Page 65 of Merciless Desires

Cin took my hand. “We can go to my suite.”

She led the way up the lavish staircase in the lobby. Conti followed as we left Aldo and his men standing there with their dicks in their hands.

Cin and I entered the suite while Conti took his post outside the door. Once inside the room, Cin launched herself into my arms and held me tight.

“I missed you so much,” she said. “I didn’t think you’d ever get here.”

“We had a lot going on.” I held her close. “But not as much as you.”

I lowered my lips to hers and kissed her with all the love and respect I felt for her. Before long, the kiss took over and we were groping one another and making our way to the couch. When she pushed me onto it, she ran her fingers through her hair and came toward me with that fuck-me look in her eyes.

“I really, really missed you.” She straddled my lap and kissed my neck. “I missed your scent, your hands on my body, your mouth on mine.”

“Are you really pregnant?” I gripped her shoulders and stared into her eyes, searching for the truth. How could I focus on anything else until I knew the answer?

“According to the pregnancy test I took last night, yes.”

“Where did you get a pregnancy test?”

“It’s the twenty-first century. The pharmacy delivers.” She smirked. “Especially when I’m staying in a place where people will do anything to accommodate my father. I said I needed some things and the staff made it happen.”

“But you said you were on the pill the first night we were together. When I didn’t have a condom.”

“No, I said I had it under control.”

I thought back to that night, recalling the conversation. “You got pregnant on purpose?”

“Well, I know we said you taking my innocence would be enough to get me out of this arranged marriage, but then I thought what if uniting with my father was enough for the Calabrese family and Aldo didn’t care if I had sex with you?”

“I guess I didn’t think it through.” My smart woman obviously had.

“If it was all about his family gaining power, he might have overlooked the fact that I wasn’t a virgin. I needed something stronger.”

“So you thought going a little extra was the answer.” This woman never ceased to amaze me. “You didn’t think to tell me what you were planning?”

“I didn’t want you to reject me again. I wanted to be with you.” I saw the uncertainty in her expression. As brave as she was, she could still be vulnerable, especially when she doubted my feelings for her. “Are you mad?”

“Mad? Not at all.” A little stunned that she went through with this plan. I never expected to become a father this fast, but I wasn’t mad.

“Good, because I already love my Bilotti poppy seed.” She hugged me. “As much as I love you.”

“Bilotti poppy seed?”

“That’s how big a four-week-old fetus is.”

“God, I love you.”

“So, tell me what your plan is,” she said. “You didn’t burst in here, stop my engagement, and think my dad was going to let you walk out of here with me? You had to know there was a possibility of a body bag.”

“I hoped it wouldn’t get that far, but when Aldo pulled his gun and I had no way to protect you, I thought I’d made a huge miscalculation.” I grabbed her hair and twisted it in my fingers. “Which reminds me, don’t you ever get in between me and a loaded gun again. What the hell were you thinking?”

“That I can’t live without you, and if you were getting shot, so was I.”

“Now that makes me mad,” I raised my voice. “You have our child to protect. That has to be your priority now.” I brushed my lips along hers. “Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“There isn’t anything more important to me than our little family. I'm carrying your legacy in my belly. I’ll do anything to protect it.”

“I’ll protect us.” I released her hair. “I’ll never let anyone hurt either of you.”

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