"Turn on the vibrator," he says. “Place it over your sex, wherever it feels good. There are no rules,piccola."
"What does that mean?" I ask. "Piccola?"
"Little one," he says. "Little darling."
"Oh," I say, licking my bottom lip. The endearment is unexpected from a man like him.
I place the vibrator between my thighs. It makes my thighs fall open even wider. I trap a moan in my throat.
"Don't hold back," he says. "Whatever you're feeling, let yourself express it."
I shake my head.
I really don't know how.
I've been meek and quiet my whole life, seen but never heard. I always tried to make myself as small as possible, trying so hard to be pleasant and agreeable. Because every time I stepped out of line, there were consequences.
But maybe it doesn't have to be like that anymore.
I don't have to always hold back.
As I play with the vibrator, I don't swallow my moans. I let Dante hear them.
"Cup your breasts and pinch your nipples,piccola," he says.
I do what he tells me to.
The action makes my stomach hollow. Something builds inside me like a violent storm. It gathers and pushes against my skin, demanding to be set free.
There's only one problem—I don't know how to set it free.
I look over at him. I can only see the silhouette of his body, but there's something white on his lap. As I look at it, I realize that he has my panties wrapped around his...
"I can't wait to have you,piccola," he growls.
Something swells inside me before crashinghard.
It's messy, chaotic, all over the place. And it's the best thing I ever felt.
I feel like I've been given a glimpse of heaven.
When I open my eyes again, I'm alone in the room.
There's no sign that he was ever even here.
10
DANTE
Ican’t stop thinking about her.
Fragments of yesterday play in my head on loop. It almost feels like she’s the only memory I have in this lifetime.
A knock on my office door interrupts my thoughts of her.
"Come in," I say.
Enzo, myconsigliere,walks inside, holding a cup of coffee.
