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L ike a volcanic eruption the heat between them became unbearable, they were burning.

Luca’s lips moved across Diamond’s plush soft ones fast, they felt and tasted even better then the previous night. He slipped his tongue into her mouth, tasting her, savouring her like he would not taste anything better again.

He pulled away just for a moment to look into her eyes, but they were closed. Her face drowned in pleasure, her breath short and fast. He pushed his lips down on hers again, all gentleness gone, he pushed his tongue against hers, claiming every inch. The kiss was hungry, eager to satiate the burning lust that laid between them.

Luca couldn't take anymore and picked up her small body pushing her on the table as fast as he could. Cutlery fell and clattered as she grind her hips down into his. He could feel himself throbbing against the zipper in his pants, begging for a release. Her moans made it harder for him to control himself.

“I want to end what we started yesterday, Diamond. I wanna fuck you like you have never been fucked.” He groaned.

Diamond’s breath hitched.

“You like the idea, don't you? Let me Diamond, let me show you how good we can be, how fucking hard you make me.” He mumbled in her throat, licking his way down her collarbone.

“Say yes Bambina, say yes, I want to hear it.”

Diamond finally opened her eyes, reality lingering in them.Yes, she wanted it, there was no doubt in it, but Luca could see a cloud of uncertainty in the green moss orbs. And when she finally spoke, it made Luca pissed.

“Yes, I need to get you out of my system Luca Ferrara.”

“I'll never let this happen, ever!” He snarled and took her lips in a harsh, brutal kiss. He grunted and thrusted his hard bulge into her crotch, rubbing it harder than her hips could take.

Diamond controlled every moan, she tried her best to not make a single sound. She bit her lips hard to stop herself from moaning.

“Bite your lip all you want, Bambina. I will still hear every sound you are trying to hide.” His voice low, coaxing, teasing.

Luca picked her up once again, looking around to find the bed at one corner.

As Luca laid her down, his movements slow, deliberate—like he’s savoring the moment, committing every second to memory. His eyes never left hers, dark with something deeper than desire.

He braced himself over her, his voice low, rough with restraint.

"Tell me to stop," he murmured, giving her just one more chance.

Diamond swallowed hard, her breath uneven. She should push him away, should remind him that this is nothing more than a moment. But she couldn’t. Because it was him. And he’s already under her skin. She closed her eyes and tilted her head in surrender.

Her action was enough..

Luca smirked, but there was something different in his gaze now. Less control. More hunger. More need.

"I knew you wouldn't" he whispered, his lips barely brushing hers.

His fingers trailed down her skin, slow enough to make her shiver.

"Sei mia, Diamante." (You are mine, Diamond.)

The room was swallowed by the quiet hum of their breathing, the tension thick, crackling like a storm waiting to break.

Luca hovered over her, his fingers tracing a slow path along her jaw, his eyes burning into her closed ones.

"Look at me." he demanded softly.

Diamond’s breath catches, she opened her eyes and couldn’t look away. She just couldn’t.

His smirk was gone now—this wasn’t just about teasing anymore. There was something raw in his gaze, something dangerously close to possession.

"I’ve never desired anything the way I desire you."

With swift movements Luca managed to take out both of their clothes. His warm hands ran up her calves, up her thighs. He pulled her forward, until her ass was dangerously close to the edge of the bed. He raised her legs and perched them over his shoulders. His face disappeared as he leaned forward and sniffed between her thighs. Diamond arched as his breath blew on her sensitive part, it was almost impossible for her to control the sensation. She was sure she could come hard just because he was blowing on her.

She stopped breathing when she finally felt his tongue on her entrance. Her hips bucked against him, wildly and violently. She tried her hardest not to come, not to give him the satisfaction of owning her body, but she couldn't help it. She came hard and fast within five minutes of the hot, toe curling, tongue torture. Her body had betrayed her twice and she was sure that it would surrender in front of Luca everytime.

A shiver rolled through her, but before she could say anything, his lips crashed into hers, stealing whatever protest she might have had. Moving above her, he took her, in every possible way he could. He savoured her, worshipped her body as she was a goddess who can fulfill all his desires. Diamond had never felt the feeling of being needed, but here, she felt not only needed, but wanted, craved and hungered for.

The room fades. The world narrowed down to him—his warmth, his weight, the way he murmured her name like a prayer against her skin.

And as the curtain falls, the only thing left is the sound of their breathing intertwining in the dark.

***

The room was too quiet. Too still. The only sound was their breathing, uneven and heavy in the lingering aftermath. Diamond lay on her back, staring at the ceiling, her body still thrumming from everything that had just happened.

