself forget I wasn’t here by choice, that I couldn’t refuse Dante’s cock even if I wanted to, that he’d whipped me with a belt the night before, that the two of them had forced unbelievable pleasure on me until I begged for mercy.

The memory of that pleasure, combined with the licks and nips on the insides of my thighs and my pussy had me sighing and opening my mouth to take Dante’s cock between my lips. His moan of pleasure, the way he rested his fingers on my shoulders instead of tangling them in my hair, letting me control my movements, loosened the tightness in my chest.

“Fucking heaven,” he muttered softly, stroking a thumb across my cheek, his touches gentle rather than rough. I bobbed my head up and down, taking more of him into my mouth, wanting to draw the same uncontrollable pleasure out of him that he and Nick had drawn out of me the night before.

Electricity pulsed between the three of us, crackling in the air. I whined when Dante’s fingers tightened on my shoulders, craving his rough, directive touch.

“What do you need, baby?” Nick asked, running his hands up my sides, then following them with kisses up my back.

I pulled off of Dante, a trail of spit and pre-cum connecting us as I knelt. “I need both of you,” I gasped before I could think about what I was asking. When I peered up at Dante, fearful of the triumph I would see in his eyes, all I could see was the heat of his desire.

Nick hauled my hips up until I was on my hands and knees, pressing his hand onto my back until I moved my hands to Dante’s thick thighs and took him into my mouth once again.

“Kitten,” Dante rasped as I sucked hard on the tip, swirling my tongue around. When Nick entered me, I moaned around Dante’s cock and took him deep into my throat. “Fucking hell,” Dante swore as I bobbed up and down.

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