Page 23 of Wanted Twins with the Mafia Boss

“So that’s not going to happen?” She gives me a hopeful look.

“Adriano has different priorities right now.” I doubt he’s had any chance to even think about his project.

There are more important things happening right now. I still don’t know what Matteo told him—if anything at all. I have no idea what waits for me at home, and that’s why I have to be careful.

We’re getting closer to our street, and I can see my house in the distance. I can’t see any lights, but that’s probably because the windows are covered. Or maybe Adriano has left and he’s in some safe house because staying would’ve been too risky after what happened to me.

I still don’t know how Matteo got intomy home. Although, if he was alone and quiet enough, I guess he could’ve slipped inside without anyone noticing.

“Do you mind if I use your bathroom?” I ask. “I don’t have my house keys either, and with my pregnancy and everything... if no one’s home...”

“Of course I don’t mind. Actually, you can call your husband from my phone. I have your home number memorized,” Bianca says.

“Thank you so much.” It’s exactly what I need.

A safe place to stay and a phone.

If Adriano is here, all he has to do is cross the street to come for me. If he’s not, we can arrange something. But I’m not going back to my house all on my own. Matteo could be lurking there, especially if he knows Adriano’s gone.

I wait as the phone rings. Someone finally picks up, but there’s silence on the other end of the line. My heart speeds up.

Is it Matteo? If he’s here and pissed off at me for running away, not even Bianca’s house will be safe enough for me. I don’t trust him not to shoot up the whole place anyway. I don’t want to put her or myself in danger.

“Hello?”

Relief floods me, because it’s Adriano’s voice.

“Oh, thank god. It’s me.” I keep my voice low. “Matteo held me captive, and I escaped.”

“Did you?”

I furrow my brow because of Adriano’s biting tone. “What do you mean?”

“I saw the photos. You and him. The ultrasound images withour twinswritten in his handwriting.”

“It’s all fake. Matteo forced me to take those photos. I don’t know anything about any ultrasound images, but none of it is real. The only thing that’s true is that I’m pregnant, and the twins are yours.” I didn’t want him to find out like this, but I can’t change anything about it.

“We used protection. How can they be mine?” There’s so much pain in his voice that I want to jump through the phone and wrap him in my arms.

“They are yours because I haven’t been with anyone else, so I’m sure of that. If you don’t believe me, we can do a paternity test. And I was as surprised as you were when I found out, but protection fails. It’s nothing new.”

There’s silence on the other end of the line. All I can hear is Adriano’s breathing.

“Matteo is messing with you. Youknow him. He threatened our twins’ lives. Our twins. I had to do what I could to keep us all alive. I don’t know what he’s up to, but it’s not anything good. He’s probably looking for me right now.”

“When did you find out you were pregnant?” Adriano asks.

“When you were in the hospital.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I don’t know. I... I was scared, I guess. You said you didn’t want kids, and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen between us. I couldn’t just forget everything that you did.”

I have no idea how much I can say over the phone. The line is supposed to be secure when someone calls our phone, but I’m not going to reveal any more than I have to.

“Where are you right now?”

“Bianca’s.” I bite down on my lip because he hasn’t exactly denied not wanting kids.

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