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Pia stepped out of the lience Raphael insisted on, and walked the last few steps to the front of the historical opera house Teatro Alla Scala and gaped with her ht rail, but of course he wouldn’t listen

Glad that she had worn her soft silk ereen dress that made Milan’s humidity bearable, she looked around herself Typical of the busy city’s evening, Piazza della Scala was busy and noisy, mostly with tourists Locals, she’d learned, had already escaped to the beach, especially as it was the weekend

She had barely breathed in the architectural marvel all around her when the hairs on her nape stood up with that fa around, she spotted Raphael instantly aantly dressed men and women in front of the famous opera house

Tall and wide and ieous, he stood out His shoulders looked broader than ever in the handnificent lights of the square

Clad in a black suit with a white shirt underneath, hands loosely tucked into his trouser pockets, he was leaning against a pillar and watching her with a curious s that she wanted to linger, he crooked a finger at her

That playful arrogance, that wicked proood enough to be devoured And he looked at her as if he was ready to devour her

It had been a whole long, utterly miserable ten days since she had last seen him, ten days since he had sent her into spasms of unbearable pleasure with hisof that scandalousto her ears

And he knew Even across the ten feet or so that separated theer in his eyes, sense the attraction arc between them

Heart beating a thousand beats ato a stop at the breathtaking sight of him, Pia reached him

He is mine, a part of her cooed in joy

Holding her at araze over her arms and shoulders left bare by the thin straps of the dress A th slit in her dress She saw hi flashed and she was fiercely glad for swi herself fit

And then his arm was around her, hissuch a good view of your legs, cara mia They are only for my pleasure, to be wrapped around my hips while I move inside you” His hand rested possessively on her waist as if to warn off any approaching man “I think I like you all covered up in your jeans and my shirts”