Chapter 16
D A N T E
I had finally returned to New York after a long week away. Business in Milan had been successful, but exhausting all I wanted was a hot shower and my bed.
But there was no rest for me.
My phone buzzed as soon as we landed, Another business dinner tonight. And it wasn’t one I could miss, it was an Important clients
I sighed and texted my driver to be ready.
The car ride into the city gave me time to think. A week away from the mansion. A week away from… her.
Ariana.
My wife.
Just thinking about her made my jaw tighten the damn wedding kiss haunted me the way her lips had been so soft under mine, the way her body had stiffened at first, then slowly melted into me.
She hated me. I knew that but I’ve always had my eyes on her, ever since she was at college when I had gone to see Maria.
The moment I set my eyes on her I knew I had to have her, own her.
Ever since I had a taste of her at the night club that same night when she had lost her virginity to me, a stranger she wasn’t aware of.
It was stupid.
I wanted to let her go when my fucking Nephew had married her but I knew they wouldn’t last for long, he was a greedy ass bastard that couldn’t keep his dick in on pants.
It was Dangerous, she was a Melendez.
Her family and I don’t get along so well especially since her fucking father had hands in my parents death, I’ve worked and made a lot of sacrifices to be were I am at and I’m only an inch away from destroy him,
Having his daughter, buying her off to save his failing company… if only he knew it was a way of getting the poor innocent thing away from him so it wouldn’t hurt as much when she sees him crumble.
It wouldn’t taint her image when makes it to the headlines, when I expose every one of his illegal affairs.
The last person I had expected to see was Ariana, she was at the dinner… of course she was, she is representing the Melendez Corp.
That damn dress!
Christ.
The fabric clung to every curve the neckline dipped just low enough to tease every man in the room had been staring at her like she was the last meal on earth.
And it made me want to break things.
I had controlled myself all night barely. When that Voss idiot had his hand on her back, I’d seen red.
When she’d smirked at me and said there were better men here p>
My fingers curled into fists just remembering it.
She was playing with fire testing me. Seeing how far she could push before I snapped.
What she didn’t understand?
I liked it.
I liked the fight in her, the fire, most women cowered when I glared at them.
Not Ariana.
She glared right back.
It made the wanting worse.
Because she was forbidden fruit.
I feel I’d wreck her, she was too innocent for me.
Every reason I shouldn’t touch her only made me want to more.
“You want to play games with other men?” I whispered, my fingers dipping lower, teasing.
Fuck I wanted her.
I wanted to roll her dress up and fuck her st the spot, the feel of her clenching around me it made my dick hard.
“When your body reacts to me like this?” I add my hands landing over the curve of her hip, before my fingers slipped under the fabric of her dress.
She gasped as my warm hand touched her bare thigh.
“You’re so warm,” I murmured, my fingers moving higher. “So soft p>
I could feel her breath came faster her heart rate increasing.
Only I could make her this turned on.
My fingers reached higher, touching her core covered with panties, she was struggling to bit back a moan.
God this woman would be thr end of me.
I smirked. “So wet already,” I say, my voice rough. “So desperate for me p>
She shook my head, but her body betrayed her, pressing into my touch.
“You hate me,” i continued, my fingers moving in slow circles, “but your body wants me. Isn’t that funny p>
She remain quiet her cheeks flustered.
She didn’t make any attempt to push me away.
I leaned closer, my lips brushing her ear. “You can lie to yourself,” i whispered. “But your body never lies p>
“You’re disgusting,” she breathed, but her voice shook
She was lying to me.
I chuckled darkly my other hand finding her nipple, pinching hard enough to make her whimper. “Liar p>
“So desperate,” I mocked, my fingers brushing over her soaked panties. “And for me? After all your big talk p>
She was aching she wanted me as much as I did and that alone made me feel dominating.
“Pathetic,” i whispered, my voice rough
I mustered the tensing sanity in me before turning in my shoe walking away with a harden dick.
And I knew this was going to be a long, hard marriage.
And one thing was for sure, I wasn’t sure how long I’d be able to resist her.