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She shakes her head. “Sorry. My hormones are still all over the place since having the babies.”
“Don’t be sorry. How old are they?”
“Two months old today, and I’m missing them like crazy.”
“I was the same way when I had to leave my little sister, Belle, for the first time.”
Amelia asks, “You take care of your sister?”
“And brother.”
“That’s great. I recently adopted my younger cousins.”
Goldie grins. “Tell her how many kids you have now.”
Amelia doesn’t look the least bit embarrassed as she says, “Six, and we hope to add to our family as soon as we can.”
Winter, who’s been mostly quiet until now, says, “Lord, you’ll have enough kids to make up for the ones Idon’twant to have.”
“You don’t want kids?”
She shakes her head. “Nope. Even had the surgery to make sure there aren’t any accidents. What about you? Should we be expecting a little Luca Di Bello running around soon?”
“God, I hope not.” They laugh and I cover my face. “That didn’t come out the way I meant it to.”
“That rough, huh?” Winter smiles. “If it makes you feel any better, my husband literally kidnapped and tortured me when we first met. And that was after his second-in-command took a side job to kill me. Obviously, he didn’t go through with it, but definitely made for a rough time until we finally fucked it out.”
I laugh at her bluntness.
Amelia adds, “You’ll find that we all came to be with our men in unusual ways. Mine kidnapped me, too.”
Goldie says, “And I broke into my guys’ house, where they caught me. What about you?”
They each seem genuine, as if I can talk to them and they won’t judge me.
“My father sold me to pay off a debt.”
Goldie scowls. “Creep.”
“Luca was the one who bought me and made me take part in a chase.” My cheeks warm and I rush on. “I had to run from him, Henri, and Maurice. Run for my life, to be exact. And now things are… complicated.”
Goldie grins. “Girl, we love complicated around here. Let me guess. You’re having feeling for one or more of them and aren’t sure if it’s real or maybe because you’ve been kidnapped and are now fucked in the head.”
“Yeah, that sums it up perfectly.”
“Listen, no one knows what it’s like to be in our shoes. We each hold the attention of the most powerful men in the city. It’s a lot, right?” At my nod, she continues, “But you still know your heart. If you’re feeling something, then it’s likely real.”
Amelia adds, “But if it’s not, we can help you.”
“Help me how?”
“We can get you away from the Di Bello Family and give you time to think.”
It’s everything I thought I wanted. Except, now that it’s within my reach, I’m not sure what to do.
Winter touches my arm. “Dove, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to stay. If you knew the things Midas did to me, you would ask if I’m in my right mind because I stayed. And I would do it all over again to be with him, Doc, Huntsman, and Blick.”
“Thanks. That’s somehow helpful.”
