‘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?’
her hand and
then 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
at the top of her hand where his fingers had rested. ‘Rocco is very protective of me.
under no illusion about how hot-headed her brother
had
the
cologne filled her senses, moisture filling
a short
was nowhere
were still 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 traffic
She needed air. She needed to breathe. ‘It’ll
telling his driver to stop the car.
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