Ruthless Union: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (The Moretti Mafia #1) (The Moretti Mafia Series) by Ivy Davis

Author:Ivy Davis [Davis, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Emilia

Marco storms into my room, shocking me so much I almost fall off my bed. He’s breathing heavily and has a crazed look in his eye.

I set down the book I’d been reading. “Marco?”

He doesn’t answer me as he starts looking around the room, checking behind the dresser, looking under the bed.

“What are you doing?” It’s strange to see him in my room. He’s such an imposing figure that he makes the room seem smaller. For some reason, this makes me blush. “Marco? Hey.” I place my hand on his arm as he stands. Once again, there’s that electricity I felt when we kissed.

He whips his head toward me. The sudden motion makes me stand back. “Emilia?”

“What’s going on?”

“Are you ok? Has anything happened?” He grips my upper arms. “Tell me.”

His grip is tight, and it makes me wince. “You’re hurting me, Marco.”

He immediately backs away. “Are you ok?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?”

He doesn’t look at me as he begins pacing the room.

“Marco, what is it?”

“Nothing. You’re ok. That’s all that matters.” The way he’s speaking, it’s like he’s talking to himself rather than to me.

“I’m ok. What is it? What has you acting like … this?”

The look he gives me is filled with so much intensity it makes me breathless. “You’re ok.” He takes one step toward me and hesitates. I think back to our kiss earlier. It left me feeling hot and wired, so I showered and changed once I came inside. A part of me didn’t want to wash away Marco’s touch. He walked away from me, which hurt after we’d shared something so intimate. My very first kiss. The other part of me desperately needed to wash his touch away just so I could focus on something other than him.

I stand still, watching him, waiting for him to make the next move.

Instead of coming forward, he walks out of the room, leaving me disappointed again.

I follow him. “Marco, what’s going on? Why are you acting weird?”

He huffs. “This is me when I’m worried. You haven’t seen this side of me yet.”

I haven’t seen many sides of him yet, I think, trying not to dwell on that fact. “Why are you worried?”

He stops short and turns back to me, making me bump into him. He steadies me, and that small act makes my stomach flutter. “Emilia, something bad has happened.”

“What? Is it my family?”

“What?” He frowns before he shakes his head. “No, it’s not your family.”

I let out a rough breath. “Ok. Then, what?”

“You really care about them, don’t you?” he asks in a softer tone.

“Of course, I do. They’re my family. If they were hurt or something was wrong, I’d want to know. I’d be on the first plane back to New York with or without your permission.”

“No,” he snaps. “You can’t go back to New York.”

“I’m going to see my family again, Marco. You can’t stop me.”

“Emilia, listen to me. Something bad has happened,” he repeats. “It’s about Camille.”

His tone makes my stomach drop to my knees.

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