Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 27743 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 92(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27743 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 92(@300wpm)
A snarling growl comes from him. “You aren’t going anywhere, woman. I’m not letting you out of my sight for a very long time. You better get used to it.” He kisses my lips and then looks at the doctor. “Are you ready?”
“Let’s get this off you.” They remove Matteo’s suit jacket, tie, and shirt that are now covered in blood. I let out a gasp. I haven’t seen him without a shirt since the one shootout and this time, his chest, right by his heart, is covered in the most beautiful tattoo I’ve ever seen: a green and black snake with honey eyes wrapped around a heart.
I pounce on my fiancé and kiss him, jolting the doctor with the surgical needle in his hand. A round of coughing floats through the room, and Matteo smiles against my lips. “Amore, he needs to finish.”
“Whatever. Stop being a baby.” He growls and stares at me like he’s going to punish me, and I might just be getting excited for it.
When they finally finish with his wound, he says, “Everyone, please leave us alone for a moment. I will meet with you all soon.”
“You need your rest. We will gather the dead and assess the damage, son.”
“I will be there soon, Father. I will not allow this to go unanswered.”
“Understood.” He nods and everyone leaves the room, giving us a bit of privacy.
“So, what the fuck was that shit, baby girl? Did you call me a baby?”
I turn pink as my body heats up. “What are you going to do about it?”
“Teach you a fucking lesson for talking shit in front of my men.” He flips me onto my belly, pulling my dress up and swatting my ass.
“Be careful with your arm,” I hiss, turning my head to bitch at him like the wife he’s about to get.
“It’s fine.” He lifts me up and sits me on his lap, holding me close. “It’s my heart that’s fucking aching right now, Vivian. I could have lost you today.”
Has this man lost more than some blood? “What? I’m the one who could have lost you.”
“No, I’m talking from the start of the day.” He scoops up his jacket off the chair and digs into the inside pocket, pulling out the card I disposed of in my trash. “Before you get pissed, I wasn’t snooping. I found this in the trash when I dropped my towel earlier.”
Dropping my head, I confess my shame. “I thought it was from you.”
He tips my chin up so my eyes meet his. “I wish it was. He knew about my tattoo, what I call you, and what you meant to me.” Slowly he takes my mouth in a soft kiss that’s healing. I adjust my body so I’m straddling his thick thighs.
“They all do.The Morenos—that’s why they were here tonight. They wanted to use me to get to you.”
“Fuck, I’m so sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry. We got this. I’m not some weak woman who is afraid to face them. I’m only afraid of losing you.”
“Not going to happen. I’ll always come back. If not in this lifetime, then in the next because you’re mine, Viper. You’ve been mine.”
“Show me. I need you, Matteo.”
“There’s no going back from this.”
“Was there really ever?”
“No, you were always meant to be mine, even before I knew it myself.” His mouth brushes down my jaw and to my throat, sucking and licking until I’m bending and arching to give him more access to me. The hem of my dress rides up, and he lets out a grunt. “Fuck, I’m not going to last.”
“Please,” With a twirl of his tongue, he laves it over my chest, lowering the strapless side down and freeing my breast.
“So perfect.” My breath catches as he snatches my nipple into his hot mouth.
“Yes, Matteo.” I bite down on my bottom lip, rolling my hips forward. He suddenly lifts me off the chair, covering me up. “It’s time to go to bed.”
“No, but…”
“Viper, calm down. I’m not taking you in the living room where anyone can walk in, including your dad. We’re going upstairs where I can breed your virgin womb with our next generation.” He carries me up to our bedroom, avoiding most of the guards.
“No one disturbs us. Go find something to do down the hall.” I blush because they know he’s going to fuck me.
I pop out of his hold and stand in the middle of my room. “You want to put a baby in me?”
“Of course. I’ve been thinking about it for way longer than I should have. If I could have, I would have punished you two years ago and bent you over those pallets that day and stuffed my dick deep inside you so you’d keep that pussy where it belongs, in the house warm and ready for me when I’m done with business.”