Possessive Instincts

Rocco’s POV

I told myself claiming Alessia in front of everyone was what she deserved.... for letting another man touch her. But then I saw the panic in her eyes, and beneath it, something that looked too much like desire. Every muscle in me rebelled at the sight.

Still, I let her go. Call it mercy, if that word even fits me. She needed to breathe.... maybe it had all been too much.

The mome