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Everything was still and quiet in the upper quarters of Volkov manor. Mikhail was away on his mission to keep tabs on his street messengers while Leon was still locked with the traitors. Lilja was either sleeping in her room or out partying.
My feet followed a familiar path and stopped before a door. The woman I’d been yearning to see lay on the other side.
Keying in the passcode to the lock, I opened the door.
My heartbeat raced. Lucia lay asleep on the bed in the corner. She didn’t stir as I stepped inside the room and closed the door behind me.
Excitement and apprehension crashed inside me, kicking up a storm in my chest. Maybe Iwasa monster from her nightmares who watched her while she slept.
Self-loathing washed over me but I ignored it. Just the sight of Lucia in my home was enough to send a gust of warmth through me.She belongs here, my mind whispered to me.
Would Lucia ever see that though?
We brought her here against her will. Even if we offered her protection, she probably wanted to live her life the way she desired it. Did forcing her to stay here make me the same kind of man as her brother?
A part of me resented how easily she nullified my hatred toward her. I wanted to malign her, break her, and then toss over the pieces of her heart to Callum. That way, I could’ve gotten over my grudge and continued living my life.
Instead, I coveted her and locked her up in my manor.
I struggled for years to erase her memories from my mind but failed miserably.
The way she smiled and called my name, the way she’d hug me all the time, the way she’d covertly watch me and my brothers, the way it felt to kiss her for the very first time...
I wanted to forget everything but what I’d done was lock up everything securely in a special box in my head. Every sweet memory of her came rushing back the moment I saw her again.
Lucia’s here now, my mind whispered as I stared at her. She can never escape. She can never leave. She’s mine...
A rush of victory chased away my apprehensions.
Lucia moved in her sleep. The blanket covering her shifted, revealing thin straps of a silken nightdress.
Lucia was such aprincess. Even though she bought those ridiculous clothes from Ryder’s gay brother, she ended up buying something as classy and timeless as this lavish lavender-hued nightdress.
Asleep, she couldn’t see my face and I didn’t have to subject myself to the terror and disgust in her soulful emerald eyes. For the time, I realized how alluring she looked in her sleep.
I’d been desperate the last time I took her. The adrenaline from fighting and killing Morelli’s men sent me over the edge, making me drag her into her little room and fuck her.
I could’ve almost imagined the look of pleasure in her eyes back then.That’s what it was, I reminded myself.Your fucking imagination.
Leaning down, I reached out and gently slid the blanket away from her.
Her nightdress rode up high on her thighs. My eyes greedily took in her long, silky legs before reaching out to touch her.
Lucia didn’t stir as my fingertips glided over the curve of her knee and her bare thigh. How could she allow herself to sleep so peacefully?
A sigh escaped her as my hand slid over the dip of her waist to reach her full breasts that were spilling out from the low-cut neckline. My bare touch on the silky skin made her shiver and nuzzle her face deeper into the pillow.
She was soft and pliant as I captured her shoulders and eased her onto her back. Her head fell to the side but she continued to sleep, her breathing deep and even.
I gently parted her thighs and ran my hand over the satiny fabric of her panties. Gently digging my fingers into the elastic waistband, I pulled them off her.
Bringing her panties close to my face, I inhaled her smell before bunching it up and stuffing it into my back pocket. This was going to be my little keepsake.
With the slowest, most patient moves, I lowered the straps of her nightdress and proceeded to pull it off her. Lucia remained in a deep sleep, heightening my excitement.
If only she could be this pliant and accepting when she’s awake, I thought with desperation, staring at her fully naked body.
Lucia was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. Her skin was flawless and soft. I wanted to lick every inch of her body and then bite her to mark her as mine.
