“Goodbye, Roman.”
I pull the trigger and watch the blood spill. The light in his eyes leaves, and then he’s nothing.
I watch him a second longer before I walk back to Caspian and hold out the gun to him.
“Keep it,” he says.
I don’t question him. I put the gun in the back of my dress and underwear. And then I kiss Caspian with everything I have. I’ve never needed a kiss so much in my life. This kiss is everything I’ve ever needed. I need it more than air.
My stomach grumbles, and Caspian pulls away. “I should feed you.”
I smirk. “No, you should fuck me.”
15
Caspian
Gia Carini is a badass.
That’s all I can think about as I carry the sexiest woman I’ve ever met back to our hotel room. Her heels are digging into my side. Heels that she used to kick that son of a bitch in the balls.
It was amazing to watch. I always knew she was strong and fucking incredible. But I never realized just how fucking badass until now. I know Gia’s brothers didn’t let her get too involved in the business side of things. They wanted to protect her and for good reason. So I doubted she would kill Roman when I handed her my gun.
I knew she was angry. I knew she needed revenge, but I thought if she found the strength to pull the trigger, she’d miss and I’d have to finish the bastard.
She aimed right for his heart and killed him without a second thought. She’s more like me than I could have ever imagined.
She was just dark and dangerous, but earlier in the car she was the sweetest, funniest woman. And that makes her even sexier. One moment she could live out my fantasies, and the next she could kill me. Especially since I let her keep the gun.
She won’t use the gun to kill me. I know her well enough to know that. Her feelings for me are too strong. She’s not pissed at me like the others, even though I’m just as much of the reason she is in this mess as Roman or Dante is. I’ve hurt her the same. So if she does decide to use the gun against me, I deserve it.
But she needs the gun for her protection. Now that I know she is capable of proficiently using a gun, I trust her with it. She could kill an intruder as easily as I could. And it will make her feel better protected now that she is starting to make enemies.
I’ve planted the story that Roman stole her back. He was the one that stole her from Dante. Dante will be looking for her with a greater intensity now. And I’ll be the one to find her. She will want to help me.
I can’t focus on Dante now. Now I have the sexiest, most incredible, amazing, awesome, badass woman in the world. And I plan on making good use of her wanting me while I have the chance.
We burst through the door of the hotel room I sprung for. I never buy anything this expensive, not anymore. I only told a half-truth when I told Gia why I don’t have anything nice or expensive. I don’t find much use in more expensive things, it’s true, but I also don’t feel worthy.
I got this hotel room for Gia. She’s worthy of a penthouse. She’s worthy of a lot more.
Her hands claw at my neck, desperate to put the adrenaline and high she is feeling to use. And she wants to use me.
“Slow down, princess,” I say as she kisses my neck and starts undoing my tie.
“Why?” she purrs.
“Because I want to savor you.”
“You can as long as it’s dark and dirty, as fucking messed up as it was last night.”
Last night was incredible. The best night of my life by far when it should have been my worst. I’ve never gone that far with a woman before. No woman has ever been able or willing to take on the sadistic side of me. The controlling asshole that lives in the dark.
But she craved it, same as me. And now she wants more.
“Be careful what you wish for, beautiful.”
She grins. “I want everything. All of your darkness. I want to feel it all.”