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“That bastard I' into his inner coat pocket, he takes out his phone

I stop him before he can make a call “No, we need to come up with a plan to make sure we are steps ahead of hi, and then he’ll be gone”

“Does she know about this?”

I wait and debate how to answer this After a h in frustration “No, she doesn’t That’s why I’ you to her You seem to be the only man she can trust, so I want as many people in her corner as possible”

He nods without a word Exiting the highway, I make my way toward my secluded property

“Can she trust you?” I finally ask, because last time she trusted her father, she married the devil himself

“Yes How dare you question m—”

“I will question anyone when it comes to Arabella’s safety Don’t ever think you are above that law just because of your status in our world” I give him another look, and this time, he actually looks afraid Men like Marcello have no fear, but I will hter

“Did you hurt her before you found out who she was?”

I think about that question Physically, no, but with her last words to me, I definitely caused her emotional pain

“No,” I respond, because I know that’s what Marcello ave a fuck about her emotions before

“Good Get ht when he says this, I turn off onto the unpaved road that leads to the gate of ht on in our tower, and instantly a vise grips et to the part where I come home to her in that room and she’s actually happy to see me

“I see why you charge so much,” he remarks on behalf of the castle-like home and the top-notch security

“When you’re in the business of death, you have to spend extra to keep yourself alive,” I tell hi up to the house We climb out at the sa us in

“Sir,” he greets me

“Bring her tous toward it I cleaned it up after I called her father, knowing this is where ould conduct the