He studied me, brushing my hair back. “And you’re all right with this?”
“Honestly, I wish you didn’t have to do it,” I replied. “But we’re a part of this family, and there is no getting out. Somebody has to lead us. Who better than you?”
My question seemed to catch him off guard. He had to think about it for a moment before announcing, “Carlo.”
I shook my head. “Not a Mariani. Besides, I don’t trust him. Something about Carlo is… off.”
“Gus.”
“Too old.”
“Luca.”
I leveled a stare at him. “Are you even being serious right now?”
“What’s wrong with Luca?”
“You said yourself he was lazy.”
He kept watching me. “You really think I can do this?”
Nodding, I replied, “You have to.”
“I know. I just… This could put you and Angel in greater danger. I can’t do that.”
“Then don’t,” I said, kissing his neck.
“You make it sound so easy.”
“That day your mother took me out, she told me that the family would be the safest when it controlled Vegas. When we reach the top, it will be harder for the other families to reach us. I didn’t fully understand what she was saying then, but now I do. With the Durantes and the Pelinos out of the picture, you can take this city and control it. You’re a natural protector, Dom. This is your chance to build an empire that will keep us all safe. You can create balance and establish some level of order among the families. Mamma and I have been talking to the wives of the other families, and—”
“You have?” he asked. “When did you have time to do that?”
“When they started calling here after your father died. They’re all sick of the fighting and have convinced their husbands to sit down with you and talk. They want order, Dom. They want peace, so they can go about their business and make money.”
“You know what this is gonna take, right?” he asked.
“Yes.” I trailed kisses across his pecks. “You’ll have to lead with an iron fist. Not like your father, but like… I don’t know. Some badass capo who doesn’t take shit from anyone.”
He chuckled. “I’m already a badass capo who doesn’t take shit from anyone.”
“Oh yeah?” I asked, sliding his cock up between my legs to rub it against my clit. “Prove it.”
“Careful with that,” he warned. “You might start something you can’t finish.”
“The doctor cleared me during my appointment yesterday,” I said, still playing with his cock.
“What?! And you didn’t tell me?”
I rocked my hips back and forth. “You should have come home before midnight.”
That dangerous, enticing glint I loved so much was back in his eyes. “What are you clear to do?” He nuzzled my neck and slipped the straps of lingerie over my shoulders to expose my breasts. “Anything? Everything?”
I arched my back until my nipples rubbed against his bare chest, enjoying the contact. “Anything and everything.”
“I love you so damn much.” He slid his cock inside me with a moan. “And I missed the fuck outta this pussy.”
Turned out, it had missed him too. Being on his lap put me a little over eye level with Dom. Gripping his shoulders for support, I slid up and down his cock, taking him deeper and deeper inside me while our tongues danced. He let me ride him for a while before bending me over the arm of the sofa and taking me from behind. While he reached around to finger my clit, his left hand slapped my ass, intensifying the pleasure.
