Of Murder And Matrimony: Neretti Mafia Book Two by Lyra Blake

Author:Lyra Blake [Blake, Lyra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blake Publishing
Published: 2023-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Dante gave me space after dropping the bomb of his motivation for his past actions on me a few nights ago. It gave me time to think about him and our relationship—both in the past and the present. One of the things I admired most about my husband was his dedication to doing whatever was necessary for those he loved. That same dedication led him to drive me away. He was trying to save me.

Ultimately, his rejection was the reason I ran away and pursued my dreams, and I couldn’t be angry about the outcome. I disagreed with how he went about it, and we’d need to have a conversation about how he communicated concerns moving forward. But we were both young and stupid. I might have run away on my own had my father told me I couldn’t attend medical school, even though I’d loved Dante.

Love.

Dante had confessed his love. Every day since that first time in the shower after we’d been in the shootout. In the mornings when we awoke in each other’s arms, when he left for work, when he returned home, and when we climbed into bed at night. I couldn’t overlook his devotion.

He was so different from the Dante I’d known all my life. Lighter, more expressive. He’d told me it was what I deserved from him, and I agreed with that. I deserved love and loyalty. I only hoped it didn’t make Dante weak in the eyes of the Neretti organization. He would never be free of the Mafia. It was as much who he was as I was his wife.

Now I had to decide what to do because I could respect where my husband came from. I suspected the warm feelings for him were turning into more than affection and veering into falling in love all over again. Only, this time, I wasn’t a naïve teenager, but a grown woman who understood the intricacies of the life I was born into and now married into.

It was time to let the past go and build a life together. Dante would be the father of my children, and in the Italian crime family, divorce was not an option. For better or worse, we would live a shared life. I didn’t know what that would look like, but it was worth it to try.

Suddenly, I had an idea. Maybe not a great idea, but it was something, at least. I reached into my office desk and pulled out a pad of paper and a pen to start jotting down ideas.

“What are you doing?” It was becoming normal for the Neretti men to drop by my little clinic when they needed something, but this voice belonged to somebody I didn’t expect. I looked up into dark eyes that seemed blank, yet held a world of experience.

“Cosimo,” I greeted, trying to keep my voice even. He’d always made me uncomfortable, like the shocking chill of a sunny day clouding over. “What can I do for you?”

“Need some sutures,” he supplied, pulling his leather jacket to the side and yanking his black t-shirt up.

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