Page 14 of Captured Innocence
The tension between us was palpable and when I licked my lips, I heard another distinct growl, the darkness enveloping it unlike anything I’d ever heard. He was doing it on purpose, trying to scare me off. He had no idea I didn’t scare that easily. However, I’d crossed a line that couldn’t be undone.
“As you wish.” He grabbed my jaw, digging his fingers into my cheek. “But you won’t go home to Daddy and ask for his protection.”
“I assure you that my father wouldn’t provide it. I mean nothing to him.” I could tell my comment caught him by surprise.
“Then perhaps you and I have more in common than I believed. Now, what can I do to make the special occasion something you’ll remember for many years to come?”
I thought about his question then laughed as I swiveled my hips, sliding my fingers down the length of his chest. “Perhaps I enjoy dancing with the devil.”
There was something primal about the way he continued looking at me, as if he would devour me whole if offered the chance.
“To suggest that you enjoy engaging in reckless and immoral behavior surprises me.”
“Why? Because you still believe I’m a little girl?”
He fisted my hair, forcing my head to tilt. Then he lowered his until his heated breath skipped across my skin. “I never said anything of the kind, princess. I’m simply allowing you a way out before it’s too late.”
“Are you threatening me, Mattia?”
“Does it seem like I’m threatening you?” He lowered his head even more until our lips were dangerously close. His were voluptuous, the pulses of light illuminating how rosy they were in color. I hated to admit it but I was mesmerized by the man, my heart skipping several beats from being in his arms. “I’ll give you an unknown truth, princess. I’ve done many terrible things in my life but threatening a beautiful woman isn’t one of them. I make decisions that rarely please everyone.”
“What about me? Do you long to please me?” I rose onto my tiptoes as I slid the palm of my hand along his chest, rolling my fingers behind his neck until I was able to tangle them in his hair. I was struck by how soft and thick it was, adding to the breathless moment.
He brushed his lips across mine before taking an exaggerated deep breath. Every sound he made held a hint of a husky growl, the sound something only I could hear. Then he brushed his lips across mine before rolling them across my jaw to my ear. The dark whisper was more than just a promise of things to come.
It was a breathtaking statement that would create fantasies for years to come.
“More than you know. However, you will do exactly as I say, sweet princess. You’ll either be very obedient or I’ll take you over my knee.”
“I’m not a bad girl.” The thought of being pulled over his knee for a firm spanking was as exciting as it was ridiculous. Who did he think he was to suggest something so blasphemous?
“I beg to differ,” he growled before darting the tip of his tongue into the shell of my ear, creating a series of goosebumps. “I won’t be gentle, but I will leave you breathless.”
As he captured my mouth again, I arched my back, pressing my chest against his. He thrust his tongue inside, taking full control of my body as well as the situation. My pussy ached, the quiver creating wetness and heat between my legs. There was no doubt he’d gathered a scent of wanton desire, a need burning so brightly that I was throwing all caution to the wind. I wanted this.
I wanted him.
To kiss me like the savage he was.
To taste me as no man had ever done before.
To hold me close, pretending that he would never let me go.
To fuck me relentlessly, ignoring the warning signs.
And to steal a small part of my soul.
As he held me, the entire rest of the world faded away. There was just the two of us and the fall from grace into a moment of kindred, filthy sin.
CHAPTER 6
“Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?”
—The Joker
Mattia
The question was almost rhetorical, something I’d heard in the background several times during the course of doing business over the years. I’d never thought much about it until now.