second I realized I wanted you, I did what any real man would do,” he told me. “I went to your brother, declared my intentions, and was given permission to pursue you as soon as you graduated with your degree.”
“And you were willing to wait another two years?”
If I hadn’t been sitting down, his next words surely would have floored me. “If I had to, I was willing to wait for you for the next twenty years, Mia.”
“And…and now?”
Nico leaned back in his chair. “After I had no choice but to present myself, I talked with your brother when I took him the wallets and phones. I told him that I wasn’t going to hold off anymore. Now that you knew I existed, hanging back in the shadows wasn’t going to work anymore.”
“What did he say?”
Nico huffed. “He said I better not ever hurt you.”
“And if I don’t want to date you?” I challenged, knowing I was lying through my teeth.
Nico stood up and walked around the table. When he was standing in front of me, he reached down, grabbed my arm, and yanked me to my feet. I had to tilt my head back to look at him, and when I did, he said, “Give me one night, Mia.” Chills ran down my spine at the heat in his voice. “Give me one night to prove to you that you will want to date me.”
Chapter 7
Nico~
Mia was mine.
I saw it in the way her eyes flared, and her breath quickened. I saw it in the way she leaned into me without even realizing it. I saw it in the way she wasn’t telling me to go to hell for declaring instead of asking.
Mia started biting her bottom lip and my dick jumped right the fuck up. I wanted her to do that while I was balls deep in her tight, little cunt. Mia was petite and I wasn’t, so there was no doubt pain was going to be a part of our pleasure.
“What’s wrong?”
I watched her take a deep breath, but she bravely looked me in the eye as she confessed, “I’m a virgin, Nico. I…I won’t know what to do.”
I’ve killed more men that God will forgive me for. I’ve tortured, and I’ve been heartless when I should have been compassionate. The only decent things I’ve done in my life were where Mia and my parents were concerned. The minute I started making serious money, I had bought my parents a new house and have dumped money into their bank accounts ever since. They were happy and well taken care of.
As for Mia, making sure nothing had ever happened to her was the only other thing my soul could boast of. Outside those two things, I was a coldblooded bastard.
But, never once, as I waded through all the evil I’ve done, have I ever met a man who could bring me to my knees. Fear and cowardice left me years ago.
But this girl…
This sweet, smart, beautiful girl confessing that she might not know how to please me almost did me in. I knew she was a virgin, but it never occurred to me that she might view that as a handicap.
“Baby, why do you think you have to do anything?” I asked softly. “This is my audition. Not yours.”
She choked out an embarrassed laugh. “Audition?”
I reached down, grabbed her by the hips, and lifted her tiny body until she had no choice but to wrap her legs around my waist and wound her arms around my neck. She didn’t weigh a damn thing and I liked that. I liked how I could shield her entire body with mine if I needed to. I liked how feminine she was. I like how my large hands were going to cover her tits completely once I got my hands on them. I liked how my dick was probably going to leave her sore every time we fucked. And I really liked the fact that there’s been no one else. It wasn’t about her virginity so much as knowing that no other man has seen her in her most intimate, unguarded moments. Those are going to belong to me, and only me.
I walked her over until I planted her ass on the kitchen island. She was placed right on the edge where I could nestle my already hard dick against her center.
I squeezed her hips. “Yeah, my audition,” I repeated. “I’m trying to convince you to be with me, not the other