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“I’m sorry about tonight, sweetheart. I know I’m in a weird mood. It’s not because I don’t know what I want with you. It’s just, I know I have to head back out for Antonio later this week and it pisses me off. I don’t want to leave you.”
“You have to leave again?” she asks, and she doesn’t try to keep the disappointment out of her voice. That’s both good and bad. I love that she doesn’t want me to leave, but it hurts to hear that I’ve upset her.
“I’m sorry, Gia. I have to. Trust me, it’s the very last thing I want to do—especially since Antonio asked Zane to watch over you while I’m gone.”
“Why would he do that? I told you I don’t need a bodyguard. Did you lie? Is this why you’ve been watching over me? You told me that Emilia and Niko didn’t ask you to be my bodyguard.”
“Calm down, Kitten.”
“I don’t think I will,” she snaps, and her eyes are practically glowing with her anger. I probably shouldn’t find her so damn sexy when she’s mad, butfuck,I do.
I kiss her lips quickly, thrusting my tongue into her opened mouth. The kiss was meant to distract her—at least until I could explain. Instead, we both get absorbed in our desire for one another. She tries to fight me for control in the kiss, but I don’t give her that. She moans her submission. I hungrily swallow the sound down. I’m not willing to lose her mouth long enough to even drag air into my lungs. Her body goes pliant against me and only then do I let go of her mouth. I discreetly lick my lips still tasting her there. “No one has ever asked me to be your bodyguard. I’ve beenwatching overyou—as you put it—because I can’t bear to be away from you for very long. I’m obsessed with you in case you haven’t noticed.”
“But—”
“And Antonio knows how I feel about you. He has from day one. Fuck, Kitten, everyone knows.”
“They do?” she breathes, her eyes going round as saucers. “God…”
“They do andthat’sthe reason Antonio asked Zane to watch over you. He knows I wouldn’t leave you unprotected. I’m set to take over Nico’s place as he moves into Max’s old position full time. That means, you may never need protection, but in case you do, you will have it at all times.”
“Victor, no one knows me. You’re all being silly.”
“I know you don’t have anything to do with the family, but you’re not naïve either, Gia. You know what kind of work we do, and what my promotion means I will be doing more of. Humor me and please, let me make sure you’re safe.”
I see her frown and I begin to worry I’ve said too much. What if she thinks this is all too much? What if she decides she doesn’t want a man who has blood on his hands? Fuck, I meant for tonight to be a relaxing evening full of ways to show her how much I care for her. I sure as fuck didn’t mean for us to go around in circles talking about the major pitfalls of us having a relationship.
“Okay.”
I didn’t think I could be surprised anymore. In my line of work, you always expect the unexpected.
“Just like that?” I ask.
“I trust you. If having someone watch over me is important to you, then I’ll stop fighting it.”
“Does it bother you?” Her face shows confusion, and her nose scrunches up in a way that makes me chuckle. I bend down, kissing the tip of it. “My job, Kitten,” I semi-explain. There’s no way I’m going into detail of everything I do.
“No. Should it?”
“It would some people.”
She seems to think it over for a minute and then slowly brings her attention back to me. “I know you’re right. It’s just that I’ve seen evil. I’ve seen what it did to me, to my Uncle Max, to Emilia, and even Melina, though I didn’t see that up close. Still, I know what happened. I saw how evil Dante was and what he did to those I love. What you do…” she shrugs, trying to gather her thoughts.
“Tell me, sweetheart.”
“I’ve wanted revenge for a long time for what was done to me, Victor. I know I shouldn’t. I also know I can’t get it. I don’teven know who my attackers…attackerwas. Still, I wish I could find them and make them pay. What you do? Is not done to hurt innocent people. When you do something, it’s to do what I’m not strong enough or can’t do in my own case. So, how can I judge you when I wish I could be more like you?”
There’s a lot to what she just said. It doesn’t escape my attention that she uses words that kind of describe what I do but doesn’t use words that are blunt or harsh. I mean, I kill people. She knows that. Yet she skirts around that with her wording. It’s possible that she is burying her head in the sand. That doesn’t bother me. I’m okay with it, as long as it means I get to keep her. It does shock me that she thirsts for revenge. She does, too. I could see it in her eyes as she was talking. Gia doesn’t realize that I’m going to be her avenger. I was already trying before.Now?Now, I will make it a mission. There is one small thing that bothers me. It sounds like there was more than one attacker. God, if that’s true how did my woman survive as well as she has? How does she still manage to keep a smile on her face, love in her heart, and a kindness that blows me away?
“I’m not letting you go, Gia. You need to know that.”
“Victor…”
“I’m keeping you. I’d marry you tomorrow if you’d agree.”
“Marry me?” she gasps. “Are you crazy? Victor, we’re on our first date,” she laughs.
“Kitten, we’ve been together for over a year. Your problem is that you’re just now catching onto that fact. Everyone else already knows.”
