Page 107 of Ruthless Mafia Daddy

“Hey! What did I do?”

“We’ll chat later.” Lila places a comforting hand on my sister's shoulder.

I watch in silence as Rosa gets to her feet, taking her cup of coffee with her, and leaves the kitchen.

Lila watches her go. “I like your sister. She’s more fun than you.”

“Is that so?” I chuckle, moving around the table and perching beside her.

She rests her chin on my thigh, gazing up at me with those ocean blue eyes.

I trace her lower lip with my thumb, letting myself get lost in her gaze for a moment. “I have a surprise for you.”

She blinks, lifting her head. “Oh yeah?”

“It’s to say thank you for putting up with…all of this.”

Lila dips her chin.

“I know you meant well, Andre. Even if it took me a while to realize.”

“Today is me making it up to you.” I smile. “So, why don’t you get dressed and meet me at the front door in twenty minutes.”

It’s the perfect day to walk over to the secluded park that backs onto my family’s estate. The sky is clear and the sun casts a warm veil over Lila and I as we stroll hand in hand.

Her eyes take it all in. “Where are we going?”

“There’s a clearing about twenty minutes away with a river and a waterfall.” I look down at her.

She’s wearing a white sundress, her hair loose around her shoulders, strands of red and gold glistening in the sunlight.

She’s breathtaking. And she’s all mine.

“That sounds wonderful.” She sighs.

I glance over my shoulder to make sure the blacked-out Hummer is close by. Two of my security guys are inside, following at a distance.

Even though my family’s estate is private and far from anything that poses a threat, I wouldn’t put it past Lorenzo to have his men try to infiltrate the neighboring land. I’m nervous to take Lila outside of the house, but I want to meet her halfway.

She’s done as she’s told, even if somewhat reluctantly, and I want to offer her something in return.

We chat mostly about my family as we walk, with Lila asking lots of questions about Rosa in particular.

“My sister seems very taken with you.”

“I like her. She’s like…a breath of fresh air.”

I laugh, wrapping my arm around her shoulders.

“Trust me, after you’ve spent fifteen years with her, you won’t be saying that.”

“Does she know?” Lila looks at me, then away into the horizon. “About us? About the baby?”

I suck in a breath.

“No. I mean, I think she’s worked out that there’s something between us, but she doesn’t know about the baby. I want to keep that knowledge a secret, even from her, for as long as we can. The less people who know… Well, it will be safer if we keep it quiet.”

Lila nods, glancing around the wooded area that we’ve ventured into.

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