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And it’s at that moment that I realize there’s no way she’s faking all that. Maybe she can really love me for who I am, despite all my faults.

She gets to her feet and I embrace her, pulling her as close as possible to me. Then I kiss her until we’re both breathless.

“I love you,” I say, even if it feels like a pit has formed in my stomach as those words leave my mouth.

A smile spreads across her lips. “Aw, I love you too.”

Hearing her say it again fills the pit in my stomach with excitement and happiness. Those words seemed insignificant before, but now they feel more important than ever.

“What happened with Gennaro’s second-in-command?” she asks.

“Nothing much. It looks like it isn’t a trap, but you never know. I’ll be careful. I’m in no hurry to make any moves.”

“Does that mean you can stay with me? I’m so bored.”

“Of course.” I run my fingers over her back. “I’m not leaving your side again.”

“But you might have to if something pops up.”

“Let’s hope it doesn’t.” I want some peaceful time with my wife.

“What about Matteo? He’s still out there somewhere.”

“He is, but I might have a way to find him if everything works out. Gennaro might have known about all of Matteo’s safe houses or about the people who work with him. He always wanted to know everything, and it’s not like Matteo had much free time and resources to do something without Gennaro discovering it. Maybe it’s not all out inthe open, but I’ll have my men search Gennaro’s houses for any clues.”

“I hope it works out.” Her lips pull up into a smile, and then she presses them against mine again.

It’s so easy to forget everything when I have her in my arms, and I like that.

CHAPTER 21

Chiara

At my latest appointment, my doctor told me I should take it easy and rest as much as possible, so when Adriano enters the room with a bunch of boxes, I immediately light up.

“What is all that?” I ask as he places the boxes on the floor and goes out into the hallway to bring some more.

“Gennaro’s stuff. With potential clues. I didn’t want anyone else to go through them because I can’t know who might be his sympathizer or secretly working for Matteo.” He offers me a small box, but this one is all wrapped up in red paper.

“What’s that?” I ask.

“Something for you.”

I unwrap the box. It’s my favorite chocolate.

“I love you so much,” I all but squeal. “I’ve been craving it like crazy.”

“Yeah, I know. And I’ll bring you whatever you need or want. All you have to do is tell me.” He grins.

A smile tugs at my lips. “Come here and kiss me.”

He leans forward, and I bury my hand in his shirt and yank him to me. He chuckles before his mouth closes over mine.

“So... did you find anything?” I have to push him away because desire is already filling my insides, but we unfortunately have to keep our hands off each other for a while.

It’s like torture, and I can tell he feels the same because of the bulge in his pants. But we’ll survive. Our babies are the only thing that matters right now.

“Um, yeah. I was checking Gennaro’s accounts, and it looked like he had control over Matteo’s money too, or at least some part of it. There was a huge payment recently, and it seems like Gennaro made it and basically drained Matteo’s account. But I don’t know where the money ended up. The account that received it is gone, and it was probably set up with fake info just for that transaction. Not even my tech team can trace it.”

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