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est. I ran over to Luca, throwing my arms around h

stained

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s. The thought made me stumbl

pulled the sheets off, throwing them on

he looked up at me with angry ey

f the Mafia. The Monster. This was normal

irt. "Damn it, Luca. This is our wedding night. The le

ers. "I fucking tried. What do you think I was doing? Wa

from the wound. I didn't even know if the bullet ha

ere deadly serious. "No, check my nightstand. You

e and draining to my feet. "I'm not remo

eeth were clenched. "Didn't you just vow to serve, honor, and protect me? Tonight tha

unning to the nightstand. Who would believe me if I told them I'd

it my lip and swallowed the laugh down. If I s

es were closed tight, his teeth biting down on his lip in pai

it could be inf

hat," he muttered, opening his eyes. Luc

y and opened the box. "

pirit will do. Find the tweezers too

d a tweezer before. How on earth was I suppose

some spirit over the cotton wool and cleaned his shoulder, doing my best

I couldn't get a hold on it. Luca took it from me, an

ch silently, before stepping closer a

me kill a man like nothing was happening, b

ght into his eyes. "The sight of blood on my hus

dark like an endle

badly to stay where I was, but his vo

waist, pulling me into his chest. He smelled like blood, but his skin was war

ver I had thrown on. His fingers dropped lower, and

he could suck at my skin. I was finding it difficult to co

ad back, my fingers tightening around his shoulders because my kne

owing against the wet spot he had just sucke

vous. I didn't want to have sex with Luca with blood all over his clothes.

d down. My breasts were almost spilling out of the ro

w is you." He stood and stalked t

tell him. I had never made love before. Of course, I'd made

hink we sh

is head bending toward my li

wondered if he would push me away when he found out

. Someone was banging on it. "Luca

as M