Claimed by Taylor Rose

Author:Taylor Rose [Rose, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirteen

No Secrets, No Lies.

Blood droplets continued to fall from his hands. They fell in a steady rhythm, leaving little red splatters on the veined marble.

Gianni’s gaze locked onto mine with a piercing intensity.

The sight of him—so powerful and unsettling—sent a cold shiver down my spine.

I stood frozen, my heart racing as I stared at him.

Could it be that the fear and anxiety that had been building throughout the night had reached a crescendo?

Or was it just that right now in this moment, he truly looked like the Devil of Shadows?

Gianni’s face continued to be this mask of cold fury.

I gulped down fear.

But then, slowly, his gaze began to slip from my face, down the curve of my neck, and over the lace that clung to my breasts, hips, and pussy.

It was a slow, deliberate inspection.

And as each second passed, I saw the hardness in his murderous expression begin to soften.

The scowl faded, replaced by something darker, something primal.

Lust.

His brows smoothed out and desire blazed deep in his eyes.

And no more did his lips have the curl of a sneering snarl.

Now. . .he licked them as if insanely hungry.

O-kay.

The tension in the air shifted.

Gianni’s eyes finally met mine again, and they were no longer cold. They were filled with desire, the kind that threatened to consume me whole.

His voice went low, yet still held that murderous edge. “You look beautiful, Princess. Delicious and quite ready to be fucked thoroughly.”

My heart boomed in my ears, but I forced myself to speak. “Who did you kill?”

His lusty expression didn’t change. “Does it matter?”

“It does to me.”

“Well. . .that is important.”

“It is.”

“But why do you want to know?”

“Because I want to know what is going on.” I stood firm. “I don’t want to be one of those wives who are kept in the dark.”

Gianni tilted his head slightly, studying me. “Sometimes it’s good to be kept in the dark. To take solace in it.”

“Being in the dark has only ever been terrifying to me.”

“Still, you don’t need to know.”

“Still. . .” I pointed a shaky finger at him. “No secrets. No lies.”

A wicked smirk spread across his devilish face, and he took a step forward. “Is that an order?”

I inched back. “Yes.”

He nodded, and he raked those eyes over me once more, taking in the lingerie that hugged every curve. “Then, I will oblige my queen.”

“Now I’m your queen?”

“Remember.” He licked his lips. “On the outside, you are my queen. And what I just did, that was outside stuff.”

I shivered. “And who did you kill?”

Gianni let out a long breath. “Three men. Joe Ricci, Marco Savelli, and Chiara Bianchi.”

I swallowed hard, recognizing the last names, but not the first names. Those were families of power, men who had long held influence within Obsidian Bay. “Why did you kill them?”

“Many don’t like my rise to power. No one expected me to take your stepfather’s empire right from his hands.”

Holy shit. Is that what he did?

“They wanted to be the next in power, but what they didn’t understand is that.

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