Page 85 of Explosive Union

Unbuckling her seatbelt, she turns to me. “I needed to do it. Do you know what it’s like to watch your brothers be passed over for Captain? Then Hayden was being promoted to Underboss. There was no way I could let him be sent down. It wouldn’t have been five years, Roc, it would have been life. So, I told him to run, and I took the fall. I’d do it again if I had to.” She slides out of the car.

I follow her. Rage, protectiveness, and hate fill me. Hayden is a fucking bastard. How does anyone allow their sister to take the fall for them? “You were fucking raped Jade,” I snarl as I reach her.

“I know,” she shouts at me, coming to a standstill. “I fucking know what happened to me.”

“You barely sleep,” I whisper, my hand caressing her cheek. “You wake up with a gasp every fucking night I’ve slept beside you. You are the toughest, most badass woman I have ever met. But,Mia cara, what those monsters did to you—no matter how much you show the world otherwise—affected you.”

She leans into my touch, her eyes closing, tears clinging to her lashes. “I know, but I would take all that again if it meant protecting those I love.” She pulls in a shuddering breath. “It’s who I am, Roc. I love fiercely. I would do so much more to protect you.”

Her words hit me. “Fuck,” I growl, pulling her closer. “I love you,Mia cara, and I swear nothing will ever touch you again.” I’ll kill anyone who even tries to harm the one I hold above all else.

“What?” she breathes, her eyes wide and lips parted. “Rocco.” She shakes her head. The tears that were clinging to her lashes fall freely, tumbling down her cheek. She licks her lip as she looks at me, her blue eyes filled with fear. She’s allowing me to see a side that not many get to see. “I never thought I’d love someone. Hell, I didn’t think I’d trust anyone other than my family. But you came along and annoyed me like no one else could. You wormed your way into my life, and then my heart.”

I press a kiss against her lips, tasting the saltiness of her tears. “Tell me,” I demand, needing her to actually say the damn words.

“I love you, Rocco Gallo.”

I lift her into my arms. Elated isn’t a word to describe how I’m feeling right now, knowing that I have my wife’s trust. It doesn’t come freely, and it certainly isn’t something she would hand out to anyone. It’s got to be earned.

“Shower time,” I tell her as I walk into our home.

She pouts, her freckled nose twitching. “But Roc—" she whines.

I laugh. “I’m washing you, baby, then I’m going to fuck you,” I promise her, loving how sexual she is. She’s my perfect match. “Gotta tell you,Mia cara,” I say softly as I set her on her feet in the bathroom, my arms tight around her waist. “I’m fucking proud of you. I’m honored that I get to call you my wife.”

“Don’t,” she growls at me. “I’ve cried twice in front of you. Don’t make me do it again.” She slaps her hand against my chest, but there’s no force behind it. “I lucked out,” she tells me. “You may be annoying, but you support me even though it went against everything you thought.”

“Need to fuck you now,” I tell her as I pull her jacket off her. “Strip for me, baby,” I ask as I move to turn the shower on.

My cock is thick and ready to burst as I pull off my clothes. Her soft hands press against my back, her lips pressing soft kisses against my skin. She moves around my body, not once removing her hands from me.

I’m burning. I need her. Fuck, feeling her softness is more than enough to break my control. But she’s got a mischievous smile. She’s up to something.

Sinking to her knees on the bathroom floor, she takes my cock into her mouth. She doesn’t play around by going slow. No, my wife takes me deep into her mouth.

Fuck. I try to hold back, but I can’t. My hands tangle into her hair, and I start to thrust. She moans around my cock, and I fight the urge to come there and then.

Her talented mouth takes me to new heights as I fight the urge to go harder and deeper. Her hand grips my cock, and she tightens it, adding pressure.

“Fuck, Mia cara,” I growl, trying to slow down my impending orgasm. Her mouth is too good. I want to savor it. “Behave. I’m coming in your pussy, baby. Don’t make me come,” I warn her.

Her eyes flash with lust as she sucks harder, her cheeks hollowing out as she takes me into her throat. Moaning as she does. I just know that if I were to touch her pussy, she’d be soaked.

I’m done. There’s not a fucking thing I can do to stop what’s about to happen. I grip her hair tighter, growling as my spine tingles, my balls tighten, and I thrust into her mouth, my cock spurting thick streams of cum into her. I’m unable to tear my gaze away from her as my cum leaks from the corner of her mouth.

Laughing, she gets to her feet and leans against me, her breasts pressed against my chest as she kisses me. I grab her ass as our tongues touch. Our tastes mix, and that’s all it takes for me to be lost in her.

“I warned you,” I tell her as she climbs into the shower. I’m right behind her, my cock, as always whenever she’s around and naked, stirs to life.

Her laughter is husky, and it reaches her eyes. “I wanted to taste you.”

My cock springs to life at her words. “Did you now?” I ask as she stands under the stream of water. I reach for her. “That’s good,Mia cara, because now I want to feel you.” I lift her against the tiled wall, and she wraps her legs around my waist. Her arms curl around my neck as I line my cock up with the entrance to her pussy.

The heat of it entices me inside. I bite back a groan as I slide slowly in, feeding it inch by inch.

“Rocco,” she gasps.

I go slow, pulling out and thrusting back in. It’s agonizingly slow, but fuck, I feel every inch of her. I hold onto her hips, tilting them slightly so I can get deeper.