Captive Desires by Rose Evie

Author:Rose, Evie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

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IAN

It worked.

My Cinderella girl is snuggling in my arms.

I’ve been awake for a while, well rested after sleeping for some of the best hours I have in a long time. With her nestled into me, I found peace even though the scent of her hair in my nostrils is simultaneously calming and arousing by turns.

One of my biceps is her pillow. The other is over her, shielding her. And she, the wicked creature, is moving into me whenever I shift. It took me a while to think of the right word. But my lass is a snuggler.

Both parts of that are true.

Cleo is mine, as surely as I’m hers. Six months without her. Four without even knowing her name. Then I found her, my pretty little assassin, working for another mafia. When I discovered her job, I laughed aloud. No soft princess, my wife-to-be. She is as deadly a woman as a man with a soul as black as mine could hope to seduce. The lass who tried to murder me.

That might be the most appealing part of her. She’s from my world. If I told her I couldn’t bear to count how many people I’ve killed, though I could draw every one of their faces, that wouldn’t scare her. Would she understand if I said I want to take the business straight? Ish. I think she would. Maybe one of those companies that tests your security. I can see her by my side as we build something better.

I’m not going to let her go. She’s mine, but doesn’t know that yet. I lie next to her and stroke her skin idly, as though I’m not obsessed with her. And that’s when I hear it.

“Cleo.”

“How did you know I’m awake?” Her voice is sweet and still throaty with sleep.

“Your breathing. I heard it change.”

She heaves a sigh. “I’ll have to work on not exhaling so loudly. Nearly got me killed last night.”

I shake my head. “Last night it was your scent that gave you away. Like lemon meringue.”

“I thought you were asleep,” she murmurs.

“I don’t sleep much. Too many things to do.” I smooth my hands over her side and she arches into my touch.

Yes. This.

Then her body tenses. “How do you know my name?”

My hand stills. Then slips over her abdomen and tightens. I knew this moment would come. The depth of my obsession for Cleo was never going to stay hidden forever. I just thought it would be secret for a little longer. “Because I searched for you, Cleo. One evening wasn’t enough. I searched. I neglected my work, I let people off. I’ve barely slept for six months without you, Cinderella.”

“But…” She shifts and before I can stop myself I grip her close to me, then I realise she’s trying to turn over, towards me. I allow her. “Ian, I nearly killed you.”

“My bonnie, bonnie lass. I know.” I take in her black hair, spread across my pillow. Plush pink lips. A little swollen maybe, from taking my cock.

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