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“I do.” I waited for Allegra to agree.
A tear slipped onto her cheek. She glanced into the trees surrounding the property. “I do,” she finally stated.
“I assume any issues between you can be resolved in the sanctuary of marriage. Marco, do you consent before God?”
The rest of his words were lost as I stared into Allegra’s glistening eyes. I repeated the vows that I would cherish her. I took her to be my wife, and she made the same promises to take me as her husband.
Father Josue put his hand on my shoulder. “Do you have the ring?”
“She’s wearing it.”
Allegra slid the ring from her finger and placed it in the priest’s hand. I did the same with my Bruno family ring. He made the sign of the cross, and then he blessed the rings.
“May you always have a deep faith in each other. Work on that,” he grumbled.
My hand trembled as I slid the ring onto Allegra’s finger. She stared at me as if surprised I’d be affected by our marriage. As her small hand clutched mine, the wind stilled, and silence settled over our guests.
With her head bowed, I couldn’t see her eyes. Eyes that hid secrets, but also spoke truth. Eyes I could drown in when she’d writhe beneath me. A knot tightened in my gut. Did she fear me or did the other man in her life cause the haunting shadows and fear darkening her eyes?
She’d sworn to be loyal to me. Tonight, I’d have the name of the man coming between us.
“Marco?” The priest spoke my name as a question.
I hated shifting my gaze from her, for even a moment.
“You may now kiss the bride,” Father Josue repeated.
She blinked, her hazel eyes more green with unshed tears. Long lashes swept lower, and when they lifted, fire swirled in her irises. I grazed my thumb across her face to the edge of her veil. Sliding my hand beneath the delicate lace, I tunneled through her hair, and banded my fingers around her neck.
She braced her hands on my chest, pressing her palm against the scar beneath my suit. “You’re not using your tongue on me after you’ve had it in any part of her.”
Father Josue grunted.
Fucking hell. I lowered my face and crashed my lips onto hers.
A soft whimper slipped from her lips. For a moment, she stiffened, fighting against the intense chemistry between us. Two flames becoming an inferno. I growled, and her mouth opened, her arms snaked around my neck, and I slid in for a denied taste of her.
I crushed her closer, the soft curves of her body fitting like a puzzle against the hard edges of mine. She twisted her fingers in my hair, rose onto her tiptoes, and her tongue glided along mine.
Stefano whooped beside me.
“I need a drink,” Father Josue said. “These two are going to kill each other.”
Deidre laughed nearby. “Do you think he’s suffocating her?”
I cupped her skull, twisted my fingers in her hair, and kissed her deeper. Passion eclipsed any anger still simmering in my gut. I sucked her tongue, stole the breath from her lungs, and claimed her as my wife.
“When she said I do, she might have been making a promise to make his life interesting,” Stefano said.
“She’s going to makemylife hell,” Ant said. “I have to keep him from killing her and anyone who comes near her. Yes, we know you can hear us,” he said to me.
I ignored him, sucked on Allegra’s lip, continuing to tease and taste her warm, wet mouth.
“I’m not sure if she’s thrilled to be kissing him.” Stefano laughed again. “But if it keeps him from speaking and making a bigger ass of himself, let the kissing continue.”
I deepened the kiss, running my hand along her open back, feeling her satin skin beneath my fingertips. There were issues between us, but in this, she was mine. My cock crushed against her pelvis, and my thigh sliced between hers as she ground against me. I pulled her hard and flush against my body, plundered her mouth, and gripped her ass.
“It doesn’t look like he’s giving her a choice.” Orlando snickered. “Let’s get a drink.”
