Virgin Marriage by Alexa Riley

Chapter 6

Marco

“Don’t you know how to knock?” I glare at Gia’s brother Jason.

“Not when it comes to my sister.” He looks at my bare chest and shakes his head. “Should have figured a snake like you would make a move on her the second you could.”

“Hey!” Gia shouts from behind me, and I hold up my hand.

“If you want to talk about my relationship with your sister, that’s alright with me. But before you get this twisted idea in your head, you should know I’m madly in love with her, and this has nothing to do with what you think about me.”

I watch her other brothers behind Jason and they look at each other in shock. Jason only glares at me and stomps forward.

“No,” he says.

“No?” Has he lost his mind? “You don’t get to dictate who she loves and who loves her.”

I charge forward and we’re toe to toe, but I’ve got a few inches on him. My body is shaking with anger right now. How fucking dare they come in and break the peace that Gia and I created. I was making love to her and spilling out my heart. It’s something I’ve never done before and he waltzes in and destroys it.

“She’s our sister.” I can see one of his brothers tugging on his arms to hold him back, but maybe this is what he needs.

“I never said she wasn’t. The bullshit you have with me is from a long time ago.”

“Some things don’t just go away.”

“I think it’s time someone tells me what the hell is going on,” Gia says as she steps up beside me and crosses her arms. “I don’t care who it is, but I want to know why the mention of Marco’s name sent you all into a frenzy. And why you’re ready to let this come to blows now.”

“Jason thinks that I did a deal with another company to try and put him under,” I say, and Jason rolls his eyes.

“That’s what I think? Your takeover put me out of business and nearly ruined my name around town.”

“You wouldn’t agree to the terms and I had to make a decision that was best for our company.” I shake my head. “It wasn’t personal.”

“It was personal to me.” He looks over at Gia and points at me. “He’s a snake, and the first chance he gets he’s going to leave you. That’s what he does.”

“You’re wrong!” I shout, shoving his chest and letting my anger get the better of me.

He’s caught by his brothers before he can fall back, and when he lunges for me they keep a tight hold on him.

“Let me go!” he shouts, his face reddening. I can see he wants to tear me apart, but I’m ready if he gets his hands on me.

“You’re not willing to admit that you lost it all because you were too fucking stubborn to ask for help. I could have bailed you out and saved what you built, but your pride was all you cared about.”

“I didn’t need you to save me,” he says through clenched teeth.

“I wasn’t trying to. I was trying to be a friend,” I spit back at him, and the look on his face tells me he never saw it that way.

“You can say what you want now, but the damage is done. I lost it all because of you.”

I take a step back and throw my hands up. “You’re determined to see me as the enemy and I’m done trying to convince you otherwise.” I reach for Gia and she comes to my side as I put my arm around her. “I loved your sister before I knew she was related to you. But I won’t stop loving her because your decisions put you in this position.” I glance to the brothers on either side of him that are holding him back. “Get him out of here.”

“We’re not done here,” Jason says, tugging against their hold.

“For now we are,” I say and hold Gia tighter. “If you want to do this one on one, just let me know the time and place. But me kicking your ass won’t change a thing. You’ll still have to admit that what happened wasn’t my fault.”

“Watch your back,” Jason says as he breaks free of his brothers and clenches his fists. He turns his sights on Gia as I watch him swallow. “He’s not good enough for you.”

“You would say that about anyone,” she says, placing her hand on my bare chest. “I love Marco, and I’ve made my choice. He’s it for me.”

Hearing her say the words to someone else somehow makes them more real. She can tell me she loves me in the quiet and when we’re alone and it feels so damn good, but having her admit it to a room full of people makes me feel ten feet tall and bulletproof.

“It’s your life, and your mistake,” he says and pushes past his brothers and storms out of the apartment.

“Jesus,” Caroline whispers from behind me after they shut the door before her other brothers shake their heads and go. I can’t tell whose side they fall on in all of this—probably their brother’s, even if they think he’s wrong.

“Why don’t we give you two some time to talk,” Aiden says as he takes Caroline’s hand and they go to the door with Elvis in tow.

“But I want to stay and find out what happens next,” Caroline complains, but Aiden just shakes his head and keeps on tugging her.

“Let me know if you need anything,” Aiden says to me and I nod.

“I’ll talk to you later. I want to know everything,” Caroline says to Gia over her shoulder as Aiden pulls her out of the apartment.

Silence passes for a moment as we stand there looking at one another. Finally Gia sighs and then wraps her arms around my waist.

“I didn’t know anything about his business.” She shakes her head and there’s a sad look in her eyes. “It went under?”

“It was a few years ago,” I sigh. “My firm was looking to invest and it could have put him on the map. But he wouldn’t meet the terms and we went with another option. It sent his company into bankruptcy.”

“That’s awful. I wonder if anyone else knows.”

“I doubt it. Jason was always really private and that’s how he ended up like that in the first place. But I’ve heard through the grapevine that he’s onto something again. Something that could be huge. But that’s his story to tell.”

“I love him, but I don’t want this to cause problems.”

“The only problem right now is that you’ve got too many clothes on and I’m not inside you,” I say, pressing her against the wall. “Let’s take care of that.”

“You read my mind.”

I lift her up and her legs wrap around my waist. I unbutton my pants and free my cock while she rubs her hands across my bare chest. I push into her, her wet heat surrounding me as I grunt. She’s tight and hot as I slide in and out of her and try to erase all the drama.

The only thing that matters is Gia and what her heart desires. I can put up with anything, including her asshole brothers, if it means at the end of the day she is in my bed.

“We’re getting your stuff,” I say, thrusting hard. She moans and scratches me down my back.

“Yes,” she breathes and closes her eyes.

“And you’re not ever sleeping away from me again.” A growl rumbles low in my chest as I squeeze her ass and pump into her. “You’re mine, Gia, and nothing is coming between us.”

“I’m yours, Marco.”

I rub my thumb against her clit and she cries out as she thrusts her hips down on my cock. I keep rubbing it, thrusting, until I feel her pussy squeeze me. Her legs tense and she calls my name, her body rocking with her release.

I hold myself deep inside her as my cock swells and I cum. It’s hot and fast, but that’s how it is with us. We’re a fire that can’t be put out and I don’t want it any other way.

I brush my lips against hers and kiss her softly. “One more time. Then we can go,” I say and she smiles at me.

“I think I can handle that.”