Page 79 of Beautiful Devil

Holy shit, I’m falling for Fabi.

Before I can even process what this all means, I hear pounding footsteps and his deep voice calling my name, making me instantly wet.

Damn my traitorous body.

“Gia? Gia, where are you?”

I hold my breath, hoping he won’t find me. I don’t want to see him until I can figure out these feelings. His footsteps get louder, and I can hear him opening up the bedroom door and walking around the room. Just when I think he might have left, his voice breaks out over the silence.

“Gia, I know you’re in there.” He sounds exhausted, and my damn heart feels for him.

I don’t respond because I’m still hoping he’ll leave me alone, but his next words send a pain through my chest.

“Please open the door,dolcezza.” His voice is so low and pleading.

I’ve never known him to be anything other than the big mafia don who doesn’t ask, always takes. That alone has me getting up and move toward the door before I can even second-guess it.

Opening the lock, I open the door slowly to find him leaning against the molding. Even though it’s been no more than five minutes since I last saw him, he looks tired and stressed. Something happened; I just don’t know what. Before I can ask him what’s wrong, he shocks me by grabbing me and hugging me tight. He starts speaking Italian in a low voice, almost to himself. I have no clue what he’s saying, but whatever it is, he clearly needs to get it out.

“Sei troppo buona per me dolcezza. So che non dovrei volerti, ma lo voglio. Dovrei rinunciare a te, ma non posso perché sono un bastardo egoista. Mi dispiace.”

Pulling back slightly so he’s still holding me, he looks me in the eyes, and all the anger from earlier is gone, now replaced with…concern? Hope blooms in my chest that just maybe, he does care for me too.

“Why are you hiding,dolcezza? What’s wrong?” His tone is so soft that it takes me by surprise.

“I wasn’t hiding. I just needed to be alone. I just wanted to think about things.”And my feelings for you, but I don’t say that last part out loud.

His eyes roam all over my face as he takes in what I said, searching for something, but what, I’m not sure.

“Okay,” he says calmly, and I feel like my eyes are about to fall out of my head from how big they are.

“Okay?” I ask, shocked. “You’re not going to yell at me orpunishme?”

Taking a deep breath, he leans down and speaks directly in my ear. His words send a shiver down my spine and make me hot and wet.

“Oh, you’ll be punished later,dolcezza, and I’m looking forward to it.”

He places a kiss beneath my ear in my sweet spot, and I swear there’s a direct line to my clit, because it sends a bolt of electricity to it along with a pool of wetness. He continues to leave a path of kisses up my neck, moving along my jaw with a teasing kiss to the corner of my mouth before finally landing on my lips, giving me a hard, quick kiss before pulling away all too soon.

He must see the disappointment on my face because he smirks and winks at me.

Bastard.

“Take as much time as you need in here to think, just as long as you’re in our bed when I get back.Capisce?” He leans in with a kiss to my forehead before pulling back, waiting for my answer.

“Back? Where are you going?”

“To work. Marco got a tip on where we think the guy who’s responsible for all of this is at. I shouldn't be gone long, but when I get back, be ready to receive your punishment.” His eyes darken with desire.

Damn him for looking so fucking sexy. I just want to throw myself at him and beg him to punish me now.

He must be able to read the desperation on my face, because he lets out a small chuckle before saying, “Soon,dolcezza.”

He places another quick kiss to my lips, and before he can move away, I grab his arm and blurt out, “Be careful!”

I can tell I’ve shocked both of us with that statement, because he cups my face, holding my eyes captive in his intense gaze and brushing his thumb back and forth so gently across my cheek.

“Always,amore mio.”

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