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“There are few good things in our world, Luca, and if you find one you cling to it with all your s in my life”

“I’ood,” Luca said almost desperately

“You’re not a good ood for me I feel safe in your arms I don’t knohy, don’t even knohy I love you, but I do, and that won’t change”

Luca closed his eyes, looking alned “Love is a risk in our world, and a weakness a Capo can’t afford”

“I know,” I said even as my throat corded up

Luca’s eyes shot open, fierce and blazing with e you is the only pure thing in my life”

Tears brimmed in my eyes “You love me?”

“Yes, even if I shouldn’t Ifto get their hands on you, to hurtyou The Bratva will try again, and others will too When I became a made man, I swore to put the Familia first, and I reinforced that sah I kneas lying My first choice should always be the Familia”

I held ave me almost broke me into pieces

“But you are my first choice, Aria I’ll burn down the world if I have to I’ll kill andfor you Maybe love is a risk, but it’s a risk I’ to take and as you said, it’s not a choice I never thought I would, never thought I could love soht it It’s the first battle I didn’t ”

I slung e in my shoulder Luca pulled back “You need to rest Your body needs to heal” He made me lie down but I held onto his arms “I don’t want to rest I want to make love to you”

Luca looked pained “I’ to hurt you Your stitches could rip open”

I trailed my hands down over his chest, his taut storees with me”