Page 177 of Marriage of Sin

That is just a disaster waiting to happen. But C has never been one to learn his lesson.

Much later, we head back to our honeymoon suite. It’s just us now, moonlight streaming through the open windows, the sound of waves lapping against the rocks below.

Adriana stands on the balcony, still in her dress. I strip off my shirt and join her outside.

I wrap my arms around her waist. “Mrs. Molloy,” I murmur into her ear.

“That’s my name now.” She leans back into me, settling between my shoulders. “For real this time.”

“For real.” I press a kiss to her neck. “No escape clause.”

“No escape clause,” she says.

We stand there for a while. Just breathing.

“Thank you,” she says after a few minutes.

“For what?”

“For not giving up when I pushed you away. When I told you it was over.” She turns in my arms, looking up at me. “Most men would have walked away and said screw it.”

“I’m not most men. Don’t you know that by now?”

“I do.” She brings her hands to the sides of my face, her thumbs stroking over my jaw.

I lean toward her, capturing her lips in a slow, deep kiss that reinforces every promise we made today.

When I finally pull back, she’s smiling.

“I love you,” she says.

“I love you, too.” I grin. “Now can I please get you out of this dress? I’ve been thinking about it all day.”

She laughs, that real, unguarded laugh I worked so hard to earn back. “Oh my God, could you be any more romantic?”

“I’ll show you romantic.” I sweep her up into my arms, carry her inside, and lie her down on the white comforter. She stretches out, her dress sliding up her thighs, legs falling slightly open enough to taunt me. I climb onto the bed, straddling her, captivated by her heated gaze.

There will be plenty of problems to solve once we get back home to our reality. Eamon’s still out there. The Kozlov situation needs watching. And whatever Wolfe is tracking could be nothing or could be everything.

But none of that matters right now.

Tonight, there’s just us. My wife in my arms. Our future stretching out ahead of us.

The rest of the world can wait.

Tonight, she’s the only thing that matters.

OMG, did you LOVE this book or what?? I had such an amazing time writing this epic love story, and I hope you enjoyed the new mafia world I’ve created.

“To blood and bullshit, the foundation of every great empire!”

Are you ready for more of the Molloy Brothers?? Wolfe is up next and he’s about to meet his match…you guessed it, in a hacker hero x hacker heroine match up! Who will prevail?