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“Tell me exactly what he said and did to you, Valentina.”
I shake my head, tears in my eyes. “I don’t want to talk about it, E. Thank you for punching him, he deserved it.” I rest my forehead on his chest.
He wraps his arms around my shoulder. “I’ll always protect you, Val. You know that, don’t you?”
I nod as I look up at him, biting my lip. “I feel safe with you,” I murmur.
He closes his eyes momentarily and nods. “I’m glad you feel that way,” he says quietly, as he moves a strand of my hair out of the way. “I will never let anything happen to you.”
I pull him closer to me and wrap my arms around his waist. His smell is completely intoxicating. Closing my eyes, I savor it once more.
I’m completely bewildered and blindsided by Toby. I’ve no freaking idea what he thinks he’s playing at, but now I know I’ll never have to see him again. This was all a big mistake.
There is someone else I want, and he’s standing right in front of me, making sure I’m okay.
“Val, talk to me, tell me what you’re thinking?” he says after a moment. Looking down at me, he brushes a knuckle across my cheek.
“I don’t know what just happened, but I just want to forget about it.”
“You know I can’t let that happen, Val. Maybe right now, yes, but not after the wedding is over.”
“Please, Enzo, it’s not worth it. He was drunk.”
“Like that’s an excuse,” he mutters. “Tell me what I can do to make it right in this moment. Something that doesn’t involve going after that asshole and putting a bullet through his brain.”
I bite my lip as I look up at him suggestively, my eyebrows raised in question.
I want to kiss him so bad.
He glances down at me, and swallows hard. “Not that, Val.” He shakes his head. “You can’t ask me that.”
“I just did, Enzo. You asked me what you can do, and I’m telling you.”
“I didn’t meant that,” he maintains, and I notice he seems pained by this admission. It’s not a look I’ve seen on him before.
“Enzo, please. Just kiss me, just once. I have to know.”
He tilts his head to the side, searching my face, but his hands haven’t moved from the wall beside me.
My heart skips a beat that he could even be contemplating it. The heat burns off us. Every fiber of my being is telling me he wants me to.
My eyes flick up to his as I wait, in anticipation to see what he will do next….
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ENZO
My heart is poundingin my chest so hard I think it might actually explode.
It’s from what she does to me. I don’t give a shit about my altercation with Toby. I’ll fucking see to him after this weekend is over.
Nobody disrespects Valentina like that.
How fucking dare he lay his hands on her, especially drunk. It makes my blood boil. It’s a hard limit for me, and he’s lucky he’s still breathing.
And here Valentina Medici stands, asking me to kiss her, just once, to see what it’s like.
I don’t want to do anything in anger while reeling about Toby and what could have happened if I hadn’t stepped in. I ground myself with my hands on the wall, looking down at her beautiful face.
