“The largest diamond on this planet, on her finger?” Rafaele jokes in my ear. “Yeah, proper?”

I smile, pondering of the Coronary heart of Italy…

Chapter 52

Romola

I slowly open my eyes, the primary rays of daylight streaming by the curtains. That is one of the best sleep I’ve had in a protracted, very long time, and once I flip my head to the facet, I perceive why.

Fiero’s face is centimeters away from mine, his chest gently rising and falling with every breath. This morning, I reached over and ran my fingers by his hair. We had no extra secrets and techniques between us. I’m not to betray him, to steal from him. The reality’s been laid naked, and but we nonetheless belong.

“Final evening was unbelievable,” I whisper to myself, my ideas instantly turning to the whirlwind of occasions that passed off: Fiero rescuing me from Rafaele’s, the helicopter crash, studying my father’s nonetheless alive, Lord Mars’s revelation, the cave of life, assembly my father after which the proposal.

I pinch myself and go OW! I’m not dreaming. It’s all actual. All of it occurred.

“Romola,” Fiero murmurs, his eyes fluttering open from all my transferring round and owing in mattress. He smiles sleepily at me, his hazel inexperienced eyes holding a depth of affection I nonetheless don’t consider I’m worthy of.

“Good morning,” I reply, my smile rising wider.

“Did you sleep nicely?” He asks, reaching out to tuck a strand of my hair behind my ear.

“Higher than I’ve in weeks,” I admit, recalling how the darkness all the time appeared to loom round me once I stored my true intentions hidden. However now, with Fiero’s acceptance and love laid naked, that darkness seems like a distant reminiscence.

Fiero pulls me nearer, his sturdy arms wrapping round me. I absorb a deep breath, the scent of his cologne lingering on his pores and skin.

As reminiscences of final evening proceed to flit by my thoughts, I am unable to assist however really feel an awesome sense of gratitude. I shut my eyes and ship a silent prayer to Lord Mars, acknowledging the divine steering and safety he has bestowed upon all of us to date.

Although I perceive little about my connection to the supernatural regardless of figuring out its fact, I belief in destiny and the trail laid out earlier than me.

Thanks, Lord Mars, I feel to myself, for main me to Fiero, for reuniting me with my father, and for granting me the braveness to face the unknown.”

Turning my gaze in the direction of Fiero, I examine his face with newfound appreciation. His hair is tousled, framing his sturdy jawline and excessive cheekbones. The gentle curve of his scar makes him look ruggedly good-looking, hinting on the warrior inside. A way of affection surges by me, and I gently attain out to caress his cheek.

Fiero stirs beneath my contact, and his eyes meet mine. A sleepy smile tugs on the corners of his lips. He leans over and takes my lips in a scorching kiss that heats up my total fatigued, limp physique. He brings me again to life, stronger than any cup of espresso on this planet.

“Has anybody ever informed you?” he murmurs by our kiss, “that you’re probably the most lovely girl on this planet?”

“Has anybody ever informed you?” I chew his decrease lip. “That you simply actually know the best way to enhance a lady’s ego?”

“Oh? Do I?” Fiero laughs, putting his hand on the again of my neck and pulling me nearer till my breasts squish up in opposition to his chest. We’re so shut, but I would like extra of him. Fiero’s hand begins to wander, his fingers tracing hypnotic patterns throughout my pores and skin. I really feel his contact dance alongside the curve of my hip and slowly glide up the facet of my torso, making me shiver with delight.

“Are you chilly, cara mia?” Fiero murmurs, his voice husky and low.

“No,” I breathe, my coronary heart pounding from the electrifying sensation of his contact. “Maintain going.”

His fingertips proceed their exploration, slipping beneath my shirt and caressing the graceful, delicate flesh of my abdomen. My breath catches in my throat as he ventures larger, and a puff of shock and arousal escapes me when he brushes in opposition to the underside of my breast. He realizes I’m not sporting a bra.

“Urrrgh,” he grunts with want and sits proper up, making an attempt to tug off my shirt. I raise my arms, permitting him to strip it off, baring my breasts to his keen, hungry gaze.

“Sei bellissima,” – So lovely – Fiero whispers, his fingertips brushing tenderly in opposition to my collarbone earlier than they start to hint a sluggish, tantalizing path down my chest. I suck in some air, and he geese his head to my breasts, gingerly sucking on my delicate nipple. I skim my fingers by his hair and moan as I push him down additional.

“Anch’io ti voglio, Romola,” – I would like you too– he murmurs as he slips his fingers underneath the waistband of my shorts, gently pulling them down, revealing an increasing number of of my physique to him. I raise my hips to help him in eradicating the final barrier between us, my breath hitching with anticipation.

He discards his personal boxers with a single, fluid motion, leaving us each fully uncovered to 1 one other.

“This time, I’m supplying you with my all, Fiero,” I moan, my voice barely audible but full of longing.

Fiero’s eyes drink me in, devouring each inch of my bare determine as if making an attempt to remember it. Then, he slowly components my thighs. A surge of electrical energy passes by my legs as he holds them vast for his tongue.

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