Shannon, she is beautiful, but what if I fuck up my marriage the way I did what I had with Pamela. She doesn’t look half a strong as Pamela. I don’t want the responsibility of another heart,” Luca pauses in thought for a moment. “Honestly Uri, I don’t think I can take watching another woman move on so quickly without me when I’m still torn to shit.”
“Luca,” I deadpan. “Your bed hasn’t been empty since we arrived in Chicago.”
“I was faithful to Pamela, Uri. You have to know that. I never once cheated on her,” Luca says with pain in his face.
“Well now you can be faithful to Shannon as your wife,” I pat his shoulder.
Luca grunts grabbing my drink from my hand and finishing it. “I would have preferred the sister,” he says with a cheeky smile on his lips.
“I could end your life you know,” I growl at him but the slight smile I give him takes the heat out of my words.
CHAPTER Five
My Uncle is up to something. I know it the moment he calls me to his study. I am on my way for my daily visit with Valentina when he has one of his men stop me and tell me he wants to see me.
He knows I don’t take kindly to this so the fact that he has summons me means he has something important to say. My thoughts travel to Valentina. She is driving me crazy, but I can’t stay away.
For three weeks I have been going to spend time with her. She can fight me all she wants I will not be going away. She had tried the silent treatment, even going as far as ignoring me completely.
I see that I am breaking down her walls. I just wish I had an idea of what makes her tick. Shannon has been quite forthcoming with information on her stubborn sister.
I’ve learned that I shouldn’t take offence to Valentina’s aversion to spending time with me. According to Shannon, Valentina doesn’t date at all, not that she doesn’t have men vying for her attention. Shannon also shared that she thinks her sister is very attracted to me, which I didn’t need her to tell me.
I can see it in Valentina’s body’s reaction to me. She lights up whenever I am in the room, even when she is trying to pretend I am not there. The little minx has to know she gets the same reaction from me. It is taking more restraint than I knew myself capable of to keep my hands off of her.
Valentina has secrets I need to get to the bottom of before I can take things further. I see the way she runs from me when I start to look too closely or when I start to break down her walls.
She is very intelligent. I forget she is so young at times. Then there is my fascination with the fact that she moves like a trained assassin and it is hot as hell. I love watching her. She is quickly becoming my obsession.
So what my uncle wants at this moment better be bloody fucking important. I woke with a raging hard on this morning after dreaming about Valentina’s hot little body. Getting to her has been the only thing on my mind since.
It is time that we move pass this game we are playing. I plan to confront her on what is really holding her back from being in my arms. She belongs to me. There is no doubt about that. That punk Raphael has been sending her flowers and expensive gifts that she won’t accept.
I see the mere thought of the man puts her on edge and makes her cringe. How her father could ever have considered him a match for her is beyond me. The entire Giordano family puts a bad taste in my mouth. I have seen some of their underhanded dealings. They have just never had the balls to test the Donati family with such foolishness. Giovanni Giordano is a fat slob and a coward. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree his son is just a slimmer, entitled version of him.
I will put up with these gifts he insists on sending for but so much longer. Within the families he is well within his rights to do so until an official engagement is announced. I just don’t
“Luca,” I deadpan. “Your bed hasn’t been empty since we arrived in Chicago.”
“I was faithful to Pamela, Uri. You have to know that. I never once cheated on her,” Luca says with pain in his face.
“Well now you can be faithful to Shannon as your wife,” I pat his shoulder.
Luca grunts grabbing my drink from my hand and finishing it. “I would have preferred the sister,” he says with a cheeky smile on his lips.
“I could end your life you know,” I growl at him but the slight smile I give him takes the heat out of my words.
CHAPTER Five
My Uncle is up to something. I know it the moment he calls me to his study. I am on my way for my daily visit with Valentina when he has one of his men stop me and tell me he wants to see me.
He knows I don’t take kindly to this so the fact that he has summons me means he has something important to say. My thoughts travel to Valentina. She is driving me crazy, but I can’t stay away.
For three weeks I have been going to spend time with her. She can fight me all she wants I will not be going away. She had tried the silent treatment, even going as far as ignoring me completely.
I see that I am breaking down her walls. I just wish I had an idea of what makes her tick. Shannon has been quite forthcoming with information on her stubborn sister.
I’ve learned that I shouldn’t take offence to Valentina’s aversion to spending time with me. According to Shannon, Valentina doesn’t date at all, not that she doesn’t have men vying for her attention. Shannon also shared that she thinks her sister is very attracted to me, which I didn’t need her to tell me.
I can see it in Valentina’s body’s reaction to me. She lights up whenever I am in the room, even when she is trying to pretend I am not there. The little minx has to know she gets the same reaction from me. It is taking more restraint than I knew myself capable of to keep my hands off of her.
Valentina has secrets I need to get to the bottom of before I can take things further. I see the way she runs from me when I start to look too closely or when I start to break down her walls.
She is very intelligent. I forget she is so young at times. Then there is my fascination with the fact that she moves like a trained assassin and it is hot as hell. I love watching her. She is quickly becoming my obsession.
So what my uncle wants at this moment better be bloody fucking important. I woke with a raging hard on this morning after dreaming about Valentina’s hot little body. Getting to her has been the only thing on my mind since.
It is time that we move pass this game we are playing. I plan to confront her on what is really holding her back from being in my arms. She belongs to me. There is no doubt about that. That punk Raphael has been sending her flowers and expensive gifts that she won’t accept.
I see the mere thought of the man puts her on edge and makes her cringe. How her father could ever have considered him a match for her is beyond me. The entire Giordano family puts a bad taste in my mouth. I have seen some of their underhanded dealings. They have just never had the balls to test the Donati family with such foolishness. Giovanni Giordano is a fat slob and a coward. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree his son is just a slimmer, entitled version of him.
I will put up with these gifts he insists on sending for but so much longer. Within the families he is well within his rights to do so until an official engagement is announced. I just don’t
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