Page 53 of Savage Hearts

Snickering, I thrust the unexpected surprise at him. “We’re pregnant.”

“Pregnant.” He whispered, grasping the plastic beacon of our future in his fingers. “You’re pregnant?” His gaze landed back on my face. “We’re having a baby?”

“Yeah.” Biting down on my lip, I nodded. “It appears so.” He didn’t speak, making my heart race with worry. “I’m sorry. I guess I forgot to get my shot with everything that’s been happening with Celestina. I know we aren’t married yet, but—”

His arms pulled me into a hug, cutting off my words. Massimo buried his face in my neck, the heat of his tears dripping across my bare shoulder as he sucked in a deep breath and spoke through his emotions.

“I love you.”

Leaning away from his hold, I stared into his eyes. “You’re not mad? I mean… we have everything planned. The wedding in Italy, plus everything that’s going on here. I know timing sucks for this to happen.”

“I don’t care about the damn wedding, Madison. I mean… yes, I want to be married to you, but the big white dress and church aren’t important to me.” He pressed a kiss to my forehead as he pulled me in tight. “You’re important to me.”

“I know… but I promised Celestina she could focus on planning everything.”

“And she still can, but…” Pressing his hands to my shoulders, he pulled me from the bathroom. “We will already be married.” He tossed the stick onto the dresser and turned to face me. “But not until I show you just how happy this makes me.”

He grabbed my hips and tugged me flush against his chest. His lips covered mine as he poured every ounce of happiness into the kiss. Massimo owned me from the moment he swept me into his arms the night my apartment was broken into all those years ago. Now, as he guided me to bed, nothing had changed.

Gripping the hem of my sundress, he tore it over my head and hissed as it landed somewhere behind him, leaving me almost nude.

“Sexy as fuck.” He pressed his palm against my belly, slowly easing me onto the bed. “I can’t wait until this belly is swollen with my child. Madison, you’ve given me everything I never knew I wanted or deserved.”

His fingers flicked open the clasp to my bra and slid it down my arms, tossing it to the side to join my discarded dress. My nipples pebbled from the cool air as his hands pulled my panties down my hips, baring me completely to him.

“This pussy is mine.”

I cried out as he buried his face between my thighs, delving his tongue between my folds. With every swipe of his tongue, my insides clenched. This man commanded my body and soul like a fucking magician. The magic he wielded over my body had me nearing nuclear detonation. When he slipped his finger inside, my eyes clenched shut, and the orgasm exploded from my core. My walls clenched around his digit, pulsing from the eternal bliss he gave me.

“Fuck, you’re beautiful when you cum.” Massimo pulled his finger free and licked it as he stepped back.

I watched through hooded eyes as he stripped off his clothes and fisted his monster cock. He stroked himself as he moved toward me like a lion stalking his prey. When he climbed between my legs and pushed inside me, I knew he didn’t just love me… Massimo owned me. With each thrust, I climbed higher and higher again. Our bodies melded together like one soul as we pushed each other to oblivion. When I reached the top of bliss mountain, I cried out, my insides tightening around his shaft, and fell over the edge, taking him with me.

Massimo called out my name as his seed spilled out of him, marking me his even more. When his dick stopped twitching inside me, he collapsed, rolling to the side and pulling me into his hold.

“I love you, Bella. Even in the darkest of times, you’ve made me the happiest I’ve ever been.” He pressed a kiss to my lips before sitting up. “But now we need to get married.”

“Massimo.” I threw my head back onto the bed and groaned. “You seriously want to go get married? How the hell will we pull that off?”

“Easy… Elvis.”

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MASSIMO

She thought I was kidding when I said we were going to get married.

Iwasn’t.

As soon as we cleaned up from our mid-afternoon celebratory sex, I told Drew and Donny we were going out—without them. Madison’s only condition to getting married right away was we kept it hidden until everything with Celestina and Carmela blew over. Deep down, I knew keeping the secret wouldn’t last that long, especially since we still didn’t know where Carmela was.

But there was no way I was going to bring my child into this world without having my ring on her finger. My grandmother would have my hide if I let her go through this pregnancy without the Anastasi last name.

Despite what Madison believed, my Nonna would rather us wed like this than have her great-grandson or daughter born out of wedlock. Though, standing at the end of the altar waiting for her to appear made me more nervous than I’d ever been in my life.

Had I pushed her into doing something she didn’t want?

“Hey, hey there, big fella. You look like your nerves are getting the better of you. Just take a deep breath for me… your lady will be poppin’ on out here in two shakes.”

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