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And I do what I’ve been dying to do for a while. It’s something that terrifies me. It confuses me. It frustrates me.

But I have to do it.

I stand on my tiptoes and I press my lips to his.

Chapter Nine

Matteo

The sensation of Luciana kissing me is a surprise. A pleasant one.

She initiated it, which is something I never thought she’d do. Without hesitating, I kiss her back. For whatever the reason, she wants to kiss me and I’m not going to ruin this. I desire Luciana. When I first saw her, I was content with marrying her even though it was for political gain and not love for her.

She’s been driving me crazy ever since we married but right now, I’m going to push aside my anger and enjoy this moment.

She kisses me like she wants to get lost in it. There’s a passion there. Anger. Happiness. Fear. I can’t tell.

After a moment, she pulls back, breathing heavy.

“What was that for?” I ask.

Her cheeks turn pink, which makes her cuter. “Nothing. I just…” I can see the moment she starts to pull back. Starts to put her walls up. Her spine tenses.

I’m not going to let that happen.

I scoop her up in my arms and carry her to the living room and set her down on the couch.

“Matteo?” she asks.

At least she’s calling me by my name instead of Mr. Marani. “I’m not going to let you pull away from me. You kissed me for a reason. What was the reason?”

“There was no reason. Isn’t a good wife supposed to kiss her husband?”

“There is a reason.” I kneel on the ground and grab her knees. Her eyes flick down to them and back up to my face. “You’re not telling me something. You tried to run from me. Why? And then you kissed me like that when you’ve been afraid of me. Tell me.”

“I didn’t run from you. I just wanted some freedom away from Enzo. That was all.”

I lean into her ear. “I don’t believe you.” She gasps and the sound goes straight to my cock. “But I know a way I can make you talk.” I shove her dress around her waist and tug her panties down before she can react. When I touched her earlier, I noticed she was bare. “For someone so innocent, I find it interesting you don’t have any hair down here.”

I part her legs and swipe my finger up her slit. Her hips buck up as she gasps again.

“It’s proper for a woman to be clean shaven,” she whispers.

“So proper. How proper are you really, Luciana? Don’t you want to let go a little? Enjoy life for a moment?”

“That’s what I was trying to do when I left Enzo behind.”

“You were running. I have to make sure you don’t try and run again.” I grab her thighs and pull her to the edge of the couch.Luciana lets me put her feet on the edge and part her legs. Either she’s scared of what I’ll do or she wants this as much as I do. She’s not talking either way.

“Tell me why you kissed me,” I repeat.

She doesn’t say a word.

I part her legs more and bend down and press my nose to her inner thigh, inhaling her scent.

“Matteo,” she gasps, gripping the edge of the couch. “What are you doing?”

“I’m going to show you other ways you can experience pleasure.” I keep my eyes with hers as I run my tongue along her pussy. The mix of a gasp and a moan that escapes her lips makes my cock rock hard.