“I know the rules of our world. I know an honorable woman like you shouldn’t live with a man before she’s married, and I want to marry you, but I thought…” “You want us to marry?” I exclaimed. My heart was beating furiously in my chest. He rubbed his neck then met my gaze. “Yes. I…You weren’t supposed to lose your innocence before marriage and people in the Famiglia might judge you for it. But it was my fault. You had no choice and I want to make things right.” I touched his chest, feeling it heave under my palms. “I don’t want us to marry because you feel guilty. If we marry it has to be
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