The Machiavellian Prince : A Royal Organized Crime Romance (The Next Generation Book 1) by Bella Di Corte

Author:Bella Di Corte [Di Corte , Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Saverio

“You have my permission,” the old man had said in Italian, looking straight at me. “I respect a man who defies death for love. You are worthy of my granddaughter’s precious time.” He’d raised his glass, and so did the entire table.

“The course of true love never did run smooth,” Mia had said, lifting her glass even higher.

The old man had smiled at her. “Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

A chorus of salute went around, along with the clinking of glasses.

“All is,” Rocco had said, sticking the papers in his folder, “final, then.”

Those words were spoken two weeks ago.

I flexed my fingers, remembering the strain Mia had had on the stem of her glass. There would be no war between her family and mine.

All is final, then.

As final as my previous breath, but the freedom in those words still lingered in my ears.

We were back at the same table. This time, we were enjoying an intimate but formal dinner before the wedding next week. For security purposes, everyone had agreed that any pre-wedding celebrations should take place behind the gates. A fake wedding was even planned in New York the day after our actual wedding. It served two purposes. It would add an extra layer to the security measures we had in place. It also might draw Arsenius Bykov out. Half of our men would be there, keeping an eye on things.

I stood and placed my hands on Mia’s shoulders. I leaned down close to her ear and whispered, “Take a walk with me.”

She placed a hand over mine, squeezing. She reached in front of her and grabbed an envelope. I helped her up and kept her hand tight in mine.

“At least I can walk on my own now. No one will have to carry me down the aisle and hold me while I repeat my vows.” She grinned. “Where are we going?”

I nodded ahead. “For a walk in the groves.”

Her brow furrowed. “Isn’t that beyond the gates?”

“Yeah. We’ll be well hidden. I used to run around in those fields before I could really walk. It was my playground.”

We were quiet as we made our way toward the perimeter of the property. The citrus groves spread out in front of the main house, where my great-grandfather used to live. They were lit up tonight with solar lights. We changed them every so often, but they were a constant ever since my parent’s wedding. My old man took my mom there the night before and gave her something meaningful.

“This is a tradition?” Mia asked, being careful of where she walked.

She must have sensed my line of thought since she spoke it out loud. It was fucking eerie that we could do that. Read each other’s minds and feel what the other did.

I glanced at her, and my eyes caught.

She had on a soft-lilac dress. The color seemed to change when it caught the light. But she lit up the night brighter than the lights around us. Her hair shimmered, and her skin glistened.

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