LXXII. Tough act
Matteo just stares at me, his bare chest rising and falling with heavy breaths, hair a mess from his own hands—and somehow, more dangerous than he was when he was on top of me.
Not driven by desire, but because now he’s certain, speaking the kind of truth that doesn’t bruise skin… *It goes straight ...
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Chapters
1. I. “I have a job for you.”
2. II. Ad Finem Fidelis
3. III. “Prove you can do it.”
4. IV. Why are you so nervous?
5. V. The devil made me do it
6. VI. Unwanted child
7. VII. Black, tight-fitting silk dress
8. VIII. Twisted little test
9. IX. “Control, order, obedience.”
10. X. Well-kept secret
11. XI. “…You’re shaking.”
12. XII. First rule
13. XIII. Delicious struggle
14. XIV. This cannot happen again
15. XV. Welcome to Milan
16. XVI. Cesare’s most trusted man
17. XVII. “Failure is not an option.”
18. XVIII. There’s no turning back.
19. XIX. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
20. XX. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
21. XXI. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
22. XXII. Monster among monsters
23. XXIII. “Insufferable.”
24. XXIV. “Tell me your name.”
25. XXV. Smell of Blood
26. XXVI. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
27. XXVII. Stained. Small. Red.
28. XXVIII. “Why are you telling me this?”
29. XXIX. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
30. XXX. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
31. XXXI. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
32. XXXII. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
33. XXXIII. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
34. XXXIV. Bianchi’s den
35. XXXV. Lux Ex Tenebris
36. XXXVI. Beneath the surface
37. XXXVII. Personal Maid
38. XXXVIII. Too far to go back
39. XXXIX. Smooth talker
40. XL. Taste of danger and ruin
41. XLI. Another woman?
42. XLII. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
43. XLIII. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
44. XLIV. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
45. XLV. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
46. XLVI. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
47. XLVII. Methodic in chaos?
48. XLVIII. Afternoon tea
49. XLIX. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
50. L. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
51. LI. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
52. LII. The most efficient way
53. LIII. “Prepare my bath, Marina.”
54. LIV. “Collecting firsts.”
55. LV. Never felt this way before
56. LVI. God among men
57. LVII. “Undressed by you.”
58. LVIII. “A little heat.”
59. LIX. “Surprise, b*tch.”
60. LX. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
61. LXI. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
62. LXII. CESARE ROMANO (POV)
63. LXIII. “I’m not yours.”
64. LXIV. “You don’t scare me.”
65. LXV. Filthy, defiant, starving.
66. LXVI. “Swallow every f*cking inch.”
67. LXVII. “Let me hear your lies.”
68. LXVIII. Love beneath lust
69. LXIX. When the haze of pleasure lifts
70. LXX. “Enough of an answer.”
71. LXXI. “Just like what?”
72. LXXII. Tough act
73. LXXIII. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
74. LXXIV. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
75. LXXV. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
76. LXXVI. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
77. LXXVII. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
78. LXXVIII. Signora Serra’s orders
79. LXXIX. “You’re interesting.”
80. LXXX. Dismissed?
81. LXXXI. Unravels me
82. LXXXII. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
83. LXXXIII. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
84. LXXXIV. MATTEO ROMANO (POV)
85. LXXXV. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
86. LXXXVI. ENZO BIANCHI (POV)
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