Luca was beside her, propped up on one elbow, watching her like he was trying to memorize every inch of her. It was unbearable. The weight of his gaze, the heat still radiating between them, the way her own thoughts felt too loud inside her head.

This wasn’t supposed to happen. Not like this.

It was just a moment. A mistake.

She needed space. Distance. She needed to rebuild the walls he had so easily broken down.

“Get out.”

Her voice was quiet but sharp, slicing through the lingering silence like a blade.

Luca frowned, propping himself higher on one elbow. “What?”

She pulled the sheet up, gripping it like armor. “I said, get out.”

His brows furrowed, his jaw tightening as if he hadn’t heard her right. He sat up, eyes scanning her face, trying to read between the lines. “Diamond, what the hell—”

“Just go.”

She wouldn’t look at him. She couldn’t. Her fingers dug into her palms under the sheet, her entire body coiled, ready to retreat, to run. She didn’t run. Instead, she forced her voice to stay steady, cold, distant.

“This was a mistake,” she said, and hated the way her throat burned.

Luca’s expression darkened. “A mistake?”

The disbelief in his tone stung.

“Yeah.” She nodded stiffly. “I don’t do this, Luca. I don’t—” She exhaled harshly. “Just go.”

He didn’t move. “No.”

Her head snapped up, eyes flashing. “Excuse me?”

He didn’t flinch. “You don’t get to shut down and shove me out like this. Not after—” He gestured between them, frustration edging into his voice. “Not after whatever this was.”

She turned away. “It was nothing.”

His laugh was humorless. “Bullshit! You think kicking me out will make you lose me? Oh hell no Bambina, I ain't gonna do that.”

“You have a problem.” She stated.

“And you are the solution. No matter how hard you are going to put up those walls or push me away, I'll make sure to always find my way back to you.”

“Is that a threat?”

“No Diamond, that’s a promise.”

Luca pushed off the bed, standing now, hands raking through his hair as he exhaled sharply. She didn’t see the tension in his shoulders, didn’t see the way his fingers curled into fists. She was too busy building her walls back up.

He stood there, waiting, watching, but she gave him nothing.

Finally, he shook his head, grabbing his shirt.

“Fine.” He yanked it over his head, muscles flexing with restrained emotion. “You wanna run? Go ahead. But remember, you're not weak to carry the past. But you don't have to let it be the thing that decides your future.”

He didn’t slam the door when he left, but it felt like he had.

The second it shut, Diamond’s breath hitched.

The walls she’d built so carefully started to crack.

And for the first time in years, she cried.

She bit down on her lip, hands gripping her arms as she slid to the floor, shaking. The sobs tore out of her, raw and painful, no longer held back by sheer force of will. She gasped for air, but nothing filled the hollowness inside her.

She had done the right thing.

So why did it feel like she had just ripped herself apart?

***

She didn’t sleep that night.

Before dawn, Diamond sat in the empty gym, her body aching, her breath unsteady. Luca’s words still echoed in her head, but another voice—one she had spent years trying to forget—crept in, uninvited.

Her father’s voice.

"You’ll never make it."

She clenched her fists, the memory dragging her under.

Flashback***

Age 17 – Their House

She stood stiffly in their cold, pristine living room, her hands gripping the edge of the chair. Across from her, Dr. Javier Perez sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as if she was nothing but a disappointment.

"You failed your exams. Again." His voice was measured, clinical, like he was diagnosing a patient rather than speaking to his own daughter.

Her mother, Dr. Camila Perez, shook her head, her disappointment cutting deeper than words. "Do you even care about your future, Diamond?"

Yes. She did. Just not the future they wanted.

Her heart pounded, but she forced herself to meet her father’s gaze. "I don’t want to be a doctor."

Her mother scoffed. "Oh, we know."

Her father’s eyes hardened. "Then what do you want, huh? Since you’re so determined to waste your life?"

Her pulse thundered in her ears, but she took a breath, gripping the chair tighter. "I want to wrestle."

Silence.

Then, laughter.

Cold. Mocking.

Her father leaned back, shaking his head in disbelief. "You?" His lips curled in disgust. "You’re not strong enough. Not smart enough. You can’t even pass a damn chemistry exam, and you think you can fight?"

Diamond’s stomach twisted, but she held her ground.

"I will fight."

Her mother’s lips thinned. "And what happens when you fail at that, too?"

"I won’t."

Her father stood abruptly, the chair scraping against the floor. "That’s enough. You’re going to medical school. End of discussion."

Her chest burned. "You can’t force me."

His expression turned cold. "You live under my roof, you follow my rules."

Diamond's nails dug into her palms.

They would never understand.

She turned on her heel, storming toward the front door.

Her father’s voice followed her.

"You’ll regret this."

She slammed the door on their expectations.