DARK ANGEL: A Mafia Romance -- Book Three: A Violent Love Affair (Erotic Romance) Read Online Free

was no longer as scared. His honesty was such a relief, and in a strange way, he sounded so honorable. For the first time in what seemed like days, I took an easy breath. My heart wasn’t beating quite steady, just yet, but still – I felt… safe with him.
    He took a step toward me. “This isn’t something I tell you lightly.”
    “I understand,” I said softly. “I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you would tell me this. Thank you for trusting me.”
    “Trust isn’t something I take for granted, and I need to know this is something you can handle. This is me —” he said holding his arms out to his sides, “—and I need to know if you can accept me and my life the way it is.”
    I thought about it for a moment. Yes, I was concerned about all of the things I still didn’t know, but Angelo was a man who had worked hard for what he had , and who didn’t take the easy way out. He stood by his morals, and he didn't join his family in whatever criminal activity they were a part of. He was his own man, wild and untamed – and I loved that about him.
    When I answered him, I was certain of my answer.
    “Yes,” I said, looking him right in his dark eyes. “I can handle it.”
    Tho se dark eyes of his grew heated now as he stared at me. A smile curled across his lips. “Do you have any idea how much I want you, cara? How far I would go to keep you with me? I’m more than happy to be honest with you – of course I am. The only thing I ask in return is that you don’t run from me. We have something special between us, and I need to know you are willing to make this work.”
    It struck me hard. This powerful , brooding man, with such mystery and vitality swirling about him, was willing to bare his soul in order to keep me with him. The mere thought of it was making me melt. He felt the same inextricable pull that I did, and we were both powerless to fight it.
    “All right, ” I said, grinning.
    “That ’s not enough,” he growled, and my smile turned to a frown.
    “What do you want me to say, Angelo? I understand that your life is dangerous, but you aren’t a criminal. I can deal with that. I want to be with you.”
    And it was true. I reached out my hand to him, unable to bear the physical distance between us. He stared at me for a long second. He seemed satisfied. In an instant he’d crossed the room to take my hand in his, drawing me up so our bodies were pressed tight together, and his mouth took mine in a brutal kiss.
    This was what I needed. To show him how much I wanted him , and that I accepted everything he had told me.
    “God, cara mia . I want you so much. It killed me when I thought I had lost you. I fucking ache to be inside you again,” he breathed out against my lips.
    I put my lips to his ear, breathing heavily. “Then show me.” 
     

Chapter Three
     
    Angelo’s dark eyes glittered down at me dangerously, and he grinned as he swept me into his arms. He carried me into his bedroom, not bothering with the lights as he set me down on my feet, slowly lowering me so our bodies remained touching.
    More , I thought greedily.
    Impatient to feel his skin pressed against mine, my hands lifted, unbuttoning his shirt to bare his chest as we continued to kiss. He helped me remove it from him completely then he pulled my own shirt over my head, making quick work of my bra as well.
    I moaned as his large hands cupped my breasts, tweaking my nipples so they were hard peaks. I pulled at the strings of his pants, letting the material fall down his legs and he kicked them off so he was completely naked. I reached for him, my hand aching for the feel of the heavy weight of his cock, but he stopped me before I could touch him, restraining my wrists with his hand behind my back.
    “Not yet, Karen.”
    “I want to touch you,” I pleaded, straining against his hold on me, but he held me firm in his grasp. “Not tonight. No power games, Angelo. I want this to be just you and me,