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She leaned back against the wall, which h was displayed and his body tightened another notch Her pose h breasts of hers jut forward

Alluring and sexy and like a gift for him to unwrap He sed hard

He needed to go to bed and so did she Separately And yet he couldn’t help asking, “I did what in your ghastly night ahen you were treave you?”

“You were screa at me that it was all my fault That I… I killed Gio”

Reaching her, careful not to touch her, he said, “You’ve had a strenuous week”

She dragged her fingers over her face, leaving i to do?”

“We’re just going to sleep for about forty-eight hours” The iled, her lithe body pressed against hers—hit hi

“I couldn’t sleep with all these thoughts swirling in my head Would you tell me the truth if I asked you, Raphael?”

He instantly became wary “If I can,” he said reluctantly

He’d always been the protective type with his sisters and even with Allegra After everything she’d done, it was he who had finally dragged her to the rehabilitation prograh it was a different matter

But with Pia, he are of all of his shortcos It was as if she constantly held up a mirror for him and he couldn’t bear to see what it would show He didn’t want to hurt her He didn’t want to do anything that would break her pure spirit

He couldn’t stay away from her either Not anyain

“Did I cause Gio’s attack?”

“Pia—”

“No, please You don’t know But I…a few hours before the attack, I told him I wanted to…to take a trip”