"Two days?" Her forehead furrows. "What happens in two days?"
"You’ll have had so many orgasms, you won’t be able to think straight. By which time, I’ll have broken you, of course."
"What?" Her gaze widens. "How do you mean?"
I allow my lips to twist. "Wouldn’t you like to find out?"
Her lips part. Color flushes her cheeks. "You mean… you’ll—"
"Make you submit, just like you asked me to."
"I’m not going to make it easy on you."
"I’d be disappointed if you did," I murmur.
Her breathing grows more rapid. Her chest rises and falls. A pulse beats at the base of her throat, and my fingers twitch. I want to press my thumb over that pulse and feel her body respond to my ministrations. I want to press my mouth to the curve of where her neck meets her shoulders and bite down on her skin as I bend her over and spank her, right before I thrust my fingers inside her and feel her flutter around my digits.
"What do you think, Seb?" I hear one of my brothers ask.
"Five minutes," I tell her in a hard voice, "you have five minutes to say your goodbyes."
"Why does that sound like a threat?" She glowers.
"Because after that, the only sounds you’ll be making are groans and yelps and moans as I teach you how to behave properly with your Dom."
Her eyes gleam, then she flicks her hair over her shoulder. "Promises, promises."
I know she’s doing it to sass me, to test my control, to push my restraint, to see how far I can go without snapping. But she’s misjudged me if she thinks I’ll let her get to me that easily.Iam in control of this relationship.
I’m the one who dictates when and how she’ll give in to me. I’m the one who intends to take my pleasure from her, after making sure that she’s been properly trained. I’m the one who suggested she marry me. I promised Nonna I’d take a wife, and I have. There are no feelings involved here. I’m simply going to enjoy the fringe benefits of being tied down. A submissive of my own—a wife who’ll be ready to open her legs to me at my command. And sure, I’ll ensure she gets pleasure out of it, too. Pleasure, and full custody of her child. I’ll make good on my promise to her. I’m nothing, if not a man of my word.
"Four minutes and thirty seconds," I growl.
"Seb, did you hear what I asked? You—"
"Fine." I turn to Michael. "I’ll do it."
"Did you hear the question?" he asks, a knowing look in his eyes.
"You want me to take the lead in Trinity enterprises? I’ll do it. I’d like Massimo, Luca, and Adrian to continue to attend, to back me up in the meetings."
Michael places the tips of his fingers together. "Considering the Russians tend to come in a pack, it’s not a bad idea."
Next to me, Elsa shifts in her seat. Her cherry scent seems to surround me. The softness of her body beckons to me. I drum my fingers on the table, resist the urge to look at my watch.
"What’s JJ’s deal?" I force myself to ask. "He comes to these meetings alone; doesn’t seem like a man who runs an organized crime gang."
"That’s because, technically, he doesn’t."
"Eh?" I force myself to give my full attention to what Michael is saying. "He's the head of the Kane Company, isn’t he?" I ask.
"You are aware he also runs the biggest media company in Europe..."
"He does?" I sit up straighter. Motherfucker, JJ runs a media company. How was I not aware of it?
"It’s called—"
"Kane Media Enterprises," I finish his statement. "How the hell did I not know that?"