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“Wow.” I think I panted the word as he helped me stand. I adjusted my dress, my face probably as red as that one spot on my ass. I was hot all over.
He smirked, then went into the connecting en suite and washed his hands as I slipped on the panties I’d grabbed from my luggage.
I looked over and found him in the doorway, leaning against it with folded arms. “Is this how you’ll be relieving my tension from now on?”
“I told you orgasms help you live longer.” He winked. “Want you living forever, bellissima.”
Wellll. “Ditto.” My gaze flirted with the bulge in his pants as he shoved away from the door. “So let me help you.” I went for my side braid and freed my now-dry hair, allowing the soft waves to fall over my shoulders.
He ate up the space between us and brushed the pad of his thumb along the line of my lips. “This mouth was made for fucking.”
My eyes fell between us, wondering if he’d finally let me taste him.
He held my cheeks before bowing his head to mine. “But not now. I need to tell my brothers what I just learned. My mother’s cousin confirmed Thomas was the one who hired those idiotas.”
“And you’re only just now telling me that?” I stepped back in surprise, and he released his hold on me.
“Thought it’d ruin the moment,” he answered, and yeah, he was right about that. Thomas losing his marbles and hiring some “third party” to attack Enzo was for sure a mood killer.
“I’m so sorry he did that.” I turned, feeling red all over again, but he snatched my wrist, drawing me back to him.
“Never apologize for that man.” His eyes thinned as he studied me, and there were more words he wanted to say, I could feel it, but he chose to keep them trapped behind his lips.
“So glad Chiara is away from him and with my parents.”
“I would’ve devised an extraction plan to get her if things hadn’t worked out the way they did.” There wasn’t any humor in his tone, and that actually made me feel better.
“Does this mean we can lose the extra security here?”
“We’re still not out of the woods, not with the cleaner out there and his clients more than likely knowing their names are at risk.” He admitted what I’d been worried he’d say.
“Then you should go to your brothers.” I nodded, noting the time on the wall clock. It was six, and surely he wanted to talk to his brothers before his father arrived for dinner.
He laced our fingers together. “Will you be okay?”
“Much better now.” I smiled, but he shook his head.
“You need to stop lying to me.” He tightened his hold of my hand.
“And you’re Mr.Honest, are you?” I challenged.
He let go of me and murmured, “Work in progress, remember?”
TWENTY
Maria
“Hey.” I stopped outside the open doorway at the sight of Isabella in the room. And then my stomach dropped when I realized it was their new library, which meant it’d been Bianca’s old bedroom.
“Can you believe it’s my first time coming in here since Mom changed it?” Isabella reached for one of the books on the shelves. Great Expectations.
“Your parents mostly stay at their place near Central Park, right?” I nervously entered the room, unsure if I belonged there and a bit worried if I’d be able to handle being surrounded by what felt like Bianca’s presence and not cry.
“Yeah, Dad still works nonstop at the office even though he should retire and let Constantine take over.” She slid the book back in place and faced me.
“And you never wanted to work at the office?”
“Mergers and all that jazz doesn’t exactly excite me.” She freed her hair from the bun, only to pile her dark locks back up again, reining her hair in with a pink scrunchie. “Can I ask you how Enzo’s doing? He looks off. Like he was trying to act normal and joke around, but it felt like he was doing it to hide something. Trying too hard.”
