"Why me? Why would you want a daughter of a traitor who crossed you, one who belongs to the Nosa Costra? Why not just kill us both, why go through the trouble?”
"That moment I saw you, with your fiery hair and shorts covered in sand, I was intrigued. At only sixteen, you were the most beautiful woman I have seen. I had wanted you, from that first moment something inside me claimed you as mine. Even if that meant allowing your piece of shit father to be spared."
“If you wanted me so badly, why did you parade all of those women around? Why did you never come back for two years?” She bites out as her eyes accuse me of my own sins.
“I didn’t want to want you.” I admitted. “When I left I tried to get you out of my head. I never wanted to marry, it was never a plan of mine. I was thrown off by my desire for you. I couldn’t accept it so I left. Yes, I had slept with other women. I did it in hopes I could get you out of my head but I couldn’t get rid of you. No matter what I did. I always saw you. The day before your birthday I realized I wasted enough time, I finally succumbed to my need and desire for you. I came back to claim what was mine and always had been.” When I finished her eyes were glossy with tears but she didn't cry. Regret and guilt swirled inside me as I see how my words have hurt her, but she deserves the truth. Even if it's not the fairytale she wanted, because I am no knight. I didn't come here to save her from her life. In fact I had no idea I would even want her like I did until I first saw her. It took me by surprise as it was like a crushing grip on something inside me I had thought to be dead.
Wrapping her arms around herself she asks. "So now what?"
Stepping toward her as I speak. "Now you will stay with me. You will no longer stay at your father's home. I will allow you the choice, tomorrow you may go and gather your things from your father's, or my men can do it for you. Though you will be accompanied by them at all times from now on. You are not to go anywhere without them." When she doesn't acknowledge me I harden my voice. "Liliana, am I understood?" My voice firm.
"Yes I understand," she says with an apparent attitude. Getting her sass back she adds. "Anything else darling?" she mocks. Her eyes are no longer teary, replaced with fire and attitude. My cock twitches thinking of ways I could respond to her mocking question and tone. Instead I grab her hand, yanking her to me, a shocked gasp escapes her lips. Opening the velvet box with my other hand I carefully slide the ring out, letting the box fall to the ground.
"Yes sweetheart," I say, playing into her mocking question. "From now on you will wear this at all times. It will stay on no matter what, you are never to take it off." I demand as I slide the ring onto her finger, marking her as mine.
8
LILIANA
I don't fight him as he slides the ring into place. I take the moment to inspect the ring. Though hard to see in the dark, I can make out that it is gorgeous, and black. There is a large oval cut, black diamond in the center with a smaller triangle-shaped trillion diamond on both sides. The band is rose gold and french set with more smaller black diamonds. I'm not surprised when it fits perfectly. "It's beautiful," I say breathlessly.
He doesn't say anything in response, instead, he tilts my chin up with his hand and kisses me. His lips are soft and gentle compared to the kiss earlier. His tongue licks across my lips in a silent request for entrance. I willingly part them allowing him access. I don’t understand the things I feel for and about him but I know I desire him just as he does me. His hand moves from my chin to the back of my neck threading his fingers in my hair. While his other moves down to rest on the curve at my waist.
Moving into him I reach up to touch his face but just as sudden as it started it ends and he is pulling away again. Grabbing my hand again he leads me back toward the house.
Once we are inside he locks the doors back up and goes around to the couch. He grabs some clothes as he walks back up to me. "You can change into these for now, I'll have my men bring you some clothes for tomorrow. Then we can get all of yours." He
