I laughed softly and shifted to straddle him. His hands slid under the fabric, gripping me like he had been waiting for this moment to come.
“Savina said we talked on the phone,” I murmured. “I thought it was a dream.”
“And you don’t remember?” he asked, loosening his belt. The dress didn’t give us much room, but maybe that made it hotter.“Should I remind you?”
I lifted my hips, letting him guide me. “Yes.”
His cock pressed against me, heat pulsing through the thin barrier of my panties. I hissed, almost collapsing into him. But I held myself back. I knew too well that he was still healing.
“You told me you were scared,” he murmured against my lips. “While hiding in a bathroom.”
“I… did?” My breath hitched as he guided me down onto him, making sure I felt every inch of him. “And then?”
“I told you to go to bed.” His teeth grazed my lower lip before he captured it, his kiss stealing every trace of thought. He took my mouth, tongue claiming what already belonged to him. Everything dragged me under.
My hips moved, slowly at first, every motion making my pulse throb louder in my ears. I melted against him, lost in the way he felt. Everything dragged me under, too much and never enough.
“You were happy to talk to me,” he whispered, brushing his nose against mine.
“I was,” I breathed, my voice trembling in surrender. A wild warmth unfurled in my chest, the kind that burns and soothes all at once.
“You asked if I missed you.” His grip on my hips tightened, his fingers sinking into my skin, holding me still. His eyes darkened. “And you fucking knew so damn well that I did,” he rasped.
“You did?” A shaky moan caught in my throat as I kissed him again, moving my hips in slow circles, feeling the pull, the stretch, and the way he filled me.
He didn’t answer. He moved me, guiding, ignoring the limits his body should’ve respected. It wasn’t about pleasure; he was reclaiming what we had lost for those weeks.
“Rodion,” I breathed, the name breaking from my throat.
“Fuck,” he muttered, voice cracking in devotion. He brushed his lips against my jaw. “You asked if I loved you.” His wordsbrushed my ear, his breath hot against my skin. “And I fucking knew you would forget even as I answered.”
“Remind me then,” I whispered, clinging to him the way my gown clung to my skin, damp with sweat. He bit my ear, sending a spark through me. “I want to hear it,” I begged.
My body trembled as I gave in, collapsing against his shoulder. He moved his hips slowly as I released.
He moved his hand between us and pulled out. “Ask me again.”
I kissed his neck, tracing up to his ear, my lips brushing his skin as I whispered, “Do you love me?”
He grunted. “Yes, my love.” He found my lips again, kissing me hard before he pulled out enough to whisper. “I want your pretty little mouth to take me.”
I moved, biting my lower lip, eyes locked on him. My knees hit the cold floor. Smiling at him, my fingers wrapped around his cock, and I lowered myself. My lips found his cock, and a curse slipped from his mouth. His hand tangled in my hair, holding me in place as I followed the rhythm he set. It was slow at first, then faster, until every nerve in my body screamed. I wasn’t sure I was even breathing anymore.
He finally pushed in, holding me against him, and a warm flood filled my mouth. I gagged and swallowed, my hands pressing into the floor to keep from collapsing.
Rodion pulled me up and claimed my lips in another deep kiss. When he broke away, he ran a thumb over my lower lip, eyes burning into mine with possession and desire.
“I fucking love you, my Little Gem,” he whispered, and a shiver ran through me.
The world shifted into place, and I knew this was only the beginning. A beginning that offered no promises of a simple path, because in his life, anything could happen. And I was ready.
“I love you too.”
Epilogue
Alessia
Getting a birthday gift fora man was hard, but getting one for a mafia boss was nearly impossible. Especially when he didn’t know that I knew it was his birthday. Rodion clearly didn’t care about these things, and I would bet my new job he didn’t even remember today was his.