"We can't do this, it's not right." He sighed, the depths of his midnight blue eyes hinting at the war that waged within him.
"Oh?" I wasn't taking no for an answer. I wanted this, we both did.
Sweeping my leg out, I caught the back of his knees and he fell to the ground, landing in the plush rug on the floor. A smile lit up my face, as I triumphed over the great and powerful Alec. It was short lived, as I suddenly found myself on the floor underneath him.
My breath hitched as I realised how close we were, my eyes flicking down to his lips.
"Don't you realise how hard it is to keep control when you bite your lip like that?" It came out low and thick as I got lost in his eyes, two deep pools shimmering with lust and passion.
He paused, just looking at me and began to trail designs down my arms with his fingertips.
My feelings could no longer be ignored, pushed into the background they I had struggled to do so many times before. I needed this, I needed him. He left a trail of fire blazing on my skin, leaving goosebumps in his wake.
My eyes fluttered shut as I lay there revelling in his touch, what it did to my body. His fingers left my skin leaving a cold emptiness in their place. It didn't last, I felt the heat of his breath tickling my ear.
"Stay still." He growled capturing both my wrists in one of his own. "No squirming." He warned dipping his head and pulling the smooth skin of my neck into his lips.
That was going to be a bitch to explain tomorrow but I couldn't seem to care as he continued to suck and nibble, eliciting a string of breathy moans from my lips.
Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist...
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Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible.
[[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]]
Cover designed by Regina Dionela
Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore