Ruthless Saint: An Enemies To Lovers Mafia Romance (Empire Of Secrets Book 1) by Jo Preston

Author:Jo Preston [Preston, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

21

ALESSA

Dante is relentless, shouting at me to get up and fight back the minute I’m down on the mat, reminding me if it were anyone else, I’d be dead by now. I know he’s speaking the truth, but it doesn’t make me resent him any less. I’m sweaty, tired and out of breath.

“That’s enough,” I pant as he circles me, having barely broken a sweat.

“Tell that to the guy who wants you dead.”

I look him straight in the eye, remembering the hatred, the anger and all the times I felt like he was ready to kill me just for my mere existence.

“That’s enough, Dante.”

He chuckles darkly, pouncing on me. The movement throws my tired body off balance. I have no more fight left as we land on the mats one more time, with him on top of me. “You think I want you dead, Alessandra?”

I bite my lip.

“You think I’d be wasting my time trying to keep you safe and teaching you how to fight back if I wanted you gone?” His sharp gaze snaps to my lips, then back to my eyes. “You think I’d keep you around instead of snuffing the life out of you the minute we were alone?” His face scrunches up in agony, as if the words just spoken pain him, as if he’s fighting against the urge to wrap his fingers around my throat and squeeze until I can no longer breathe.

“I wouldn’t put it past you to play with your food,” I whisper, gasping for air, knowing it would probably take him less than ten seconds to end me. Pinned like I am beneath him, I wouldn’t be able to fight back. I wiggle, testing how much space I have to manoeuvre, but all I achieve is feeling every inch of his deliciously hard body pressing against mine. My breaths quicken as his eyes move to my lips. My tongue darts out, wetting them as I’m rendered immobile once again. But this time is different. His dark amber eyes have me enthralled. There’s no threat in the air, no fear. Instead, all I feel is anticipation as his face slowly but deliberately inches towards mine. My body ignites underneath his, every nerve ending begging to feel his touch.

“Fuck,” he curses almost inaudibly, his lips just a whisper above mine. His cock grows hard, pressing against my thigh as his hand traces the side of my face until his fingers are cupping my jaw and lifting my chin.

I feel so helpless caged beneath this mountain of pure muscle, yet so cherished at the same time. It’s such a mindfuck—this hot and cold he’s putting me through. I’m torn between pulling him to me and pushing him away.

“Dante,” I whisper, my breath mingling with his. But the whisper comes out as more of a moan.

He shudders above me, driving his hips against mine as liquid heat pools in my lower belly. Our lips touch, but neither one of us dares to move. “You will be my undoing.

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