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“This is hter, Aria”

Apparently, Luca hadn’tencounter Fiore Cavallaro spoke up “I didn’t promise too much, did I?”

I wished the ground would open and shole I had never been submitted to so much…attention The way Raffaele looked at me made my skin crawl He’d been initiated only recently and had turned eighteen teeks ago Since then he’d been even more obnoxious than before

“You didn’t,” Luca said simply

Father looked obviously put off Without anyone noticing Fabiano had snuck up behind me and slipped his hand intoat aze entirely too close to hs I shifted nervously and Luca looked away

“Maybe the future bride and husband want to be alone for a few ested My eyes jerked in his direction and I didn’t h Luca had noticed but he didn’t seem to care

My father smiled and turned to leave I couldn’t believe it

“Should I stay?” Uave him a quick smile, which disappeared when my father shook his head “Give them a few minutes alone,” he said Salvatore Vitiello actually winked at Luca They all filed out until only Luca, Fabiano and I were left

“Fabiano,” came my father’s sharp voice “Get out of there now”

Fabiano reluctantly let go ofLuca the deadliest look a five-year old could e Luca’s lips quirked Then the door closed and ere alone What had Luca’s father’s wink meant?

I peeked up at Luca I had been right: with raced his chin He looked out of theHe didn’t spareme up like a hooker didn’t make Luca any more interested in me Why would he be? I’d seen the women he dated in New York They would have filled out the bustier better

“Did you choose the dress?”