Chapter 69: You Created This Monster

POV: EVE

Eve woke to sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows and the delicious ache between her thighs that reminded her of everything that had happened last night.

Multiple times.

In multiple positions.

She smiled into the pillow, stretching languidly, and felt the pleasant soreness in muscles she hadn’t known she had.

Worth it. So worth it.

The bed beside her was empty but still warm. She could hear the shower running in the bathroom, could see steam curling through the partially open door.

Her body responded immediately, heat pooling low in her belly, nipples tightening beneath the sheet.

Seven weeks of denial had broken last night, but apparently her need for him hadn’t been satisfied. If anything, finally having him had only made her want him more.

She threw back the covers and padded naked to the bathroom.

Dimitri stood under the massive rainfall shower, water sluicing over his broad shoulders, his head tipped back, completely relaxed in a way she rarely saw him.

Eve’s breath caught.

He was magnificent. All that power and violence and darkness wrapped in a body that looked like it had been carved by a master sculptor.

And he was hers.

She opened the glass door and stepped inside.

Dimitri’s eyes snapped open, immediately finding her. His gaze tracked down her naked body with such blatant hunger that she felt it like a physical touch.

"Good morning," she said, moving toward him.

"It is now." His hands settled on her waist, pulling her under the spray with him. "How are you feeling?"

"Sore." She pressed against him, feeling him already hard against her stomach. "Satisfied. Happy." She looked up at him through wet lashes. "Ready for more."

His eyes darkened. "Insatiable woman."

"You created this monster." She slid her hand down between them, wrapping her fingers around his impressive length. "Now deal with the consequences."

He groaned, his head falling back. "Eve..."

"Yes?" She stroked him slowly, learning what made him gasp, what made his hips thrust forward seeking more.

"We should....fuck....we should talk about last night...."

"Later." She kissed his chest, his collarbone, his jaw. "Right now, I want you inside me again."

"You’re sore...."

"I don’t care." She nipped at his throat. "I want to feel you. Want to remember what it’s like to be full of you."

Dimitri’s control snapped.

He spun her around, pressing her front against the cool tile wall, his body covering hers from behind.

"Hands on the wall," he growled in her ear. "Spread your legs."

Eve obeyed, her heart racing, her body already slick with more than just water.

She felt him position himself, felt the thick head of his cock slide through her folds.

"Last night wasn’t enough," he said roughly, one hand sliding up to cup her breast, the other gripping her hip. "I thought once I finally had you, the need would ease. But God, Eve...I want you more now than I did before."

"Then take me," she breathed. "I’m yours."

He thrust inside in one smooth, brutal stroke.

Eve cried out, her palms slapping against the tile, her body clenching around the intrusion.

Still so big. Still overwhelming.

Perfect.

"Fuck," Dimitri groaned. "You feel incredible. So tight. So perfect." He pulled back, slammed forward. "Mine."

"Yours," she agreed, pushing back against him, taking him deeper.

He set a punishing rhythm, each thrust driving her higher up the wall, the water cascading over them both, steam filling the space until she could barely breathe.

His hand slid from her breast down her stomach, found her clit.

"Come for me," he demanded. "I want to feel it." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

The orgasm hit her like lightning....sudden and devastating. She screamed his name, her entire body convulsing, inner muscles clamping down on him.

Dimitri cursed, his hips stuttering, and then he was coming too, spilling inside her with a roar that echoed off the tile.

They stayed like that for long moments, both gasping, hearts pounding, completely wrecked.

"Good morning indeed," Eve finally managed, and felt him laugh against her shoulder.

"I’m never going to get tired of this," he said, pressing kisses along her spine. "Never going to get enough of you."

"Good." She turned in his arms, wrapping hers around his neck. "Because I plan to keep you very, very busy."

They actually showered after that, washing each other with gentle hands, stealing kisses, completely unable to stop touching.

By the time they made it out, dried off, and got dressed, it was nearly ten AM.

"I have a meeting at eleven," Dimitri said, buttoning his shirt. "But I’ll be back by two."

"I have to go into the office," Eve said, pulling on a silk blouse. "Quarterly reviews with department heads."

They looked at each other.

"We could cancel," Dimitri said.

"We could stay in bed all day," Eve agreed.

A long pause.

"But we’re responsible adults who run empires," Dimitri finished reluctantly.

"Unfortunately." Eve sighed. "Tonight though...."

"Tonight I’m all yours." He crossed to her, tilted her chin up. "And Eve? Last night changed everything. You know that, right?"

"I know."

"Everyone will know it too. The way I look at you. The way I touch you. Isabella, Enzo, anyone who’s watching, they’ll see that you’re mine now in every way that matters."

"Good." Eve smiled, fierce and certain. "Let them see. Let them know exactly what they’re up against."

He kissed her then and it was long and deep before pulling back.

"Marco will be with you all day. Inside the building. Don’t go anywhere without him."

"I know the drill."

"And if Isabella or Enzo approach you..."

"I’ll handle it." She touched his face. "I’m not afraid of them, Dimitri. Not anymore."

"I know." His eyes were proud. "My fierce queen."

They walked out of the bedroom together, hand in hand.

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POV: NONNA

Sophia had been making espresso in the kitchen when she heard the bedroom door open.

Finally.

She’d been awake since six AM, had heard the shower running for nearly an hour, and had known exactly what was happening in there.