‘Alessandra...’ He took a breath and fisted his hands into balls. ‘Will you stop putting words into my mouth? You’re making assumptions.’
Her shoulders hunched before she flopped her head back and took a long breath. ‘I’m sorry,’ she muttered. ‘I have an aversion to being told what to do.’
‘I had already gathered that.’
She cast a sideways glance at him and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Her very pretty ear.
‘As well as my aversion to being bossed around, I also have a tendency to get grumpy when I’m worried about something,’ she admitted, her tone now rueful.
‘You’re worried about Rocco’s reaction to our news?’
‘Aren’t you?’
for her hand
that will be beneficial, but if he doesn’t then we will handle it together. Okay?’ he added when she didn’t answer, simply sank her teeth into her bottom lip and tugged her hand free
his fingers had rested. ‘Rocco is very protective of me. He
but was under
had
the
faded as Christian’s oaky cologne filled her senses, moisture filling her mouth and bubbling low in her
pressed her thighs together and dragged out a short breath. It
was nowhere
a couple of streets away from the House of Mondelli, where her brother awaited her. If she were on her Vespa she would be there by now, able to weave in and out of the
way,’ she said. She needed air. She needed to
his driver to stop
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