Empire of Lies: A Dark Mafia Romance (Torrio Empire Book 2) by J.L. Beck

Author:J.L. Beck [Beck , J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beck Romance Books LLC
Published: 2023-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

BIANCA

I’m dreaming. I have to be. If I’m not, then I somehow have to sort all of this to make sense and I don’t know if I can do that. He can't mean what he’s saying. This is just another game, another test. It’s his way of finding out whether I'm for real. Pushing me the way he always does.

Nonetheless, he sounds like he means it.

When he says he loves me, it sounds real. I want to believe it. No, I need to, or else what was all of this for? I know what this is, except I’m afraid to believe it. That’s the problem. It could be another game. Another level to the mental torment he puts me through. Will I shoot him if he says he loves me? And what if I did? Where would that get him?

None of it makes sense, but then again, nothing about him ever has.

“Pull the trigger,” he whispers, the fight draining from his voice. He sounds sad, like he's giving in to the inevitable.

“You know I won't.” I still grasp the butt of the gun without taking my finger off the trigger. “I can't.”

All that leaves is the two of us staring into each other's eyes, both of us panting, and I don't know what to do. I don't know what to think. I didn't come here for any of this. “I only want the truth. That’s why I came here. I need to figure everything out, and I can’t keep running away from my problems, hoping they’ll disappear.”

I’m tired, so tired.

“You want the truth?” In a flash, he takes the gun from me and sets it aside, then buries his other hand in my hair. He’s cradling my head in both his hands now. “I told you the truth. It's the only truth I know. You've destroyed me—and the worst part is, all I want is more. More of you. More of us.”

He leans in, pressing his forehead to mine before a shudder runs through him. “Look what you've done to me.”

What I’ve done to him? There’s not enough time to go through everything he’s done to me. The way he’s turned everything upside down. Made me hate myself. Left me questioning who I am. My loyalties and what I will and won’t stand for.

What I’m willing to let somebody do to me.

How many times I’ll come back for more.

Similar to right now, sitting on this desk, the man forces me to put a gun to his chest. All the while, I simply want to strain the extra inch and press my lips to his. I want to kiss him as hard as I can. I crave the sensation of my lips bruising under his.

“Bianca…” He pulls back just enough to peer into my eyes. “I need you. Don’t make me beg for this. Please.”

His hands slide over my neck, then my shoulders. I can’t pretend my flesh doesn’t tingle beneath his touch. His fingers press into my skin when he can no longer hold back the desire.

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