pte

ge

op thinking about Vittoria. After Tiny found out

the blanks where she was concerned. It's

Giorgio's mouth, I needed to hear it straight from Vittor

urls. Even though her soft brown irises are tre

other of hers, who offered her to me on

e hands if he mentioned a word to h

o offer Vittoria's virginity to me as payment for his debt.

e than Giorgio'

ashed away in investments on the stock market to pay what

en once she turns twenty-five, he'll pawn he

e's twenty-five. Vittoria will get access to

ng infur

o my mind more than I care to admit,

a's life, he couldn't find a

er Mass. When one of the parishioners is si

is as pure

are, and I like to c

wet her lips, and the nervous a

e hasn't even been kissed. Mesmerized by the

r while the pink on her

cent that a simple question a

can see how difficult it is for

ake a deep breath of her scent. She smells like cookies and dough, instant

soon, piccol

turally, and as I walk away, I f

family, but she has something no one else i

ria's virginity. If I take her, I'll marry the most beautif

Maurizio will stop

not. The notion of loving a woman has never appealed to m

g Ricky asks as I ap

nd after climbing into the backseat, I mutter, "Drop

plies while Big Rick

Fallen Angels is situated, my thoughts are inundat

shits about getting married. Sure, I knew I'd take

still no

eautiful little deer warming my

hing no other m

but the smile quickly disapp

sadistic side of me wants to play with the fuck

re I ki

he club, Tiny escorts me inside before re

sides a couple of workers who are cleanin

nked over the past week. I have people who do everything for

, I own a fleet of ships that tra

n't go down at my club. He also runs the restaurant and casino for me. Sunday

meone else who we can train to take over from Eddie. It's not going to be an easy decision to make because, besides Renz

cause, in my world, it's

s, followed by a shit-scared Giorgio, who doesn't l

all how tired V

ering stop in front of my desk. My eyes lock on him wit

him and just

er, "If I take Vittoria for myself, I w

by relief. "So you're taking her virginity in exchan

before I say, "I haven't made up my mind yet. If you breathe a w

"I'm not stupid. The last thin

k, "Is that something

id dream of living in a small town with a white-picket fence house

a's childhood dream. If she marries me, she'll hav

demand. "The usual bullshit. Bein

gesture has Tiny gripping the fucker

the spreadsheet on my laptop, b

. Knowing she's a flight risk, I begin to devise a plan. If she can't k

fucking stepbrother knowing I'm t

st, she won't be able to escape and

eing prepared to trick a

ot on

bey me and be a good wife, and in return, she'll live a life of luxur

ill become my wife, the

er and all her inno