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Her eyes lock onto mine, dark and heated, the tip of her pink tongue dragging over her full bottom lip.

I have to bite back a groan.

This woman’s going toruinme.

I’m already breaking my own rules by falling for aRossi. What’s next? How far will I go for her?

“I don’t want to play withyou,” she says, her voice stubborn but breathless.

I cock a brow. “So youdowant to play. Just… not with me.”

She hesitates, biting that impossibly tempting lip—then nods.

Hell yes. Game on.

I move up her body, capturing her lips with mine. My tongue swirls against hers, and she kisses me back, eager, hungry for everything I’m about to show her.

A soft sigh escapes her, slipping into my mouth as her body presses against mine. Her arms wind around my neck, fingers threading through my hair, pulling me closer.

She kisses like a fuckinggoddess.

There’s so much I want toteachher, todoto her. But I don’t know how ready she is for all of that.

So, for tonight, I’ll keep it simple.

I run my hand over her breast, cupping it in my palm, feeling the warmth of her skin beneath my touch. My lips trail along her neck, nipping lightly, savoring how she tilts her head, offering me more. I reach her ear, my breath warm against her skin,“So you want to play with something that isn’t me?”I murmur.

Her head lolls back, eyes fluttering closed. “I do.”

In one swift motion, I grab the hem of her gown—or, more accurately, the sheer excuse for one-and pull it over her head, breaking the kiss only long enough to free her from it.

And then she’s there, fully bare beneath me.

My breath catches, my pulse skidding off course.

I want to tell her she's the most stunning woman I’ve ever seen. That no one has evermademe feel like this. But I hold back, choosing to tread carefully.

Instead, I lower my mouth to hers again, kissing her deeply as my hands roam over her body, tracing the curves I’m quickly becoming obsessed with. Her skin is impossibly soft, her body warm and inviting beneath my touch.

I brush my thumb over her taut nipple, and she shivers in response. My mouth follows, licking, sucking, tasting, savoring.

Her fingers tighten in my hair, a quiet sigh escaping her lips.

She has no idea the power she has over me.

Every breath, every sound she makes, every shift of her body sends me spiraling into something deeper than I ever intended to fall.

And that’s dangerous.

I force myself to pull away, running a hand through my hair to steady my thoughts. I need to get my head back in the game. I’m in control.Iam showing her my world.Notgetting lost in her. I need to shift back into the right headspace. So I give her a command.

“I want you bent over,” I say, my voice low. “Legs spread.”

She shoots me a teasing glance. “Like I said-"

“I know what you said,Bambina. My tone darkens, firm. “Just bend the fuck over.”

Her curves move like a slow temptation as she turns onto her stomach, her ass on full display.