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Her body tenses further before she slowly starts to relax against me.
"That's it, principessa."
The potent fear in her scent does something to me—stirs a desire to possess and fuck that's as intoxicating as it is dangerous. I'm not that man. I shouldn't want to be that man with her…and yet, I want to be. I want to drive into her again and again until she feels only pleasure, until she remembers only ecstasy. I revel in the feeling, relishing in the shiver that courses through her body as she melts against me.
"You're safe with me." My voice is a low growl, foreign to my own ears.
She stares at me with wide eyes, her body trembling against me. I see the plea in them, the silent question: can she trust me?
I brush my hand over her arm, tracing a path up to her shoulder and then along the column of her throat. She stiffens at my touch but can't hide her soft little whimper.
There's an innocence about her that's almost magnetic. A purity that makes me ache. I've never wanted to taste heaven as much as I do right now.
"I won't hurt you, principessa." The promise feels foreign on my tongue, like a sweet lie meant to soothe her fears. Except, it's not a lie at all. Hell itself couldn't make me hurt this frightened little mouse.
She's mine.
Loud footsteps echo from down the hall.
Coda? One of Brio's men?
I don't have time to fuck around and find out.
I grab the syringe from my jacket pocket and press it against her neck, releasing the potent sedative into her veins before she can even struggle against me. It's not the way I'd choose to do this, but we're out of time.
I need to get her the fuck out of here before we get caught.
"I'm sorry, cara mia," I whisper in her ear as the drug begins to take effect. "But there's no time."
Her wary eyes flicker with betrayal before they flutter shut, her curvy body collapsing into my arms.
I scoop her up, hoping she'll forgive me one day.
I have a feeling it might be a cold day in hell before that happens, however. This frightened little mouse has teeth and isn't afraid to bite.
She curls into me with a sigh as I carry her across the room, and my fucking heart flutters, something stirring inside me. Something darker, deeper, and more dangerous than anything I've ever dealt with before.
Need.
If she is Rafe's sister, he's going to fucking kill me for what I'm about to do.
Chapter Two
Aurelia
Idrift toward the surface, fighting against the darkness clawing at the edges of my mind. It threatens to drag me back under, but I refuse to let it. An urgent need to stay awake beats at me, though I can't remember why it's so important. Everything is fuzzy and scrambled.
What happened?
I search the depths of my mind, trying to remember. All I manage to pull forward is a deep voice and steely gray eyes.
A delicious scent tickles my nose—rich and decadent. It's familiar, soothing and exciting at the same time.
It reminds me of…
I'm not going to hurt you, cara mia.
There was a man in my room. A strikingly beautiful, intimidating man with gray eyes and a possessive touch.
