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Her face pales.
She drops the fork she’s holding and swallows.
“I thought they died in an accident?” she whispers, and I shake my head.
“It may not be anyone in your family, but I’ve been investigating for a long time, Mia.” I put the coffee down on the bench and slide my hands into my pockets. “If I tell you anymore than I have, it will put you in danger.”
I let that sink in.
She’s a mafia princess. I don’t have to spell it out. Mia knows exactly what that means.
She stares down at her plate, then slowly, she lifts her eyes and meets mine. “I want to know.”
“You sure?”
I need her to be sure.
“Connor, you just told me you love me. You’re insisting I marry you,” Mia says, and a tinge of hope springs to life in my chest.
“Yup,” I reply, forcing myself to stay where I am.
“Then I deserve to know everything,” she adds.
I stand there, staring at her, my brain misfiring. I’m trying to work out what she is saying.
“Mia,” I finally get out, my hands sliding out of my pockets.
My feet are moving.
She slides off the stool as I pull her into my arms and my mouth claims hers. I don’t know what this means, but it’s been this way between us from the start. We’re like fucking magnets, unable to stay away from one another.
My mouth takes from her, sweeping through her sweetness and reminding her she’s all mine. I know it’s not that simple, but right now, I need her. I need to make her mine.
She pulls her lips from me, and I groan. “Mia.”
“I need to know everything first.” Her eyes close for a moment. When they open, they lock with mine. “Because if you make love to me one more time, Connor Barrett, and then break my heart, I won’t survive.”
“The only way this ends badly, Mia, is if you leave me. Then we’ll both be fucking broken.”
I gently kiss her lips one more time, then lead her down to my office.
Where do I begin?
