‘So we are in agreement?’

‘Yes. We are in agreement. I will marry you.’

It was Christian’s turn to exhale. Who would have thought he would feel relief to hear a woman agree to marriage?

‘It would be best to marry as soon as we can—before you start showing.’

‘I don’t want to arrange anything until I’ve spoken to Rocco.’

The mention of her brother’s name hit him like a blow: the metaphorical elephant in the room spoken aloud.

‘We will speak to him together.’

‘It will be best if I speak to him alone. He’s my brother.’

He’s not going to

gave us his blessing but if he refuses...’ She sighed, a troubled expression

his guts made that familiar clenching motion they did whenever

never forgive

He didn’t blame him.

would take. It would be no less

been a whole new world. He’d felt out of his depth on every level, especially when comparing himself to his new friends’ wealth and good breeding. He’d had neither and hadn’t been able to understand

on when his own wealth rivalled the best in the world,

a gutter rat without a penny to his name. She was Alessandra Mondelli, born into one of Italy’s premiere families. She had class and breeding.

world she would marry someone from a similar background. Someone worthy of

they had common ground: relationships were not for either of them. In that one respect they

he would

emotions would never

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