Marco's Stolen Wife (The Dante Inferno: The Dante Dynasty Series Book 2) by Day Leclaire

Author:Day Leclaire [Leclaire, Day]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, The Dante Dynasty Series, The Dante Inferno Series, Former Harlequin Series, Family Saga, Multicultural & International, Foreign Country, Italian Nationality & Heritage, Married The Wrong Man, Twin Dante Dynasty Brothers, Posing As His Twin Brother, Reissued Edition
Publisher: DLI Publishing
Published: 2020-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

She was gone.

Marco came instantly awake. He didn’t try to explain this new awareness of Caitlyn’s presence or absence, but simply tossed back the covers to go in search of his wife. He tracked her down raiding the refrigerator. To his amusement, she’d prepared a snack for two.

“I see by all those sandwiches that you knew I’d come,” he said with a yawn.

“Yes.” He caught a hint of resignation in her voice. “No doubt you’ll say it’s The Inferno.”

He took the plate from her and set it aside. Wrapping his arms around her, he rested his forehead against hers. “It still bothers you, doesn’t it?”

“Yes.”

Simple and concise and down-to-the-bones honest. He appreciated that about her. “Do you think The Inferno makes what we feel for each other less real?” he asked.

Despite the lack of light, he could see her gaze grow troubled. “If our relationship is all at the whim of this Inferno, then it isn’t because of who I am as a person. Or who you are, for that matter. We’re just mated to each other without anything in common other than sexual attraction. How long do you think that’s going to last?”

“Got it.” He cut straight to the heart of the matter. “You want security. You want assurances. You want to know that we’re still going to be together fifty years from now.”

She choked on a laugh that contained more than a hint of tears. “I’ll take a year, for now. Even a week. But I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. For it to all go horribly wrong. If what we feel is due to The Inferno, then it’s fantasy, not reality.”

“It’s more than that, Caitlyn, and you know it.” He leaned back against the kitchen counter and cushioned her against his chest. “Either The Inferno is real or it’s fantasy. If it’s fantasy, it’ll end and you’ll get hurt. But if it’s real, you’re afraid your ability to make your own choices in life will be taken out of your control.”

Caitlyn nodded. “What if we decide we don’t like each other? What if we aren’t able to build a lasting foundation together? What if we discover that our goals in life are entirely different? According to you, we’re trapped together forever.”

Okay, that hurt. “Do you feel trapped, cara?”

“Sometimes,” she confessed.

He cupped her face and kissed her, imbuing it with as much tenderness and reassurance as he could. “I suspect that’s true of all love, not just with The Inferno. You haven’t lost a piece of yourself. You’ve gained something you didn’t have before. At least, I have.”

Instead of relaxing, her frown deepened. “But when The Inferno happened, didn’t you feel as though you’d lost all control?”

“Of course. And I understand you feel the need to direct your own life.” He shrugged. “I have no intention of interfering with that.”

“You already have,” she pointed out softly.

A hint of impatience colored his words. “Honey, no one has total control over their lives and most have only limited self-direction.

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