Her breath caught.
"Do you have any idea how long I've waited for you?" he murmured, his thumb stroking the swell of her breast through the dress. "Seven years, Eve. Seven years of watching you. Wanting you. Fantasizing about all the ways I'd make you mine."
"That's..." She couldn't think with his hand on her. "That's creepy."
He laughed, low and dark. "Oh, piccola. You haven't seen creepy yet. But you will. You'll see every twisted, possessive, obsessive part of me. And by the time I'm done, you'll crave it."
He released her, stepped back, adjusted his suit jacket like he hadn't just promised to consume her entire existence.
"Get your shoes. Marco's waiting."
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POV: DIMITRI
Marco was already in the lobby when the private elevator opened, standing by a black SUV with tinted windows. Six-foot-four of solid muscle, former special forces, completely loyal. He'd been with Dimitri for ten years, had saved his life more times than either of them counted.
