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For the first time in my life, I’er than it took for her to make me come And then, she would be out on her ass before she can thank me for the pleasure

This woman will be my wife soon

“You’re here to repay the De Rossi Familia for your father’s sins,” I inform her, but I’ while and when she finally sighs, nodding in response

She turns to regard me then “My father may have made bad choices in his life, but with your parents—”

My hand is onthe distance between me and my new bride before she can finish her sentence Her fear is palpable when I shove her back against theHer back flat against the cool glass as my arm rests on her windpipe The sleek, silver blade whispers a threat against her cheek “If you ever speak of what happened again, if you ever try to say your father was in the right to do what he did, or if you ever, everpoison onto the space between us “I will end you just like they sliced my parents into ribbons Mattea Cavallone may not have their blood on his hands, but the Cavallones are stained nonetheless”

She tips her head back, her chin lifting in defiance at ainst the blade that’s kept ainst an enehtly froainst my zipper

Pushing away fromy head to the side, I can’t stop the sinister set to know each other” I turn and make my way to the exit This tiainst the sainst the door

Pulling my cell phone froroom where I pour a double shot of sain, and that’s when he picks up

“Have you killed her already?” he asks in greeting, but the amusement in his tone tells me he thinks I’ll probably murder the pretty little dancer before I say I do

“No,” I bite out before sing back the deep amber liquid The burn trails its way down my throat, and I revel in the fire as it reaches my stomach “I can’t have her live here”

“She’s going to be your wife, Enzo,” he tells me in a tone that frustratesas I have, he’s levelheaded where I a with this stupid ideasomeone, will settle me down

“She’s invadedhead,” I finally bite out “She’s a nuisance, and I don’t like the distraction I have work to do and I can’t concentrate if she’s going to go snooping around my house”

Mario sighs I picture hi as he listens to ive her a chance”

“Are you saying I’ll eventually love her?” I sneer, the thought causing er “She’s a Cavallone, the only way I’ll ever feel anything for her is when I finally get to slice all that pretty porcelain skin from her bones”

My best friend chuckles The sound so foreign to h aroundout the best in him And that’s why I’ll never love Luna She’s a reminder of what my family has become

I think back to a conversation I had once with e I didn’t think he’d go through with it at the time

“Listen toon a saddened tone “I didn’t love your ot married, either It takes time in situations like these”

I pour another drink before walking over to the balcony doors and staring out into the night “You both always seeht of myself as a husband, that I would settle down and have one woman in my bed for the rest of my life It wasn’t in my plan All I wanted was to take over the Familia from my father and ensure that nobody could ever overthrow us We’ve built a strong foundation, one I know is solid, but if I had soht of a wo forced to marryit will last