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Roman pulled the tie on my robe, revealing my naked body. He slipped the material off my shoulder, ever so slowly, as he was kissing every exposed skin on my shoulder. "Bed. Now."
He didn't even have to tell me twice. I opened the door to my bedroom, praying to God it's clean. It was, safe from a few clothes on the floor.
When he started kissing down my body, I instantly flipped us so I ended up above him. I can't believe how gorgeous this man was. I wouldn't lie that I masturbate a few times with his image on my mind several times, and I would scream his name as I come. But I'd never tell him that. Ever.
"It's my turn," I said.
Valentina Rose doesn't expect much of Roman De Luca, her former boss, after they spend one night together. Roman, however, has different thoughts. As lust turns into love, how can they survive when someone threatens the life of the one he loves most?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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