Page 148 of Tempting My Mafia Monster

I laughed, thinking she was joking. “What do you mean? Weren’t you just with Vito and—“

“Yessss,” she hushed me, glancing around. “But I don’t think I can come from sex, so I touch myself when he’s inside me.”

“Ah,” I said, understanding.

“Is that normal?”

“Some women can’t. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. But he should be the one making you come. He has fingers, too, doesn’t he?”

She shrugged, her cheeks blushing. “Can I ask you something else?”

“Sure.”

“Is it normal for them to be… like… silent?”

My eyebrows tensed. “Silent? During sex?”

“Si.”

“You mean he doesn’t make any noise? At all?”

She shook her head, chewing her lower lip. “I don’t even know if he’s enjoying himself until he comes.”

I burst out laughing, imagining what that must be like. One of the sexiest things was hearing Maddox’s groans and filthy words. She hit my arm, but she started laughing herself.

“What about when he comes? Surely he makes a noise then?”

“No! He doesn’t. He just kind of opens his mouth, hunches and shakes.”

“Oh my God, stop!” I wheezed. “Do you know what image I have in my head? You know those inflatable tube men they always have outside gelato shops? The ones that flop over every few seconds?”

She wiped away the tears from her eyes as her shoulders shook with laughter. “No, it’s more like a man trying not to sneeze in church.”

I fell into her lap, laughing so hard that my stomach hurt. “Maybe he’s just trying to be quiet so you don’t get caught.”

“I don’t think so. He asked me to run away with him today.”

“Poor Vito,” I cried, shaking my head. “You’re about to break his little heart.”

“Luckily, I won’t have to, because the heir is paying him an insane amount of money to work for him in Russia. So that was officially our last tumble in the hay.”

“Aleksandr? Oh, no. I forgot about that,” I frowned. “It’s so weird that he requested Vito in the alliance.”

“Can you believe the way he looked at me when he thought I was a maid? What an arrogant ass.”

“I mean,” I grinned. “Kind of. You act like it.”

She hit my arm again, and I giggled.

“You’re in a good mood today.” She smiled, turning to face me.

I was in a good mood today. I felt lighter than I had in weeks, not only because of the night of mind-blowing sex with the man I loved, but also because Santino had taken it better than I’d expected. Once he’d thrown a few punches, of course.

I’d missed having him in my life, with his flair for the dramatic. He made me feel hopeful. He was on my side and, albeit reluctantly, would help sort out the mess with the Russians. Though I had no idea how he did it, Sani always had that effect. He made everything feel as if it was going to be okay, even as the world burned around you. I was also happy for Maddox. He’d been waiting nearly his entire life for this day. He’d get revenge for his family and for all he’d suffered at the hands of Sean.

“Today is a good day.”

“Oh, speak of the devil,” Lili groaned, her eyes darting over to the convoy of expensive black cars that were creeping up the driveway. “It might not stay that way. Look who’s arrived.”