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I’d been safe in his family’s home the whole time.

“But,limone,you shouldn’t wait up for me anymore. I’m going to have late nights often until this Nova mess is sorted out.”

I nodded, though we both knew I didn’t mean it.

He unbuttoned his shirt, and I helped him pull it down his shoulders and off his arms. The right side of his torso was heavily bruised. Right—I needed to get cold compresses… a lot of cold compresses, it seemed.

“I… I don’t like sleeping alone,” I confessed. “I’m so used to having you with me when I fall asleep, that when you’re not there, it’s nearly impossible for me to fall asleep, you know?”

Dominic pouted, which looked like an attempt to hide his smile. “That’s so fucking adorable,limone, you know that?”

I bit my lip, thinking about what Vincent said earlier. “You know what’s adorable? Your dad said something interesting. He thinks you love me.”

Dominic raised his brow, and I worried it would rip the cut at the arch, but it didn’t. “That’s just ridiculous. I don’t know what he’s talking about.”

My heart dropped, and if it could, it would have hit the floor and shattered into a million pieces. “Oh.”

“Don’t we hate each other?” He narrowed his eyes at me. “Or have you fallen madly in love with me? I wouldn’t be surprised. It happensallthe time.”

“I… I don’t… I just…”

Dominic erupted in thunderous laughter, grabbing his side because of the pain.

“Jesus, Fallon,” Dominic said. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me into him. “Don’t look so heartbroken. I waskidding.”

“Oh…” I bit the inside of my cheek. “That was a shitty joke.”

“Of course, I love your silly, stubborn ass,” Dominic said. It came so easy that I knew he meant every word he said. My heart swelled, and I wanted to pull him in my arms, and never let him go, so I did. I tackled him, and he fell over on the bed, and I held him tighter than I ever did before.

“I love you too, Dominic. Don’t ever scare me like that again.”

Chapter Thirty-Two

Dominic

It was already dark out, we had full bellies, and we were naked in bed together.

Absolute bliss.

Fallon made me feel like I could finally breathe again. Realizing that I loved her, and that she loves me, awakened something in me. Something I hadn’t felt ever since the world broke me.

Things finally felt like they were going to be okay. Fallon and I were in a good place at the moment. I never thought admitting that I was head over heels in love with her would feel so liberating.

The past few days, even when working, I felt strange, in a good way, like life was finally worth it. God, Fallon was changing me into one soppy little fucker.

It was like a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders, and it allowed me to understand myself a little bit more. Ididhave the capacity for love, and compassion, and happiness. I just hadn’t allowed it all these years.

I had been staring at Fallon in complete awe of her for what felt like hours. She stared back, only blinking when she absolutely had to. She was hauntingly beautiful to me, in mind, body, and soul. The kind of feeling only a man who was madly in love with a woman could appreciate. I swore I could see her eyes sparkling, as though she were staring at a constellation instead of me.

Fallon scooted closer and closer, her naked body finally pressed against mine. Everything felt so… new with her. The way her fingertips traced the grooves of my abdomen, edging closer to my crotch.

“Can I ask you something?” Fallon said.

“Of course. As long as it’s not about that one thing. Or that other…” I joked.

“Shh. I’m being serious.” Fallon put her fingers on my lips to shut me up. “So, considering you’ve been in this whole… career criminal thing your entire life…”

“Well, technically, you have been too.” I nudged her.

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