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“I’m giving you all the time to figure that out. Was your father giving you that?”
She flinches, then shakes her head. I feel a little bad for upsetting her, but I need her to know what I’m saying.
“I’m not your father, Pia. I won't hurt you the way he has.”
Will you hurt me in other ways?
“Never,” I say roughly. I clear my throat before speaking again. “I never want to hurt you. But I can’t keep you safe if you’re not married to me. If I let you go off on your own, your father will find you easily and snatch you right back up. With me, you have the chance to live an actual life.”
I just have to give up my freedom to do it.
She’s snarky, even in text. I can’t say it makes me mad. In fact, it turns me on. I like that she has a spitfire energy to her.
“You’re marrying me today, Pia. Then I’m taking you home. You can either get on board or try fighting it, but I’ll always come after you. You’re mine now.”
She makes a frustrated sound before typing furiously. She’s getting better at it. Though I’m not sure if that’s a good thing, given how she keeps slinging her words at me. You keep saying I’m yours. What about what I want? Are you going to belong to me, too?
I meet her eyes once I’ve finished reading her text. “Pia, I’ve been yours since the first time I heard about you. Now, we’re going up to that church, and we’re getting married. Am I going to have to drag you out, or will you walk up there with me by my side?”
She bites her lip, thinking over my words. God, I want to kiss her. Her lips are so plump that I’m sure they’ll feel like heaven when I get the chance to taste them. And I will taste them. I will make sure Pia knows exactly what it feels like to be passionately kissed.
Finally, she nods.
“Good.” I reach over and brush my finger against her bottom lip. She lets go of it with her teeth and parts her lips. Her eyes flash with an emotion I can’t make out. Fear? Desire? “Do you know how badly I’ve been thinking about kissing you since I first laid eyes on you?”
She blushes deeply and ducks her head.
“You don’t need to be shy with me, Pia. I’ve got you.” I lift her chin, and she meets my eyes again. “Fuck, you’re beautiful.”
She inhales deeply as I lean forward and pause. There’s only a small distance between us. I wait to see if she’ll pull back, but she doesn’t. I lean in the rest of the way and brush my lips against hers in a gentle kiss. I don’t want to scare her right away. I know she’s sheltered.
The gasp that escapes her lips makes my cock hard. Fuck, if only I could take her right now in this car. But she deserves to be claimed in a bed. Hopefully, soon.
I pull back. Her eyes are even darker, but she looks confused.
“I’ll kiss you again after we’re married. When that happens, it won't be so gentle. It’ll be passionate. I want you to know that you belong to me.” I lower my voice. “And that I belong to you, too.”
Pia shakes her head with a look of disbelief.
“Ready to get married?”
She doesn’t look exactly happy, but she nods. I open my door and get out before walking to the other side and helping her out. When I take her hand in mine, another spark passes between us. It’s electric, and I know it means she belongs to me.
I hurry us up to the church since I don’t want Tommaso to find us out here. We’re not very far from his house. I need to marry Pia, then get her to the safety of my own home.
I don’t bother knocking as I open the church doors and pull Pia behind me. A priest walks out of a back room and pauses when he sees us.
“Dario?” he asks, squinting at me.
“Father Angelo, I need you to marry us. Now.” Father Angelo has done some work for me in the past. He’s not exactly the purest of priests around these parts.
He looks between Pia and me. “I’m always happy to do a favor for you.” More like he knows I’ll let him live if he does me a favor. Father Angelo is a smart man. He knows how to survive in this world full of sin.
“Great. This is Pia Vitale. She’s my wife-to-be.”
Father Angelo smiles. “Pleasure to meet you, dear.”
Pia nods a greeting.
