Page 110 of Mila: The Godfather

I wonder why she hasn’t shared what she found about me with her boss? If she’s been looking up things on the internet, it’s safe to assume that it was by his command, then why didn’t she tell him?

In truth, I’m not hiding anything. I just figured there’s nothing special about it. To me, it’s just a hobby. Something that I did to pass the time while I was trying to be invisible. The internet helps with that. I could upload my projects, and no one had to know the person behind the screen. Their identity.

I guess someone did find out.

Maeve.

“I won’t tell him, so get rid of that frown, will you?” Her voice is gentle, and so is her smile. “Now, come on. He’s waiting for you. Has been for a really long time.”

My mind instantly goes somewhere else.

To the days prior, where I created so many beautiful memories with a man that some call the Godfather of this city.

The one I will call my husband from today onward.

I think of him, his smile and all the overwhelming feelings he stirs in me with just a gentle touch and kind word.

The way his lips feel.

I think of all that he is and a smile takes over my face.

I don’t think there will ever come a day where I’ll regret this arrangement.

I’ll regret him.

Maeve’s words come back to me, and for the longest time, those words are all I can focus on.

He’s waiting for you. Has been for a really long time.

Holding the baseball cap to my chest, I tap it three times in awe of how fast my heart is beating just from the thought of him.

Thoughts of becoming his wife.

For real.

No arrangements.

No expiration date.

Forever.

Riagan’s Secret Thoughts

All of a sudden all of my thoughts were about you.

Best Men & Vows

RIAGAN

“You’re in my veins.” – M

If someone would have told me years ago that I would be marrying a girl much younger than me. The same girl I came across as a strike of luck years ago. A girl whose family is one of the three who had a hand in my mother’s demise. I would’ve laughed my fucking ass off because no way would I have believed that shit. Marriage, love, and babies were not in the cards for a man like me.

I never once saw myself settling down with just one woman, let alone putting my ring on her finger.

But here I am, standing in my backyard garden with my father and Kelly, waiting not so patiently for my bride to appear before me, so I can make it official. I can finally make her mine in the name of God and my law.

My clan’s law.

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