‘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
he gives his blessing, then that will be beneficial, but if he doesn’t then we will
her hand where his fingers had rested. ‘Rocco is very
benefit but was under no
had
intimacy of the cab, the forced
as Christian’s oaky cologne filled her senses, moisture filling her mouth and bubbling
out a
nowhere
They 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
way,’ she said. She needed air.
the button to lower the partition, telling his driver to stop the car. As they were already stationary, this required no effort on
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