Page 102 of My Broken Bodyguard 2: Ritchie & Tori

His eyes met mine. “What?” he exclaimed.

My dad reached for my hand and ran his finger over the diamond wedding band before releasing it.

Think positive, Tori. You deserve to be loved.

“Ritchie has risked his life for me countless times. He loves me.” I motioned to Ezra.

“What kind of man hires a bodyguard for you after only knowing you for a couple of weeks?” I glanced at my wedding rings before meeting my father’s gaze. “My husband, that’s who.”

I stared back at my dad. “My husband is well connected.”

“Tori, how exactly is he connected?”

“His mother was Isabella Pitucco...”

He cut me off. “...and her father was Nico Pitucco.”

My jaw dropped. “How do you know that?”

“I have a fascination with the mafia. I could tell you about any family. For example, Salvatore Magarelli created the five families in New Jersey.”

“Wow, Dad. I had no idea you were...”

“...a mafia enthusiast,” he chuckled.

“Yes,” I laughed. “Simone is seeing Ezra, who works for Nick Pitucco and Ritchie. Asia is involved with...” I looked over at her.

“I’m with Rémy and Romeo, who are bodyguards for Luca and Marco Esposito.”

Dad grinned. “You girls made smart choices. You’re essentially untouchable now.”

“Please don’t mention our connections to these men to anyone else. It could complicate things, especially because of thesituation Ritchie came here to handle. We need to keep it secret for now.”

Dad made a zipping motion across his lips with his fingers. “Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me.”

For my father’s sake, I hoped he was telling the truth. I wasn’t sure how he handled business, but now that he knew about our ties to the mafia, I trusted he would be careful not to jeopardize anything. I hoped I wasn’t wrong.

CHAPTER THIRTY

TORI

THE STREETS ARE DANGEROUS

“How could you keep this from me Tori?” Asia shook her head, then her gaze moved to the rear passenger window.

I glanced at my bodyguard, who sat behind the steering wheel with a smirk on his face while he drove through the streets of Chicago.

“Asia, you and I have been friends since elementary. The decision Ritchie and I made was special to us. Guess you could say we were in the moment. All we could think about is being together as one.”

I felt her eyes on me.

“So I married the most handsome man I ever laid eyes on,” I swooned.

Asia released a sigh. “That’s so romantic.”

She reached over, grabbed my left hand, studying my gigantic diamond wedding ring.

“If Ritchie wouldn’t have come to Chicago due to a certain situation, I wouldn’t have met my men.”

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