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I can wait until she’s ready to say the words out loud.
The corner of my mouth lifts as relief fills my chest. I don’t know how I fucking made her love me, but I’m thankful.
I kiss the side of her neck before I pull out of her, and getting up, I walk to the bathroom so I can dispose of the condom.
When I enter the bedroom again, it’s to see Skylar gathering her clothes.
“You’re not going anywhere,” I mutter before I take the clothes from her hands and toss them back onto the floor.
Lifting her off her feet, I fall on the bed with her in my arms. She lets out a chuckle as I move over her, and with a smile on my face, I stare down at my woman.
“Christ,amo. You’re so fucking beautiful,” I whisper before pressing a tender kiss to her lips.
“What doesamomean?”
“Love.”
Her smile widens, and lifting her hand, she brushes her fingers through my hair. “I like your hair when it’s all ruffled. It makes you look hot.”
“Glad to hear you think I’m hot,” I tease her.
She scrunches her nose. “You know you’re attractive.” Her eyes lower to my jaw as she trails a finger over my stubble. “Even when you put the fear of God in me, I couldn’t help but notice. It’s actually very deceiving and unnerving.” Her gaze meets mine again. “It makes you more terrifying.”
I press another gentle kiss to her mouth, then ask, “How so?”
“You don’t expect beautiful people to kill at the drop of a hat.”
I stare at her for a moment before I say, “I’m sorry for all the hell I put you through.” Wrapping my arms around her, I pull her against my chest as I turn onto my side. “I lost my mind after Giulio died, and I took it out on you and your father.”
She presses a kiss to my chest, then whispers, “Thank you for apologizing.”
Needing to change the subject, I say, “I don’t really like long walks on the beach, and I don’t suck at cooking. It’s just easier to order in.”
Skylar chuckles, and lifting her head, she looks at me. “What else?”
I brush her hair back as I drink in the stunning smile on her face.
“You’re the first woman in my bed.”
Her eyebrows lift. “Really?”
I nod. “I don’t let people into my private space easily.”
“Did you take all your one-night stands to hotels?” she teases me.
I shake my head. “I’ve never had a one-night stand.”
Her eyebrows draw together as she gives me a skeptical look. “Fine. All your girlfriends.”
“I’ve only had three. Excluding you.”
She stares at me, trying to figure out whether I’m telling the truth.
Opening up to her about my past, I say, “They were all Sicilian, and my parents arranged the dates in the hope I’d pick one of them to marry. After my father died and I took over as the head of the family, I stopped that shit, and I’ve been single ever since.” I take a deep breath and let it out slowly before I add, “I never planned to marry and have children of my own. That’s why I made Giulio my heir.”
Her expression grows serious, then she says, “I don’t know whether I’ll be able to have children. I had a shattered pelvis, and they had to reconstruct my bladder. You know all about the kidney failure.” She lets out a sigh. “It’s not something I’ve thought about until now.”
“We’ll adopt,” I say. “You’ve been through enough, and I don’t want the strain of a pregnancy putting your life in danger.
