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For all the characters who had to die to make this story possible. I’m so sorry.
“Definitely not Matteo,” he quips. “Too young, too unserious. The Kings wouldn’t accept him.”
I resist the urge to roll my eyes. I agree with him, but he doesn’t need to be so pleased about insulting his youngest brother.
“Let’s face it, the ladies love a DILF.”
Ana Knight needs someone more than anyone else in my life has needed me in a long time, so I volunteered to marry her. And she chose me. If anyone can get her through tremendous grief, it’s me.
“Expect more from me, Ana. This marriage is arranged, but it is very much real. Expect me to act as a husband should. I should have made time to come and see you sooner. I’m going to do better, and you should feel comfortable calling me out if I don’t.”
“I want you to have more than a husband, Ana. I want you to have a family. Someone took yours far too soon, and I don’t mean to replace them, but I want to give you everything I can. My family is the biggest strength I have to offer, so let me share it.”
A surge of fierce possessiveness slams through me. It’s my blood on her skin, marking her right over her heart. It’s the ring I chose on her finger, and it’s my responsibility to keep her safe and happy. From now, until my last breath.
“You did so well, forza.” “Forza,” I echo. “You called me that before. What does it mean?” “Force,” Cassio translates, a light smile on his lips. “You, my wife, are a force to be reckoned with. I can’t wait until everyone sees for themselves.”
Cassio chuckles at the boy’s enthusiastic cuddling. “I told you. Pretty girls are his new favorite thing.”
“I hope she’s nice to you,” Ana says in a small voice. “She can be a bit overprotective sometimes.” Oh, you poor thing… you haven’t seen overprotective yet. But you will.
“It’s easy to take care of you, forza,” he says simply. “Don’t worry about how or why, just know I’m never going to stop.”
And it’s now, with full clarity that I understand Ana Moretti isn’t just my wife. I don’t just care for her. I love her.
