Total pages in book: 22
Estimated words: 21139 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 106(@200wpm)___ 85(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21139 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 106(@200wpm)___ 85(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
Still, the thought of her waiting for me, wondering if I killed her father, gripped with pain and anxiety, has a pain burning in my gut.
But when the elevator doors open, she’s there, pacing the living room like a caged bird. She’s still wearing my shirt from this morning, looking absolutely adorable.
When she turns to me, I see her eyes are red from crying.
“Did you—?”
“No,” I say firmly. “He’s alive. I let him go.”
Her lips part. She stares at me like she’s seeing me for the very first time. “You…you did?”
I race over to her, unable to contain myself any longer. Her heat seeps into me as I lift her into my arms.
My queen, my love…
Tears fall from her eyes, but they’re different tears than the ones from this morning. These are tears of relief, of love. She buries her face in my chest, wrapping her arms around my neck.
Something in my chest cracks open, spilling warmth throughout my body. It’s like I can feel myself changing into a better man by the second, and it’s all because of her.
“Thank you,” she sobs.
“You asked me not to, baby,” I say, soothing her as I run my fingers through her hair. “And you were right. I’m not the man I was before you came into my life. I know that now.”
I kiss her, only this is a soft kiss. A kiss filled with gratitude and something deeper that now flows through every cell in my body.
“I love you, Bella. More than anything.”
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but at the same time, I can. The words fall naturally from my lips—words I could never have imagined myself saying. But now I see myself telling her those same words every day for the rest of my life.
“I love you too, Viktor!” She gasps with delight, her eyes sparkling. “And thank you for what you did.”
I carry her into the bedroom and lay her down, stripping her naked beneath me. I’m aroused in an instant and slide into her, causing her mouth to fall open.
But this isn’t like before. This isn’t about lust, possession, or the desperate need that usually drives us together. This is about something else entirely.
I rut deep, kissing her lips with passion as I run my hands over her body. “You saved me,” I tell her, my lips finding the tender skin of her throat. “I was a dead man inside before I met you.”
“Viktor…”
“I built an empire on fear. I thought I had everything I needed.” My pace picks up. She’s so warm, so wet, and feels so good she’s nearly got my head spinning.
She pulls me closer, and we move in sync together. Two people, destined for each other. This isn’t fucking—this is making love. Something sacred I feel right down in my bones.
Every kiss I give her is a promise. Every touch a worship.
It’s not long before we’re coming together, her mouth opened wide in a moan that graces my ears. My body tense as I fill her with my seed.
Afterward, we lie tangled together, a blissful and sweaty mess. I pull her to the side, and she rests her head on my chest as I run my fingers through her hair. The lights from the city paint colored patterns on the ceiling.
And for the first time in my life, I feel totally at peace.
“My father really won’t be back?” she asks softly.
“No. I took care of him. He won’t bother you again.”
She nods against my chest, and her hand closes around my shoulder. “Part of me will always love him, even though he doesn’t deserve it.”
“That’s because you have a good heart, Bella.”
“And so do you,” she says, moving her hand to my chest. “I can feel it beating.”
“For you.”
She props herself up and looks down at me with those beautiful eyes that own me completely. “So what happens now?”
“Now?” I pull her back down, wrapping my arms around her. “Now everything changes.”
I kiss her deeply, tasting our future together.
It won’t be easy. Men like me never get fairytale endings. But for her, I’ll do whatever it takes. I’ll be more than the monster I’ve been.
Bella didn’t just save her father’s life tonight.
She saved mine too.
10
VIKTOR
“Oh, fuck yes, my queen. Take every inch of that cock, baby.” I look down at Bella’s plump lips wrapped around my thick shaft, her gorgeous eyes watering as she deepthroats me.
Her slick spit coats my swollen lust, driving me wild. She’s on her knees beneath my desk, having snuck in and hid there and surprised me during one of my meetings.
There I was, talking to Torrino about a possible alliance, and the next thing I know, I feel my fly being unzipped.
I knew right away it was her. But all I could do was sit still and keep a straight face while she pulled out my cock and slid it into her tender mouth.