Dark Love (The Two Sides of Me Book 3) Read Online Free PDF

both know better, we would just break this off for my protection. But we can no more do that than breathe water. If I put it to him that way, how can he say no? He needs this surgery. He will go permanently blind, his memory will deteriorate, the pain will increase and he could die. I can’t watch that happen, I won’t, not without a fight.”
    She reaches out with one arm to draw me into a hug. “Ok, just tell me what I have to do.”
    “Evan needs to wake up, and I’ll keep working on David. He’s getting better. I don’t know if he will be in the ICU much longer. I think he’s still here because he takes cases in this hospital occasionally, and administration is showing some favoritism. I have to get close fast before he gets discharged. I’m not leaving Evan alone in this hospital, so David needs to think I’m all in, like now. I need you to go see him on your way out. Just stop by casually, but then lay it on him that I’m considering leaving Evan now that I know about his association with the mob and his past. Tell him I just can’t take it, it’s too much, but I’m afraid to leave, that I think he has someone watching me, and they won’t let me go.”
    “Ok, but where I am supposed to stand in all of this? He’s my brother; won’t he be suspicious that I’m telling him all of this?”
    “He’s never met you, though. I mean, I’m sure he knows who you are. It seems like he’s pretty informed about anything to do with me and Evan. But he doesn't know if you support the relationship or not. Just tell him you have wanted to tell me about Evan’s past for a long time because you know about Evans past. You worry about me and that you’re so glad he finally had the strength to tell me. Make him feel like a big fucking hero or something. I don’t care, just make it believable. Then I’ll go and see him again later, take him some food or something and reiterate everything you’ve told him.”
    She takes a big breath and blows it out puffing her cheeks. “Ok Mia, I really hope you know what you’re doing. And I’ll play along but only if you swear you’re telling Evan when he wakes up. Your mind isn’t the only one he reads, that man knows everything.” \
    For the first time all afternoon , I smile. “Yes, it seems he does.”
     
    We spend the rest of the afternoon and evening planning tomorrow’s Christmas celebration. I can hardly stand knowing my family is here, so close, staying at Evan’s…our house. Simone has stopped by to check in on us this afternoon. So has Isaac, who brought us dinner before going back to Dominus to handle things there. I feel guilty that he is shouldering all of the burdens of the business, but I simply don’t know enough to be of any help yet.
    As we sit together and eat, it dawns on me that nobody else can know we are married here, just in case. I can’t have the staff mentioning it to David on accident.
    “Gabby, who all knows Evan and I are married?”
    “Just you two, the lawyer, Simone and I. Why?”
    “Nobody can know if we are going to pull this off. People need to think I’m still single. The nurse this morning called me Señora Lawson, it took me by surprise. How did she know?”
    “She must have just assumed, we haven’t told anyone. You are wearing a huge wedding rin…hey!” She automatically glances at my left hand. “Where are your rings?!”
    “In my pocket, I had to take if off when I saw him earlier today.”
    “Well, you had better leave them there then. The nurses will talk if they haven’t already and who knows what they would say.”
    I chew on my bottom lip nervously. This could blow my whole plan. Please, God, don’t let anyone mess this up with loose lips.
    “You speak Italian, right?”
    “Yes, of course, we grew up here, silly.”
    “Ok, well keep your ears open when the nurses chat in the hall and can you tell Mona that it’s a secret? Just tell her we haven’t announced it to our family or something and to keep it