Aurelia shivered when she saw the ferocious look in Lucian’s eyes. He was going to punish her, in a way her family never would. Her stomach tightened, and her p***y tingled. Before she could react or say a single word, Lucian picked her up from the sofa with one arm, jerking her against his body. Aurelia gasped softly and wrapped her legs around him to keep from falling. Lucian shifted his hold, wrapping his left hand around her waist and pulling her face down to his. Without warning, he kissed her lips—a hard, harsh kiss he had always wanted to give her. And this time, he allowed himself because she deserved it for what she was doing to him. Lucian grabbed her waist and ground her against his hard-on, making her moan into the kiss. “Dio,” he growled, breaking the kiss only to grind he

