Page 88 of Born into Mayhem

“Take it as the compliment it was meant to be, Dario.”

I nod and give his hand a quick squeeze before I stand. “It was good seeing you, Don Esposito. Dominic will be happy to hear you’re doing so well.”

“Send my regards to him and his family,” he tells me before I walk towards the dance floor.

When Sandro sees me, he grins and spins Mia again before dipping her low.

“You’ve had your fun,” I tell him.

“Have I?” He laughs and tries to dance her across the floor and away from me, but I grab her hand and pull her into me instead.

“I think you’ve touched my wife enough for the night,” I tell him in Italian.

He just gives me one of his huge smiles, and before he walks off, he whispers near my ear, “I think I’m behaving myself incrediblywell considering I have yet to bring up the fact thatyour wifehas both her nipples pierced.”

“You just did,” I tell him.

Shaking his head, he steps back with a laugh. “That’s not me bringing it up. That’s just me casually mentioning how well behaved I’m being. I have questions, a lot of them, and I will be asking you later.”

He’s barely walked five feet from us before finding another very willing dance partner. With a grin, he pulls her close and then disappears behind another dancing couple.

“Everything okay?” Mia asks. “With Don Esposito?”

“It’s fine,amore mio. He just wanted to let me know that his family is with us. Now we just need Leonardo to make his move and expose himself.”

“And then I get to take him down,” Mia says with a grin.

I lean down and kiss her. “And then I’ll step in and take care of him,” I correct.

If we were anywhere else, she’d be giving me a very loud earful about what I’ve just said, but since she can’t at the moment, I smile even bigger and press her closer to me, spinning her in a small circle to avoid another couple.

“This is nice, isn’t it?” I ignore the glare she’s trying to hide. “If it makes you feel any better, I was just informed that every man here would give his left nut to be with you.”

I can tell she’s surprised, but she covers it by giving a lazy look around the room. “That does make me feel a little bit better, especially since I’m sure all the women would give their right tits to be with you.”

“That is quite the compliment,” I agree. “Too bad for them I only want you.”

Her hands clasp behind my neck right before I feel her fingers run through my hair. “And I only want you,” she whispers. The heat of her breath hits my neck, and my body responds immediately, reminding me that I didn’t get to release my frustration like she did.

“There’s my little hopeless romantic,” I tease and then nip at her ear.

“Can we leave now?”

“Anxious to get me naked again? You just lost your virginity last night, sweetheart, and you’re already addicted to my cock.”

“If your ego gets any bigger, you’re going to explode.”

I smile and kiss her right below her ear, feeling the shiver that runs through her body and loving every second of it. With my lips barely touching her, I ask, “Is Leonardo staring at you?”

I know she’s scanning the crowd, and when she gently nudges me, I let her lead us in a half circle so she can see the other side of the room. A few seconds later she whispers, “Yes, and I swear he’s pouting like a little baby.”

The image pulls a soft laugh from me. “Good.” Knowing he’s watching, I slide my hand down her exposed back, grazing my fingers along her spine before resting it possessively on her lower back. My other hand threads into her hair, fisting it as I kiss a line up her neck. I know it’s driving him crazy to see me mark my wife like this in public, and I know it’s going to be the image that tips him over the edge later on when he’s deciding whether or not the risk is worth it. This will haunt him, and he’ll never be able to let it go.

Driving the knife in, I turn my head, catching the heated look he’s giving what’s mine before he can hide it. When I smirk and bring my hand lower so I’m cupping her ass and pulling her tighter against me, his jaw tightens before he turns and walks out of the room.

“That should do it,” I say, kissing Mia’s cheek and giving her ass a soft pat before loosening my grip on her hair. “Just so you know, that wasn’t just for him. I needed to really piss him off, but all that was really for me.”

Grabbing my waist, she presses her body against my obvious hard-on. “I know it was.” I swear her eyes sparkle with amusement when she adds, “You must be miserable walking around with that.”