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As we pulled away, our foreheads still rested against each other.
A quiet calm settled within me. The world around us might be burning, but I knew that there was something more to this.
31
LUCA
As we sped awayfrom the warehouse, my heart sank with a whole hell of a lot of guilt and even more regret. How had I let things escalate to this? Bringing Annabelle into my dangerous world was selfish — but it seemed justifiable up until this point.
Now? Now, I felt like a piece of shit.
I stole a glance at her, her face pale and two streaks of blood marking her arm, a reminder of the two bullets that had grazed her.
A surge of anger coursed through me, directed at myself for putting her in the fucking position in the first place.
I had selfishly put her there.
This was my life.
Not hers.
It should have never been hers.
I was a mobster, a man ingrained in a world of power, betrayal, and bloodshed. Anna was far from pure and innocent, but she should still be shielded from this world.
Dominic's arrogance had infuriated me. Was he seriously that ruthless that he didn’t care that his daughter had been shot?
She had no loyalty to the family, no understanding of the ruthless nature of our business. She was a cop, a woman bound by law and order or some shit, and I couldn’t imagine him thinking she was in on this with me.
So why put her in danger?
It wasn’t adding up.
I sighed as we left the doctor and made our way back toward the apartment above The Flash.
There was such a clash between our worlds.
My love for her burned deep and rocked me to my core, but it could be nothing more than whatever the hell it was now.
How had I let this happen?
I had a desperate longing to keep her safe, and I knew it was because of my feelings for her. I couldn't deny the truth any longer.
But why had I been so stupid to let it happen?
The mob life wasn't meant for her. I couldn’t force her to marry me.
This was a world of treachery and violence, a world that would only bring pain and danger to her doorstep. A world where her father very well could turn his back and shoot her dead in the street.
I couldn’t let that be what she knew.
With a heavy heart, I made the decision.
It was what I had to do.
It was what was right.
I had to let her go. I just didn’t know how to do it without her getting hurt. The cops were dirty. Her dad was dirty
