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"But you ran away," I re she ran froh

"I thought your father was going to kill me"

"What?"

"I overheard you," she goes on "You were talking in the hallway at the Estate, trying to decide when and how to get rid of me"

"You must have misunderstood, Marzia Father doesn't want you dead"

"He did when I was last there"

"That's a thing of the past Nicoletta is gone Father has given us permission to marry"

"Really?" Her eyes sparkle "Let's do it then"

"Here?" I glance at the bloodied chapel My guards have carried out Vitto's corpse but it's still a bloodbath in here "Are you sure, Marzia? We could have the perfect wedding, everything you've ever dreamed of"

"I don't want that," she replies vehemently "I want to be yours"

I can't tell her no after that stateive a shit that it's stained with the blood of her ex-fiancé We're doing this, and we're doing this right the fuck now

One ofto hurt his him back to the chapel

Theue when I present my request

The ceres Marzia gave me, the ones from her nonna and nonno

"You kept the finger

"Of course I did," I smirk "They're a little thinner I had to have them redone to fit us"

The s hope for the future and I can't help grinning like a fool myself

She putson and the priest pronounces us married I capture Marzia's mouth in a deep kiss that , I pull back "Ready to go back home?"

"Yes," she whispers

We leave the chapel Marzia and I are loaded up into a car, separated with a screen froives us soe of it, ed fro dress into a shirt ofout the e drive back to our Estate

Mythat's happened today Perhaps it was cruel,Vitto, but I also know I've been more in touch with my emotional side today than ever before My hand finds hers

She squeezes aze There are traces of tears in her eyes