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Surprise crossed Luca’s face “Thinking about using theainst me?”

I huffed “As if I could ever beat you in a fair fight”

“I don’t fight fair”

Of course he didn’t “So will you teach me?”

“I want to teach you a lot of things” His fingers tightened on my knee

“Luca,” I said quietly “I’m serious I know I have Romero and you but I want to be able to defendhappens You said it yourself, the Bratva won’t care that I’m a woman”

That got hiyo there”

I s sorab my workout clothes” I hopped off the stool and ran upstairs

ThirtyI was bursting with excite to distract ot out of the car and he carried our bags as we headed through a rusty steel door Security caed man sat in a nook that held a table and chair as well as a TV Two guns were in his holster He straightened when he saw Luca, then he spotted reide

“My wife,” Luca said with a hint of warning and the aze jerked away frouided e hall There were a boxing ring, all kinds of exercise , and a corner withI was the only woman

Luca gri rooms are men only We don’t usually have female visitors”

“I know you’ll make sure nobody sees me naked”

“You bet I will”

I laughed, and a few faces turned our way, thenThey quickly returned to what they’d been doing before when Luca ledbadly disguised glancesto Luca He opened the door, then stopped “Let ainst the wall as Luca disappeared inside the changing rooone, I could feel the full force of themy way I tried not to let them see how nervous their scrutiny h of relief when Luca came back out, followed by a few men who pretended they didn’t notice me I wondered what Luca had told them