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“Yes. Yes, you do. To me, you are everything. Without you, I am nothing. Never say that again.”
I wish I could show him just how I see him through my eyes. The most powerful man in the world.
“I’m so sorry, Rosa. I’m sorry I didn’t see this happening. I would have taken you away sooner.”
“You saved me, not just today, but all those months ago when you took me. I would never have survived any of this without you.”
He drops his head to rest against mine.
I place my hand over his chest, his frantic heart hammers against my palm.“Mia vita, Luca. I love you.”
He runs a hand through his hair. “I found her, Rosa. I can’t get the image out of my head.”
Guilt creeps over me. If I had been stronger and stayed away from Luca, his mom could still be alive. I shake my head, I can’t think like that now, not when he needs me.
His tattooed hand covers mine.“But, all that matters now is that we are here, together. Nothing can keep us apart.”
“No more last kisses?”
He looks down at my hand on his chest and frowns. I almost sag in relief as he slides off that disgusting engagement ring that has branded me for months. I’m free.
He pockets it. I don’t question it. I never want to see it again.
“They never were going to be our last kisses. There isn’t a single thing on this earth that would have kept me from you.”
I pull back. “I need you to get me out of this monstrosity, Luca.”
He places me down and starts unlacing the corset. Every time his fingers brush my skin, I shiver in anticipation.
As soon as it's loose, I push it down and step out of it.
“Burn it.”
He bundles it up in his arms, walks towards the balcony, and tosses it over the side, wiping his hands with dramatic flair when he’s done.
He doesn’t realize the pain he’s taken away from me with that simple act. When he reaches me, I cover my bruised arms with my hands.They’re a purple testament to my failures.
“Please don’t hide from me, baby. I love every inch of you.” He tips my chin up to face him. “And that also means don’t keep your feelings or your demons from me. I’m here to battle them with you. Always.”
“And the same goes for you. We fight together, remember?”
He nods. I push myself up on my tiptoes and press my lips to his.
“I love you, Luca.”
“My heart beats for you and only you, tesoro.”
A knock at the door interrupts us from falling farther into each other’s arms.
“What?” Luca shouts in annoyance.
The door creeps open. Grayson peers around the edge and Luca spins me behind him. “I don’t know how much longer I can hold off Frankie. If you want to do this, Luca, you need to take over.”
Dante.
He’s down in the basement.
“Go. Finish this.” I tap Luca’s back.
