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But I’d also never met anyone like Vivian. Of all the people in my life, she was the only one who could make me lose control.
Thinking about you.
“Ice and disinfectant,” she said firmly. “Now.” “Or what?” I shouldn’t be indulging her, but she was so endearing when she tried to boss me around that I couldn’t resist.
“One kiss for each of my injuries. That’s it. Would you deny a dying man his last wish?”
“Do you still love him?”
My chest hurts
Sitting at the bottom of the bag, nestled between paper-wrapped cutlery and a plethora of sauces, were two takeout boxes from my favorite sushi restaurant.
Wait my heart is aching
It wasn’t every day I saw Christian Harper agonize over a woman, and I’d be damned if I let it slide without fucking with him.
Another reason, one I’m more inclined to believe, is that you’re starting to develop feelings for your lovely future wife.”
“Is Vivian okay?”
“I’m flying back tonight.”
It was an eighty-minute commercial flight between the cities. My jet could make it in fifty.
Get your girl
“Wouldn’t happen to be Vivian’s ex-boyfriend showing up at your house, would it?”
“I merely facilitated a reunion between your fiancée and an old friend,” he said casually. “Since you enjoyed fucking with me so much, I figured I’d return the favor. Oh, and Dante?” His smile lacked any hint of humor. “Touch Stella again, and you’ll no longer have a fiancée.”
*kicking my feet*
“Next time you try to steal a man’s fiancée,” I said, my voice deadly calm despite the rage tunneling through me. “Don’t be stupid enough to do it in his house.”
Surprise flashed through his eyes, but he didn’t get a chance to react before I hauled my arm back and slammed my fist into his face.
*giggling and kicking my feet*
“You don’t touch her. You don’t talk to her. You don’t even fucking think about her. If you do, I’ll break every fucking bone in your body until your own mother won’t recognize you. Understand?”
“I’ll sue you for assault.” Dante’s smile was terrifying in its calmness. “You can try.”
“Stop.” I found my voice right as Dante drew his arm back for another punch. “Let him go.” He didn’t move. “Now.” A heavy beat passed before he released Heath,
He listened to herrrrrr
“He’s lucky I didn’t break more than his nose for coming into my house and trying to wreck our engagement.”
“You don’t get to storm in and act like a jealous fiancé when you’ve been ignoring me for weeks.
Heart hurts
“I hate the idea of you touching anyone else, or anyone else touching you. I hate that other people can make you laugh in a way I can’t. I hate how I feel around you, like you’re the only person that can make me lose control when I. Don’t. Lose. Control.”
“You want to know the truth, Vivian? If I loved you as much as he claims to love you, nothing would’ve stopped me from keeping you.”
“Because you’re mine.” His teeth scored my neck. “You wear my ring. You’ve come on my face and hand. You live in my head all the fucking time, even if I don’t want you to...” His palm slid to my hip, where his fingers dug grooves into my skin. “And God, I want to punish you for driving me so damn crazy. Every. Single. Day.”
“I’m the only one who gets to see you like this.” His voice turned harsh. “You”—thrust—”are”—thrust—”my”—thrust—”wife.”
HIS WIFE
“But you are mine. You asked if it was still just business…”
“Does this feel like business?”
“Business would be staying in California and celebrating a deal I’d worked a year on instead of rushing back to see you,”
“Business would be completing my D.C. trip instead of waking my pilot up for a last-minute flight home. In all my years as CEO, I’ve only cut a work trip short twice, Vivian, and both those instances were because of you.”
“So no, it’s not just fucking busin...
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“I will burn you, your house, and your entire fucking company to the ground. Understand?”
Hot
his boyish smile was so endearing I couldn’t hold onto my annoyance.
“You can’t see the stars in New York,” Dante said. “So I brought the stars to you.”
The fact Dante had gone to the trouble of setting this up and consulting my sister when he could’ve easily taken me to the planetarium instead…it touched a part of me I hadn’t thought anyone could reach.
and the sparkling vivaciousness I’d fall—I’d come to appreciate had dulled into painful gentility.
He'd fall in love with!!
Because she doesn’t like lamb, you fucker.
!!
She would’ve never let me talk to her the way they did.
Simply wondering how you overcame your lifelong disdain for lamb within the past twenty-four hours.”
Fuck. “Viv—” “No.” She held up a hand. “That was exactly what you meant to say, so don’t take it back.”
My heart my heart
“Yeah, well, sometimes elders are full of horseshit, and you need to call them out on it.”
That night, for the first time since we started dating, we went to bed without kissing the other good night.
*crying*
You were right. I should’ve tried harder to understand where you were coming from instead of…ambushing you when we went home.”
Sometimes, the most meaningful moments were the small ones—a softening glance here, a simple but sincere apology there.
But this was the first time I was actually falling in love in the City of Love.
“Thank you, but I’m not hungry.” He turned back to his computer. “I really have to get this done in the next hour. Can you close the door on your way out?”
Not like him at all
“No one’s perfect. Sometimes, our partners will do things that drive us mad. I know I have habits Gunnar can’t stand. But the difference between the couples who make it and those who don’t is one, understanding what your dealbreakers are, and two, being willing to stick it out through the issues that aren’t dealbreakers.”
You can’t live your life trying to please others. You can be courteous and respectful, and you can compromise, but when it comes down to it? It’s your life. Don’t waste it.”
Cheating and violence were non-negotiable.
His brother. Luca. My stomach hollowed. What had my father done?
“You’re assuming I care what she thinks.”
NOOOOOO HEARTBREAK
A painful crack in my chest drowned out Dante’s reply.
WHAT DID THE MAN SAY!!!!!!????
