Rico could not help but smirk as he watched the mental struggle Marissa was putting herself through thinking about the things that had just transpired between them.  The wheels in her head were running miles a minute and he could not help but be satisfied that it was because of him she was all twisted in knots.<br/><br/>He knew if he wanted to he control Marissa and make her sucumb to him and somehow he was tempted, but he wanted her to come to him with her own free will.<br/><br/>Rico watched the way she looked at his hand and could not help but smirk, “Its not my hand that does the biting.”  Knowing that might make her a little suspicious. “So it will not kill you to take it.”<br/><br/>Rico could tell she was still questioning his motives and she had a point that he had yet to inform her of his name.  He had spent all night getting to know her, he had not allowed her the pleasure of getting to know him.  “The name is Ricardo Bertelli, my beautiful Rose.”  He smiled then grabbed her hand off of her hip and kissed it.<br/><br/>“Oh no, Dawn’s intentions were to drain you and leave you for dead in the alley.”  Rico stated not releasing her hand, “As for me I have other, more honorable intentions.”<br/><br/>Rico could not very well just blurt out that he needs her to become one with him and become his queen.  He could not change her right away there were many things she needed to learn before she can become the woman he needed by his side.