Stealing Beauty by Julia Sykes

Author:Julia Sykes [Sykes, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Adrián

The boat’s anchor splashed into the azure sea, and I stopped pretending to read. I’d been on deck for hours, turning the pages of the tattered copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude. I’d stolen it from Mateo this morning, curious about the story that had made Valentina smile.

I didn’t get the appeal. Then again, I’d never much cared for reading fiction. I didn’t have the attention span to get absorbed in a book, and the harsher realities of my life and family duties had kept me occupied with things other than fantasy.

It seemed my attention span for reading was even shorter than usual today. My gaze kept wandering to Valentina, watching her minute changes in facial expression as she flipped through Wuthering Heights. She laid on her front, stretched out on the deck beside me.

I suppressed a satisfied smirk. She was avoiding putting pressure on her ass. After I’d belted her last night, she’d be sore. Memories of the marks I’d left on her flesh stirred my arousal. I’d taken my time inspecting them this morning while she slept, curled up at my side.

She wore a bikini, but I’d insisted that she cover herself with one of my shirts. It swallowed her tiny frame, hiding her curves and covering the marks on her ass. I didn’t want anyone else to see her nearly-naked body. Especially not the captain or his son. And while I trusted Mateo with my life, I’d knock his teeth in if he looked at her with even a shadow of desire.

Valentina was mine. I’d stolen her and taken her for myself. She’d given herself to me years ago, no matter if she’d pledged herself to her husband in marriage. Valentina had always belonged to me, and her choices didn’t change that.

Her body remembered it. The image of her writhing beneath my hand as I shattered her was burned into my mind.

I diverted my thoughts before my cock could stiffen. Around Valentina, I had very little control, especially over my body. When I’d first taken her, my emotions had been roiling, her every word and action driving me close to madness. Now that I’d finally found some relief, marking her with my cum as she shuddered with pleasure, calm had settled over me.

Truthfully, I’d found a measure of peace even before I’d coated her with my seed. Ever since she’d clung to me in the shower after she’d been attacked, looking to me for protection, some of the rage burning inside me had eased.

I’d stewed in hatred and resentment for years, but it was harder to cling to when she was close enough to touch.

I indulged in the desire to touch her, scooting closer so I could run my fingers through her hair. It was as silky as it had been when we were teenagers. The texture fascinated me, her softness calling to a hungry, possessive part of my soul. For years, I’d coveted her, obsessed over her. Craved her.

That craving had only intensified over a decade of denial.

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