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“I’m not sure if I’m going to be a good father. I just... I’ve never had to take care of another human being like that. I haven’t even been around babies much. I only briefly interacted with my cousins’ children.” He licks his lips.

“A bad father wouldn’t be questioning any of this.” I place my hand over his.

I highly doubt my father has ever even thought about the possibility that he’s terrible at the whole parenting thing.

Luca is different from my father and the other mafia men I’ve had a chance to briefly meet. All they worry about is power and money, and I’m sure if any of them found out they were going to have a child, they’d think about possible alliances and all the ways the child would be useful to them.

I don’t think Luca has any plans like that, but maybe it’s too soon to tell. The news is still fresh. But he’s offering me freedom. I have a choice. I can stay with him or I can leave.

Not many would’ve let me make that decision on my own. I don’t feel like Luca considers me his property or an incubator for his child. He cares about me too.

“So you’re definitely staying?” he asks.

“Yeah.”

“Can I kiss you then?” He leans closer, his lips hovering over mine.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea. I need to brush my teeth first. My breath must be terrible.”

“Nonsense.” He places his hand on my cheek and presses his lips against mine.

I melt into the kiss, all the tension leaving my shoulders. Luca and I can make this work. My father and my stupid Valentino blood can’t get in the way of love, right?

“I need a shower too,” I whisper as Luca’s hand trails up my leg, spreading heat through me.

“We can have a shower together,” he says, and nips on my ear.

I let out a half moan, half groan. It’s impossible to deny that I want him. I want him to be my boyfriend.

I want him to love me.

I want to be in love with him.

Just because everything around us is messed up doesn’t mean we can’t have what we both want. I want to be brave and choose love this time. I don’t want to run from it.

Luca catches the hem of my shirt and tugs it up. I lift my arms up, and he gets to his feet as he pulls my shirt over my head. Every thought flies right out of my head as I get up too and Luca yanks me to him. His arms wrap around me as he kisses me again, and then his hands lower to my ass and squeeze.

“I want to fuck you in the shower,” he growls into my ear. “But if it’s not safe to do that, you need to tell me right now.”

“It’s fine.” I already asked the doctor I saw what was okay and what wasn’t, and what I should expect.

“Good. Because I can’t wait to be inside you.” He picks me up into his arms, his mouth on mine again, and carries me to the bathroom.

With his body firmly pressed against mine, I feel like the happiest woman in the whole world. I wish that feeling would last forever, and maybe it can.

All I need to do is have hope. Have hope that everything will work out, and that Luca and I can overcome any differences or problems that come up.

CHAPTER22

Luca

Days flyby very quickly when I’m with Aurora. Getting to know her better and seeing her smile is fun. She’s getting more and more relaxed every day.

We even go to a doctor, and I’m not sure exactly what I’m looking at, but the doc explains it’s my and Aurora’s baby. The sound of the tiny heartbeat is the most powerful thing I’ve ever heard.

I’m still getting used to the idea of being a father, but now it all seems more real. There are so many things to think about, though.

We can’t stay in this apartment. A building in the middle of the city with tons of guards in it isn’t suitable for raising a kid. We need a house somewhere safe. It’s what Aurora wants too.

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