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“Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups.” ~ Mariya Koslov
Mariya Koslov – the only woman alive with the power to drive me fucking crazy. Christ, does she drive me crazy.
She radiates elegance, beauty, and power – royalty in the mafia world. A true princess who’s worth killing for.
“Of course.” I wouldn’t miss it for the world. It’s an excuse to be around the woman I consider my future wife.
Mariya loves with all her heart. She’d die for her family and friends, and that kind of loyalty is rare in our world.
Thank God the man doesn’t know about the filthy things I want to do to his baby girl. He’d probably kill me with his bare hands.
I fully intend on sharing a bed with you, mia regina. I’m already thinking of her as ‘my queen.’
“Whoever you have your sights on can go fuck herself. You’re marrying me.” I wrap an arm around Mariya to keep her locked to my side, then murmur, “Whatever you want, mia regina.”
“You’re the only woman for me, Mariya. I’ve waited patiently while building my empire, and now that I’m the head of –” I catch myself before saying Italian mafia in front of Elvis. “Now that I’m at the top, there’s only one thing missing from my life.” I step closer to her as I admit, “You.” My thumb brushes over the diamond on her finger. “Everything I have, everything I am, is yours, Mariya.”
“I can’t cook or do anything wives are supposed to do, but I love you, and I’m hoping that will be enough.”
“It drives me insane,” Mariya continues. “I’ve loved you forever.” Unsteady on her feet, she leans heavier into me. “Plus, I’m good in bed.” A mischievous smile tugs at her lips. “Really good.”
“You’re mine, Mariya Cotroni.” Christ, hearing my last name attached to her name is everything.
“My wife.”
“You’re probably going to want to kill me tomorrow.” I lean forward until my face hovers over hers. “But what I want, I get, and there’s no other woman I’d choose to be my wife.”
“I know I did a shitty thing and should at the very least feel sorry, but I don’t. With time you’ll get used to being my wife. There’s no other way because now that I have you, I’ll never let you go.” My lips brush over the soft skin of her neck again. “And even though I’ll have to pretend that I don’t know you love me, I’ll wait patiently to hear you say those words to me again.”
Holding the love of my life, I close my eyes. “Ti amo.”
“Assumptions are the mother of all fuck ups.”
“You’re the only woman for me, Mariya. I’ve waited patiently while building my empire. The only thing missing from my life is you. Everything I have…” He presses a kiss to my mouth. “Everything I am…” Another kiss. “Is yours, Mariya.”
“I want you to promise me that every morning when I wake up, you’ll be there because I won’t survive a day without you.” She pauses as she sucks in deep breaths, her voice straining as she continues, “I don’t want the sun to rise without you, so could you please stay with me until we’re old and we’ve lived every day this life gave us.” A tear trickles down her cheek. “And when our time comes, I want you to hold my hand because I’m certain God negotiates, and we can get another life together out of the man upstairs.”
“I promise to share every sunrise with you because no day would be worth living if I don’t see your beautiful face.” I take hold of her hand and, holding it in both of mine, I swallow hard on the intensity of the moment before I continue, “I’ll never let you go, Mariya. I’ll follow you to the highest heaven and the deepest hell. I’ll fight all the gods and all the demons who might stand in our way, I’ll burn down this Earth and give you the universe.” She gasps past a sob, tears falling from her chin to land at our feet. Stepping closer to her, I wrap my hand around the back of her neck and
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