Forbidden Bride by Stella Gray

Author:Stella Gray [Gray, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781957647524
Publisher: Paige Press, LLC
Published: 2022-05-09T18:30:00+00:00

14

KARINA

I’d put Marco’s number in my phone under a fake florist’s name. No one would question me about that, and if they did, it would be easy to explain any texts about meeting up as being strictly wedding related. They’d have no way of knowing that the alleged florist is the man I can’t stop thinking about.

Mercutio drove me to the track today and didn’t push back too hard when I told him I needed a few minutes and would catch up with him. After giving me a warning about discretion, he dropped me off at the private area for drivers and VIPs and told me to get to our box ASAP.

I didn’t even try to hide my excitement from him. What’s the point? Merc already knows what I’m doing and who I’m doing it with, and although he certainly doesn’t approve, he seems resigned to feigning ignorance about it. But even if he had tried to talk me out of it, I would have found another way to meet Marco anyway. Nothing can keep me away. I’m in too deep.

The crowd is thick as I hurry to the area under the stands, looking for where row 15 would be above me. Trying not to make it obvious, I glance around to see if anyone is watching me but honestly, there’s no way to really tell. I’m not an expert in this covert stuff. If anyone does see me, I plan to say I’m just exploring a little before watching my fiancé race. I’ll lay it on thick about Pietro and sing his praises as a racing god, and no one will suspect a thing.

You know, I’m beginning to realize that I can get away with a lot more than I thought, simply because people think I’m too good to be bad. My family certainly doesn’t think I’m capable of disobeying. I’m happy to keep it that way.

“Marco!” I call out.

He’s already waiting for me in the shadows, suited up in his racing leathers and taking my breath away with those blue eyes as they turn my way. I run into his arms and he scoops me up, his mouth finding mine as he swings me off my feet. He lets out a sigh of pure relief and I know exactly how he feels. The weight of my world rolls right off me when I’m with him. I can breathe easier. My heart can beat slower. I can relax and just be me.

“You’re here,” he murmurs. “Thank you. I know it’s a risk for you.”

“One I’m willing to take,” I tell him. “Always.”

Palming his cheek, I lift my chin and angle for another kiss. Something about the tone of his voice gives me the feeling he’s going to cut our meeting short. I don’t want it to end before it even starts. In fact, I want nothing more than for him to whisk me away from here, away from my real life.

“I wish we could go somewhere and just be together.

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