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I suspected she’d done none of those things. Instead, she was garnering an education with online porn. She stood before me, clasping the blanket against her chest, and promising a wife with the personality of warm milk. It might be nice late at night but would only put me to sleep.
“We’ve been provoking each other all evening,” she said. “And then you brought me here. Why? Why dothatto me?” She pointed to the bed. “I didn’t start this.”
“Sit.”
She hesitantly sat but kept space between us.
“More than anywhere else, I want your trust in our bed. Forgive me if I expected some hesitancy from your inexperience.”
“I’m a mafia princess, Marco, and I’ve always wanted to be your wife. I’m not a timid virgin coming to your bed. I’ve never had sex, but I know how to please my own body. Once I became your wife, I wanted to know how to please you, too.”
“And you learned how to give a blowjob on Google?”
“Mostly. I learned how to give good head by watching gay porn.”
“Mio dio.”My god. She was serious. I flopped onto my back and covered my face with my hands.
She tugged on the blanket, scooted closer, and kneeled next to me. “Do you still want to start over?”
I sat up again. “No.” Because what I was discovering about her only made her more appealing. “We need to learn about each other.”
“My brother says they call you The Enforcer and that you’re unforgiving. I’m sorry that I’m not what you expected.”
“I’m the one who needs to apologize.” I cradled her head in my hand. Her silky hair slipped between my fingers. “I don’t want a tepid wife.”
“I know this marriage is only happening now because you need soldiers. I know you had three brothers. I’m sorry about Luca. Are you going after the Irish?”
“Our bed isn’t the place to speak about business.” I didn’t expect to discuss business with her at all.
She chewed on her lip. “I’m not talking about sex with you either or how we’ll split the household duties. Maybe I should just go to my room.”
“Your place is next to me.”
“Why? We’re not going to have sex until our wedding night, and I’m not going to do any of the other things I’ve learned. I’d rather go to the kitchen and get a banana. At least I won’t be hungry after I come.”
I chuckled and toppled her onto her back. “I think we’re getting along well, considering we’ve had two fights in two minutes and neither of us is bloody.”
“Only because I don’t have my knife.”
I shifted on the bed and lay back on the pillows.
“Please,” I whispered, opening my arm for her.
Keeping the blanket tucked around her, she stretched out next to me. I tunneled my fingers through her hair again. In the darkened room, the fight drained from me. I needed to remember she was young and at a disadvantage in this arrangement.
“Do you know how to use the knife?” I asked.
She fidgeted with the blanket.
“I don’t want you to be afraid of me, Allegra. I’d rather have the truth, even if it means we fight until we resolve whatever is between us.”
“I don’t want to argue.”
I kissed her temple. “If you’re going to carry a knife, you need to know how to use it. I would be surprised if your brother taught you to fight.”
She didn’t speak.
“I won’t be upset.” I promised. “By your silence, I assume you weren’t trained by Santino. Google?”
