“And she’s going to stay there if she knows what’s good for her.”
From my purse I took out the necklace box and slammed it into his waist. “Go back to her, Enzo. You don’t care about me or anyone else. You just want what you want when you want it.”
“Until now you felt the same way. That’s why it worked between us.”
“Not anymore.”
“Tiny, I want you,” he breathed, tossing the box on the coffee table and reaching for me. “I’ve wanted you since the moment I saw you. You know that.”
I put my hands out to stop him from touching me. “And I wanted you. And we had each other, and it was fun for a lark, but now it’s done. You’ve got everything you want—the drugs, the whisky, the club, the car, all of it. I just want you to let me go now.”
“What if I don’t want to let you go?”
“You have no choice.”
His eyes flashed with anger. “It’s Lupo, isn’t it?”
“I didn’t tell him what you told me,” I said quickly. “I kept the secret.”
“Bravo, darling. You passed the test.”
“Damn right I did. I never lied to you.”
“You told me there was nothing between the two of you. That was a lie.”
“There was nothing between us then.”
“And now?” His breaths were controlled.
“And now…” I swallowed. “Now there is something.”
To my surprise, he laughed. “You want that fucking boy?”
Rage exploded inside me, and I shoved his chest. “Go to hell! It’s none of your business who or what I choose! It never was.”
“You’ll change your mind. You’ll want what I can give you—I know you, Miss O’Mara. Don’t forget that.”
“No, you don’t. You knew a girl who chased danger for a while, that’s all.” I backed toward the door.
“You chased more than that, darling.”
My face burned. “Maybe I did. But that’s done.”
He moved toward me, slow and sleek, unfairly handsome. Before I knew it, he had me up against the wall, a hand on either side of my head. “And I say, it isn’t done. I still want you.”
“You’ll find another girl.”
He moved a lock of hair off my face. “I don’t want another girl. I want this face, and these lips, and this body.”
I turned my cheek to prevent him from kissing me. “You can’t have me. Leave us alone.”
He slammed a hand into the wall and backed away from me, rage radiating from his body. “Go, then. But if you thought I’d let him go unpunished, you were mistaken. He stole from me.”
Panic screamed through my veins. “Enzo, please don’t do anything to hurt him.”
His lips tipped up. “You’re too late, darling. It’s already done.”
It was the smile that frightened me most.