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Ta My body shakes as the door rattles behind me. With every hit, the wood splinters a little more, Luca’s voice absolutely raging with her demands that I let her go, open the door, take a long walk off a short pier into shark infested waters. I knew better than to tell her the plans I had for her. Knew she wouldn’t exactly take it lying down. But I didn’t expect this much of a fight. Didn’t expect her to lose her shit and make me regret the decision. This is the second time I’ve fucked up with her, and as I lean against the door, holding it closed so that an a I’ve been doing this since high school. Trapping people. Making deals. Ruining lives as I call in my price for whatever ridiculous favor they think I did for them. And I never get caught with my pants down. Never find myself wishing to just end the game because it’s become too much of a pain in the ass to continue. Then Luca entered my life, and here we are. She’s threatening to destroy the room around her, and I’m wondering why I didn’t wait until I had backup to tell her the truth of what I’ve done. It’s why I asked Gabriel to come by with the other guys. For a schedule. To split up the time we’ll all have to watch over her to ensure she doesn’t escape and hide. At least until she gives us what we want. After that, Luca is free to go. I can crush her fuckwit for a husband, which is an added bonus, and send her off with enough money to start over. Because this has never been about her. I couldn’t help myself, though. I never can help myself with her. She fascinates me in ways I’ve never felt before. “Damn it, Ta Another threat. She’s made over a hundred of them at this point. Really, there’s nothing she can do. I won’t move. Won’t let her out until I have several other people here to help chase her down and tackle her to the ground, if necessary. She’s like a spitting cat, this woman. The door bangs harder, my body jerking forward with the movement. Trying not to laugh at what I assume was Luca throwing her entire body at it, I check my watch and grit my teeth, wishing like hell I had my phone so I can call Gabriel and demand he come over to calm this situation down. But no. I left it on the kitchen counter when Luca suddenly took off at a dead run through my house, her hand landing on the knob of the front door just as I’d grabbed her and hauled her ass up the stairs to a guest room. I’m not equipped for this shit and have no way of locking her in except to stand here. “That’s it! If you won’t let me out that way, I’ll find another...” Rolling my eyes, I check my watch again, irritation dripping down my spine to see it’s been three hours since I told Gabe to get his ass here. My eyes widen to hear glass shatter in the room, my body spi Luca’s trying to climb out the window, to go where, I have no fucking idea. It’s a straight fall down from this room, no trellises she can climb or awnings she can slide down. She’ll break a damn leg if I don’t stop her, so I run across the room, grab her by the hips and pull her back. “What the fuck are you doing?” Struggling against me, she attempts to kick. I wrap an arm around her body, shuffling my legs to keep her heel from catching me in the shin. It’s not an easy fight, not while trying to keep from hurting her in the process. My back slams against a wall as I hold onto a woman that is stronger than she looks, the back of her head slamming me in the chest. When she jabs an elbow as if to catch me in the side, I lose my patience and shove forward, my arms locking around her as we tumble across the room and land on the bed. My weight falls on top of her, eyes glaring down at a pissed off expression that leaves no room for doubt that Luca plans to murder me when this is over. She’s welcome to try once I have the files, but for now...this shit ends. Trapping her face with my hand, I meet her stare and hold her still. “You should stop before you hurt yourself.” She glares up at me, her cheeks a tempting red, her eyes wild with anger. “Get the fuck off me.” “When you learn to behave, I will.” Stupid thing to say. It only pisses her off more, makes her fight more, but my weight is too much for her. Eventually she settles, probably from exhaustion, both our bodies sinking down against the mattress, her legs spread by one of mine as I use my elbows to brace myself in an attempt to keep from crushing her. It’s unfortunate we ended up here, in bed of all places, especially with the way she affects me in every way she shouldn’t. Hating her is an aphrodisiac. One I can’t resist. One that has been shoved into my life so many times that I’m begi “Are you done?” Her lips pull into a thin line, blue eyes so angry that they’re laser focused. But she’s stopped fighting, at least. “I’ll never be done.” Sadly, I have a feeling neither of us will. I smirk at the way Luca’s voice growled over her answer, as if anything about her could be terrifying to a man like me. My body reacts to her, though, the evidence of it pushing against her thigh. She pretends she doesn’t notice, but her breath hitches when I move my hips, her chin tipping up as her lips part just slightly. I love watching her mouth. Everything about it. The arguments and threats that roll so easily over her lips and the fucking pleasure I know it can bring me. Luca wiggles beneath me, and it is the worst thing she can do at the moment. “Stop moving,” I groan, my voice like sandpaper because I’m stuck in place, fighting myself to keep from taking what I want. “Or what?” My eyes close at the sound of her voice, a tone that sounds more like a dare than a question. Opening them again, I stare down at a nightmare come to life. “How the fuck do you do this to me?” My head lowers until our mouths are brushing just barely. I want her. Want this. But I don’t want the baggage that comes with it. “Do what?” Oh, you little tease... She knows exactly what she’s doing. “We’re not good for each other,” I whisper, my eyes searching her face for any sign she doesn’t want this as much as me. Although there is a haze of anger, the attraction is undeniable. Irresistible. Our hatred for each other only fueling the fire to a point where it will rage out of control if we’re not careful. Still, her eyes soften, her body shifting again, sending a shockwave across my cock and over every muscle. “Don’t you think I know that?” I grin. There is no strength in that question, only the same heat that is burning me now. Fuck it. This is going to happen. One way or another. There’s no point in delaying the inevitable. I lower my face down until our mouths press together, my tongue flicking out to taste her, my hand fisting in the sheets next to her head. “Tell me to stop.” She growls against my mouth. “I already have.” “I didn’t believe you then. I might now.”