Velvet & Dagger, Chapter 2 , The Gondola At Midnight

By steamystoriesbysarahstormverified

Velvet & Dagger — Chapter 2-The Gondola At Midnight Venice, midnight, 1527. After the masked ball, Isabella Contarini leaves the light of Carnevale for the canals. Lorenzo does not let her go alone. In a covered gondola under rain and candlelight, the distance they kept in public finally breaks. What begins as protection becomes a claim — a kiss, a vow without words, and the first real night they stop pretending they are only a lady and a soldier. Danger is still on the water. So is he. Rated R. Sensual romance. No nudity. Fictional adults.