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I leaned closer, until our lips were a hair’s breadth apart. “Why do you kiss me?” I sighed into his mouth when he kissed me with a sweet pull. “Because you’re the only woman who’s ever tempted me.” His lips brushed mine. “Because you love it.” The last one was soft, with a possessive bite. “Because every part of you is mine.”
“You fucking Gianna?” Ace gave me a hard look. “I don’t like it. Makes men think they can sample our women.” I sat back in his office chair. “Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t you living with your wife before marriage?”
“How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”
Once, twice, three times.
“You think I’m good-looking now?” His gaze filled with sarcasm. “You should have seen me as a kid.”
“I love you, malyshka.” “I love you, too, you know?”
To be exact, three-hundred-and-eighty-five days. I’d proposed to Gianna again with a ring, a bended knee, and even a nice dinner. She hadn’t wanted another wedding, so we’d gotten married at the courthouse. I had the date tattooed on my ribs right next to Andromeda.
“And your daughter? Katherine, isn’t it?” A smile touched my lips. “We call her Kat. She’s five months now.” To be exact, one-hundred-and-forty-eight days.
“I stole someone else’s fate, Sasha.” I twisted the knob and opened the door. “And I’m not going to give it back.” She raised a brow. “And if someone comes looking for it?” A smile pulled on the corner of my lips. “Let them come.” And then I shut the door behind me.
