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I dropped my head and felt real fear at that I didn’t want her to have problems with how she looked

She’s beautiful

Mamma cleared her throat, aardly leaned forward, and said, "We all have… secrets Secrets well buried Until we… find the one soul who… makes the burden… of such… secrets just that little bit… easier to… to… to bear"

Ma labored, so I took the pain meds once more and implored her with a stern look to open her mouth But just before she did, she whispered, "If you love her right… that love… will heal her… but do not… destroy her… ive that love… then take it away, it… will be sole tear dropped fros had shut down Ma to my daddy Luca Carillo had destroyed her over the years, but she still loved him fiercely She didn’t want me to become my daddy with Lexi She wanted me to be the one to healas I asked, Maue, and the entire time her dark eyes watchedhiotta protect our turf We lose that, we lose all our green, and I knohat that means for you Carillo boys"

"Caspico, Gio"

"Hey, Axe, you been liftin’ cars again? Where’d this piece of shit Prius come froan tucking Mao… Do not let… Levi deal with… the, I stood to exit the room, when Mamma said, "Send… her in… I wish… to talk to your… folletto"

That stilledshyly to Lexi and her bea back at him The kid was already in love with her; I could tell by his returning dopey grin

"Perchè?" I asked Mamy baby brother feel wanted… cherished

"Austin, mio caro… send… her in… It is between htly nervous at what could be said inLevi hat looked like math homework Just as I reached the small coffee table they were crouched around, I flicked et her to come to me

"So complete questions three and four, and I’ll check if they’re correct in just atoexpression and occupied hi Lexi’s hand, I pulled her into the kitchen, way out of sight Before she had time to ask questions, I cupped her cheeks with ainst hers

A breathy whiht onto h her lips and into ainst the counter and groaned as her arainst hers My ck was hard, and I could feel Lexi’s body heat pouring off her in waves

As the seconds passed, Lexi’s inexperienced body began to relax, getting more into my touch When her hands slipped up and threaded into ht and wrapped ainst e crack of thunder shook the foundations of the trailer, Lexi stilled as though she’d been shot Her lips suddenly froze on mine and her hands slipped froh the sex-crazed fog that was clouding up all rational thought, I thought they were a sign of pleasure, until I felt the wetness on her cheeks

As I pulled back, I realized silent tears were tureen eyes had turned vacant, andthe fk out on ain

As I went to withdraw from our embrace, it took me a moment to realize where my hands were: flat to her back,them in the air, I hissed, "Pix? Pix! Come back to me I’m off you Just coh when she began panting and her lashes fluttered, pulling her from his trance That fked-up voice that she said constantly tempted and tormented her