The Marriage Clause by Alexx Andria

Author:Alexx Andria
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-01-10T16:04:46+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Katherine

TINY PULSES ECHOED in my body, every nerve ending alive. The satin beneath my skin, the scent of our lovemaking—everything seemed more intense, more vibrant.

How could I ever hope to be free of Luca when I knew I would forever be addicted to this feeling? Luca was in my soul, marked from the moment I gave myself to him at eighteen.

Malvagio was the epitome of sin and ruin wrapped elegantly in luxury, drugging me with its promise of secrets and anonymity. Nobody would know what we’d done here, on this bed, except me and him.

The freedom to breathe for the first time in months overrode the faint voice of reason, telling me to stop whatever was happening between us before it became a runaway train.

I pulled off my mask, my heart still fluttering like a butterfly on meth. When I finally could talk without sounding Marilyn Monroe breathless, I asked with a curious yet sated smile, “Why did you bring me here?” I didn’t regret what’d happened, even though I’d sworn on a thousand Bibles it wouldn’t. A part of me had desperately wanted to be in Luca’s arms. No matter what it would cost me. Therein was the crux of the issue. What I was trying to escape wasn’t so much Luca, but myself. How could I respect myself if I sacrificed my will and dignity just because I couldn’t end this ridiculous obsession with Luca Donato? The answer was simple—I couldn’t. “Seems a lot of effort to go to just to have sex.”

“Sex with you is never too much effort.”

I shivered at the sensual caress of his answer.

“What if I told you that I wanted you to experience something dangerous yet safe, something that you would never forget no matter where life took you from this moment? I wanted you to be free to experience something unique, something only I could provide for you.”

My breath caught as I searched his gaze. As if I could ever forget.

Who was I kidding? The writing had been on the wall from the moment I agreed to his deal. Maybe a part of me had always known, as well. “You always knew you would get me into bed. Your confidence never wavered. Why does it matter to you so much?”

“Because you’re mine and you always will be.”

I think the words came out of his mouth before he realized they were coming. Maybe it was on his mind and he’d just lost the ability to hold them back, but the effect was a punch to the face for both of us.

“I don’t belong to anyone, least of all you.” I started to leave the bed, but he grabbed my arm and pulled me back, unwilling to let me leave without saying his piece.

“That’s not what I meant. If you want me to say that I’m unhappy you were chosen as my future wife, I would be lying. You have always and will forever be the one that I want.”

My breath hitched in my chest as an unwelcome emotion crowded my reason.

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