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I stop and tip my head back and look at the ceiling, trying to calm myself down before I say or do something that will either end up with me tied to the bed or with a bullet in my head.
“Did you kill Vigo?” I ask, dropping my gaze to him.
He looks me in the eye. “Yes.”
I blow out a breath, thankful that at least he didn’t lie to me.
“Why? When he was dying anyway.”
“You know why. Nobody fucks with my wife.”
“So it wasn’t because I killed Giovanni?”
He stands up and walks toward me.
“If I wanted vengeance for you killing my father, I’d have killed Alessio.”
I nod. “Okay.” And bite my lip.
He tugs me to his chest and holds me for a minute, his bandaged hand cradling the back of my head. He doesn’t try to make small talk or figure out why I’m acting crazy. He just lets me work through it until I’m strong enough to step back.
“I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel.”
“You get to feel however you want. You being pissed at me doesn’t change anything.”
“I’m not pissed at you for killing him. I think deep down, I knew you wouldn’t just let him get away with slapping me. If I’m mad about anything, it’s that you kept me in the dark about it all.”
“Plausible deniability.”
“That excuse might work with the other wives, but it will never work with me.”
“What is it you want to know, Nova? Just remember that wanting to hear the truth doesn’t make you ready to listen to theanswers. I’ll sleep with my cock inside you tonight, even if you can’t look me in the eye. I give zero fucks.”
I think about it. Do I want to know all the details? Will it change how I feel to know what Vice did to him?
No. It might change how I look at Vice, but it won’t change how I feel about Vigo. I look into Vice’s eyes, knowing he’ll tell me every detail if I ask him to, but all it will do is cloud everything between us.
“I don’t need to know the details. I just wish I’d heard it from you and not someone else.”
He cocks his head as if that had never crossed his mind. I forget sometimes that he’s only had to think about himself for the last decade. It will take time for him to consider my feelings. Not that it would stop him. My feelings will never supersede Vice’s wants or needs.
“What happens now?”
“We make the funeral arrangements for my father. And wait for the news regarding Vigo and decide what to do then. I’m sure his lawyers will be in touch.”
“People in the Fiore camp will start to question where I am soon.”
“Maybe, maybe not. There will be a lot going on. Besides, with Gia married, most will assume you’re out of a job anyway.”
I blow out a breath and run my fingers through my hair. “So, Bosco wants you to marry his sister?”
“Jealous, baby?”
I scoff. “Have you met Donna?”
“Can’t say any pretty ladies came to visit me inside other than you.”
“Imagine if Gia and Aldo had a child.”
