Page 103 of The Viper

Good, because she makes me hard when she’s so insolent. Given, she makes me hard all the time, but I do enjoy watching her rant then silencing by playing with her body.

I finish what I’ve been working on and close the laptop. Tomorrow I’ll be gone for most of the day, as I have a few shipments to oversee as they enter the country.

I stand and stretch, rolling my neck from side to side. I loosen my tie and head over to pour myself a scotch. I bring the glass to my lips as the door flings open. She brings a smile to my lips, but I conceal it with the glass and arch a brow. “How was your day, dear?” I ask, knowing she’s about to become a sexy tsunami.

“How was my day?” There she is, my lioness.

“Was it productive? Learn anything new?”

My Rosa stands in my office, one hip jutted out, her hand placed on it. “You can’t do shit like that, Dominic.”

“You have to calm down before you give yourself a heart attack.”

Her mouth falls open and her arms relax beside her. “You’ll give me the damn heart attack with your controlling ways. What if in three months I want to leave the café and work at a fashion boutique? Will you buy that too?”

“Yes,” I reply honestly.

“Ugh.” She throws her arms up in frustration. “Look.” She huffs before heading over to sit on the sofa. “Can we have a conversation about this please?” Rosa gestures to the sofa beside her.

“Sure.” I head over with my glass and sit beside her. “Just so you know, when it comes to you, you can talk until you have no voice, I’ll always do what’s in your best interest and keep you safe.”

“Look,” she repeats as she angles her body and places her hands together as if in prayer. “I’m not fragile.”

“I never said you were. But you’re extremely important to me. And I’ll forever protect you.”

“Then teach me how to shoot.”

“Absolutely not.” I shake my head with finality.

“Ugh.” She throws herself back on the sofa. “I feel like this is a no-win situation.”

“I know you’re safe, so I take that as a win-win.”

“For you.”

“And for you.”

“I feel so restricted.”

“Because I’m protecting you?”

“Yes. No. I don’t know,” she groans.

I lay my now empty glass on the floor and drag Rosa over into my arms. “I haven’t stopped you from doing anything. All I’ve done is made you safer.”

Her brilliant blue eyes stare up at me. “I’m not used to this.”

“What part?” I gently sweep her loose hair from her face and tuck it behind her ear.

“All of it. Since Mom and Dad died it’s always just Eliza and me. Then Adrian came out of nowhere, and marries her and I find myself in lo…” Her eyes widen and she blinks rapidly. “Liking you,” she quickly corrects. I hold in the smile. My lioness was about to admit to something she’s not ready to admit. “And you’re you.” She points to me. “And I’m under no illusion about the things you do are on the wrong side of the law. And...” Rosa shakes her head. “And...”

I press a small kiss to her fuckable lips. “You like all of it.”

“I shouldn’t.”

“Why?”

“Because I shouldn’t like the way you’re all possessive and dominating. On one hand I do, but on the other hand, all I want to do is argue with you.”

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