She thought she was meeting her boyfriend's family. Instead, she met the man who built it, ruthless, untouchable, and twice her age. One glance, and her safe world begins to unravel.
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"Princesse," he rasped, pulling back just enough to let his eyes drag over me, my parted lips, my bared shoulders, the way my chest rose and fell with frantic need. His hand slid higher, parting me beneath the robe. "You're mine now."
Before I could reply, his fingers pressed between my folds, the calloused pads sliding through slick heat that betrayed me completely. I moaned, sharp and helpless, my head tipping back as pleasure flooded me.
"Fuck..." The word left me broken.
His eyes darkened, watching me unravel. "Così bagnata..."
The way he said it, reverent and ruined, made my insides clench.
Two fingers slid inside me, thick and unyielding, and I cried out, clutching at his shoulders. He pumped slow at first, deliberate, like he was testing me.
Xander Romano has always been the quieter twin, impulsive, moody, a little dramatic. But behind the eye-rolls and sharp comebacks is a boy who feels everything too deeply and doesn't know how to talk about it. And now, he's carrying a secret far too heavy for someone his age.
With five overprotective older brothers, you'd think he'd be safe. You'd think someone would notice.
But Xander's been hiding more than just skipped meals and forced smirks. He's been hiding the truth.
He can't tell them. Not about him. Never.
But secrets don't stay buried forever.