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“I just needed a moment to myself”
There was no time for further discussions as the cook rolled a table with our wedding cake toward the center It hite, had six tiers and was decorated with peach flowers Luca and I cut it under another round of applause, followed by ‘Bacio, Bacio’ and put the first piece onto our plate Luca picked up a fork and fed n that he’d provide for n that I’d take care of hiood as supposed to
It was close to ested Luca and I retire to the bedroo his ar into a chair He’d drunk his fair share of wine, whiskey, Grappa and whatever else he could get his hands on Luca, on the other hand, was sober The s of hope I’d harbored that he’d be too drunk to consurin, all predator, all hunger, all want, made my heart pound in my chest Soon most of the men and even many women joined in the chorus
Luca rose fro to it with desperate abandon, but I had no choice A few looks of understanding and compassion from other women were directed
Gianna rose fro her back Salvatore Vitiello shouted so about a bed sheet, but the sound and colors seerip aroundkeeping e crowd,of rowing louder as we entered the house and ascended the staircase toward the second floor where thein my chest
I tasted copper and realized I’d bitten the inside of my cheek hard We finally arrived in front of the dark wooden double doors of theLuca’s back and shoulders Nobody touched me I would have wilted if they had Luca opened the door and I walked in, glad to bring so rang in my head and it was all I could do not to clamp my hands over my ears “Bed her! Bed her!”
Luca slahtCHAPTER SIXThe commotion in front of the door stopped except for Matteo as still shouting lewd suggestions of what Luca could do to me, or I to him
“Shut up, Matteo, and go find a whore to fuck,” Luca shouted
Silence reigned outside My eyes wandered toward the king-sized bed in the center of the rooht and until the end of days The price for ht as well have been I wrappedto quench my panic
Luca turned around to s turned weak Maybe if I fainted, I’d be spared, and even if he didn’t care if I was conscious and tookHe thrust his jacket over the ar He was ht as well have beentouch and I would shatter
Luca took his ti me Wherever his eyes touched my body, they branded ed into ain