I exhale slowly, not sure why I’m so nervous. “Tell me, Gio… what’s going on in that head of yours? Let me in.”
His eyes flick upward to the arched ceiling at the same time as he shakes his head. “You really are my weakness, India.”
Before I get the chance to absorb the meaning woven through that one statement, he lunges at me and captures my face in his large palms.
Quick breaths caress my cheeks and our eyes lock, thrilling me to the bone. The awareness of each other jumps from him to me, his rough touch setting me on fire.
“My father would have killed you for it,” he snarls, almost demonic. “And our enemies will make you a target because of it.”
His mouth covers my startled whimper, the ferocity of his attack leaving me completely disarmed.
I’m panting hard when he slides down my body. His fingers hook the waistband of my leggings, dragging them lower and roughly wrenching off each sneaker, one by one.
When he rises to his full height, he’s holding a small pocket knife. Carefully, the cold blade glides under each strap of my yoga bra, quickly snipping them so it’s next to come off. I inhale a sharp breath, my veins charged with adrenaline and my heart pounding. The knife falls and then he’s on me again. Biting my neck and shoving me against the stone wall.
Again, harsh lips claim my mouth, punishing in their force. Our frantic kiss tastes of blood and saltiness.
His entire physique crowds me, consuming the whole space, so all I see is him. This monster of a man who never loses control is devouring me.
He nibbles and sucks, grunts into my open mouth, and gropes my breasts like I’m the first woman he’s ever been with.
It’s scorching fire—manic and hot. The underground air is thick, so full of heat that I feel my skin blazing.
“I’ll train you. My way. And you’ll obey every command even when it gets difficult.” His voice is hoarse, almost tattered with the growl biting at my ear. “You asked for this… you understand my way of life… you made me see you… made me crave you. So,thisis us. Fighting and fucking. Comprendes, soldier?”
“Yes, sir.” I run my nails down his chest and watch the color of his eyes darken. “When do I start?”
“Soon,” he hisses, the echo of his baritone surrounding us.
I suck in sharply when he plants his lips over mine and fucks my mouth with his tongue like he’d been assigned to a mission in the desert and kissing me quenches his thirst. Breaking for air, he squeezes my breast and nips his bottom lip, humming low and dirty.
“Soldiers are punished if they don't follow through on a direct order. You wandered too far from Blackwater, which means…” He slaps my left breast, quick and sharp. “… you deserve everything you get, baby.”
Another slap lands on the opposite breast, but the force he uses isn’t cruel or vindictive. The sensation is warm and tingly.
“You entered the training base without permission.” Giovanni sinks to his knees before me and roughly parts my thighs. His fingers explore my wet folds on my next ragged breath. “How should a naughty little trespasser trapped in a cave with a man like me be dealt with?”
Anticipation shoots through me in electrical volts, uncontrollably prickling my skin when feathery hot breaths warm my navel. The mounting awareness of his ownership seeps into my bones, a perversion so dark it's dangerous.
“Look at me, little whore,” he demands. “What should I do with you?”
“Touch… me,” I beg. “Please. I’ve waited too long already.”
“Spread your legs. Wide.” He instructs, his eyes never leaving mine. “You want me to fuck you?”
“Yes,” I whimper.
“Just how you like it?” His foreign accent is drenched in dark lust.
“Uh-huh,” I gasp.
“It’s only fair I make you wait for a release. Then maybe you’ll understand how difficult it's been for me to stay away from this pussy––from you. How I’ve had to watch you on those screens and stop myself from doing this…”
His mouth is on my swollen clit, his teeth latching onto it before he sucks. My body convulses and my hands fly out to his shoulders for balance.
“Gio––” I’m trembling when a finger slips inside me, followed by a second. “Oh, God.”
He knows exactly how to work my body, his vigilant eyes pinned to me from his kneeling position as he continues to finger fuck me. Sensing the heights I’m about to fall from, he quickly retreats, sucking his fingers into his mouth as he rises.
