PROLOGUE
SOFIA
Irace through the lush, verdant woods that stretch for miles behind my family’s estate. The palatial stone villa rises majestically in the distance, its red tiled roofs and tall, arched windows glinting in the golden afternoon sun.
My long black hair streams behind me as I dart between the towering oak and maple trees, their dense canopies casting dappled shadows on the forest floor blanketed with ferns and wildflowers.
“I’m catching up to you, Sof!” Dominico calls out playfully as he gains ground, his long strides closing the distance between us. I glance over my shoulder, my blue eyes sparkling with mischief and delight.
“You’ll have to be quicker than that to catch me, Dom!” I singsong. But a moment later, Dominico overtakes me, grasping me around the waist and pinning me up against the broad trunk of an ancient oak tree.
I look up at him breathlessly, my cheeks flushed and breasts heaving.
Dominico gazes down at me adoringly, his hazel eyes smoldering with desire. He leans in, capturing my mouth in a searing, passionate kiss that makes my pulse race and knees weaken. His hard body presses against the length of mine, strong hands gripping my waist.
“You’re mine, Sofia,” Dominico murmurs against my lips. “I’ll never let you go.” His low, velvet voice sends shivers racing down my spine.
“Promise me, Dom,” I whisper ardently, winding my arms around his neck. “Promise you’ll never leave me, that there will never be anyone else.”
“Never, my love,” he vows, his lips brushing my brow reverently. “You are the only woman for me, Sofia. The only one I’ll ever want or need.Ti amo, cara mia. Now and forever.”
“Ti amo, Dom,” I echo, happy tears gleaming in my eyes. "I'll love you always."
Our lips meet again as birdsong echoes through the tranquil forest. Lost in each other’s embrace, Dominico and I stand entwined beneath the majestic oak, the whole world fading away beyond our perfect, shining love.
Our passionate kissing grows more heated and intense by the second. Desire courses through my veins, making me ache with need for Dominico. His strong hands roam my curves over the thin fabric of my dress before he lifts my skirt.
My heart thumps wildly as I moan softly, his fingers grazing the sensitive skin of my thighs. Boldly, I reach between us to unfasten the buttons of his pants with trembling fingers.
We shouldn’t be doing this, not out here in the open where anyone could stumble upon us. Dom is older and is expected to be responsible. If my parents found out, they would be furious. I’m only seventeen, not yet of age, and they would say Dom is taking advantage of me.
But I don’t feel that way at all. I love Dom with all my heart. I’m the daughter of the most powerful Mob Boss around, and Dom is the son of our closest ally. We’re destined to be together. Our union will unite both of our Families into one all-encompassing, powerful Family.
The forbidden nature of our tryst only adds to the excitement as Dom presses me back against the tree, hitching my leg over his hip, his rough fingers squeezing into the sensitive skin. His hard dick rubs against me briefly before I gasp as he enters me, stretching and filling me exquisitely.
Tears prick at the corner of my eyes at the sharp pain, the indication that I am no longer a virgin, but I push through that sensation. I want to relish in this feeling.
Dom is my first and only, the man I gave my virginity to. In my eyes, we are basically married. I’m just waiting for his proposal, which I imagine will happen as soon as I turn eighteen.
I can’t imagine ever wanting anyone else. He is it for me, the man I’ve been dreaming about since I was fifteen.
“You okay, Sofia?” Dom whispers into my ear, holding himself back.
I nod, feeling the pain slowly ebb away. “Keep going.”
Dominico moves against me, within me, stoking the flames of my desire higher and higher with each deep stroke. His skin glistens with a sheen of sweat, black hair falling across his brow as he worships my body with his own.
I cup his face in my hands, pulling him down for a heated kiss. Our tongues dance and twine, mirroring the joining of our bodies.
“Dom… yes… I love you,” I pant against his mouth, my hips rolling to meet his thrusts. The pressure inside me builds to an impossible peak, my inner muscles clenching tight around his hardness.
“Ti amo, Sofia,” he groans, his forehead falling to my shoulder as he continues to thrust into me. “Sempre.”
The steady sounds of smacking, panting, groans, and moans fill the forest.
“That’s it. Fuck, that’s it,” he moans against me. “Fuck, you feel so good.”
I dig my nails into his back as Dom plants soft, tender kisses along my throat and cheek. That along with the hard and heavy thrusts into me feel so good. To know that I’m able to bring him to make these noises brings me immense satisfaction.
