Chapter Thirteen: A Dangerous Addiction
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Elena had known this was inevitable.
That she could fight, resist, deny—but in the end, she would lose.
Because Dante wasn’t the kind of man you could walk away from.
And now, she wasn’t sure she wanted to.
His mouth claimed hers with bruising intensity, demanding submission, but Elena wasn’t the type to surrender easily.
She pushed against his chest—not to stop him, but to challenge him.
To see if he would push back.
Dante growled against her lips, a deep, primal sound, his hands tightening on her waist.
"Careful, little dove," he warned, voice rough with hunger.
"You have no idea what you're playing with."
Elena’s heart slammed against her ribs.
"Then show me."
A curse left his lips before he lifted her effortlessly, turning and pinning her against the cold wall.
Her breath hitched as she felt the full force of him—his strength, his control, the sheer power radiating from his body.
He towered over her, his broad frame eclipsing hers, caging her in.
Elena wasn’t small, but next to him, she felt it.
His eyes burned into hers—dangerous, demanding, utterly consuming.
"You’re playing with fire, Elena." His fingers brushed along her jaw, then gripped it gently, forcing her to hold his gaze.
"And fire doesn’t care who it burns."
Elena exhaled shakily, her resolve crumbling beneath his touch.
"Maybe I want to burn."
Dante stilled.
Then, with a dark, knowing smirk, he leaned in, his lips brushing her ear.
"Then don’t say I didn’t warn you."
And just like that, he shattered the last of her defenses.
Their lips crashed together again, and this time, there was no hesitation.
No second thoughts.
Only heat.
Only need.
Only the beginning of something too dangerous to survive—but too addictive to stop.
The Night That Changed Everything
Dante’s lips were a storm against hers—hot, unyielding, filled with the kind of hunger that had been caged for far too long.
Elena felt her back press against the cold wall, the contrast against her flushed skin making her shudder. His body, all heat and strength, loomed over hers, his presence suffocating in the most intoxicating way.
She was drowning in him.
His hands traced the curve of her waist, fingers digging in just enough to make her gasp.
"You have no idea how long I’ve wanted this," he murmured against her lips, his breath hot, dangerous.
Elena’s fingers found his shoulders, tracing the hard ridges of muscle before gripping onto him as if he were the only thing tethering her to reality.
"Then stop holding back," she challenged, voice breathless.
A dark smirk curved Dante’s lips before his mouth crashed onto hers again. This time, there was no restraint.
He lifted her with effortless strength, and instinct took over. Her legs wrapped around his waist, her body arching into his as he carried her across the room.
The world tilted as she found herself on the bed, Dante hovering over her, eyes dark with pure, unfiltered desire.
"Tell me to stop," he rasped, his hands tracing her bare thigh, trailing higher, testing her resolve.
Elena’s breath hitched.
"I won’t."
Something flickered in his eyes—something primal, something dangerous—before his lips found her throat, tongue tracing the sensitive skin before his teeth grazed it just enough to make her squirm beneath him.
A low growl rumbled in his chest as his fingers trailed lower, teasing, exploring, claiming.
Elena gasped, her back arching as pleasure sparked through her veins.
Dante’s lips ghosted over her ear.
"You're mine now, Elena."
And as the night unraveled, filled with tangled sheets, whispered moans, and the sweet agony of surrender—
She knew he was right.
She was his.
And nothing would ever be the same again.
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