“I’m okay,” I say quietly, shocked that he’s upset about me, too. I do know he informed me that he liked me, however I couldn’t imagine it.

“I’ll by no means let something occur to both of you once more, Catarina, I promise you that,” he says fiercely, moving into the backseat with us.

I smile. “I do know, Angelo,” I say, and I can’t assist leaning towards him, cuddling up subsequent to him.

We go to Angelo’s father’s mansion as a result of it’s most secure. Nobody will come in search of us there.

Andrea meets us all on the door, tsking as he appears at my injured face.

“I’ve bought a medic inside ready,” he says, ushering me inside after kissing Chelsea’s cheek.

Angelo doesn’t protest, which is uncommon. He passes off Chelsea to his father with out criticism and follows me when the medic leads me right into a bed room.

“Did you make up together with your father?” I ask, curious.

“Not precisely,” he says, his voice seeming oddly flat. He’s nonetheless wiping tears from his eyes.

“These your ladies?” the medic asks.

“My angels,” Angelo says softly, smiling at me, and he is me in that approach he had on the wedding ceremony, so comfortable and candy.

I tremble throughout when the medic cups my face, however I do know I’m simply jumpy due to what simply occurred.

“No everlasting harm, simply might need an actual shiner.”

“Want I might kill him twice,” Angelo growls, and I put my hand on his arm.

“I simply must relaxation,” I inform him quietly.

Angelo received’t let me stroll. He carries me bridal fashion up the steps, and he deposits me gently on the mattress earlier than leaving the room and returning with Chelsea, who’s already fallen asleep, terrified and exhausted.

He lies down with Chelsea in his arms, between us, and he winces a little bit when she shuffles.

I frown.

“Are you all proper?”

“I’m fantastic,” he says firmly, and I settle for it at face worth. My head is spinning with the entire trauma that simply passed off. I lie my head on the pillow however I whine, unable to sleep, hating the darkness.

Angelo turns the lamp on, wanting into my face over Chelsea’s head.

“It’s all proper, Catarina. You’re all proper now. You’re with me, and I’m by no means going to let anybody take you from me once more.”

I soak up a deep, shaky breath and let it out slowly by means of my nostrils.

“I like you, Catarina,” Angelo says, however I’m already drifting off.

* * *

We spend two weeks at his father’s mansion, and the person takes nice care of us. We eat each meal downstairs and all sleep collectively in a giant king mattress. Angelo can’t appear to half with Chelsea, holding her on a regular basis, enjoying fairy princess along with her on the ground within the lobby.

It’s pretty, actually, watching them collectively. It makes me so unhappy that we’re going to have to depart. I do know that Angelo loves her, however having Chelsea be on this a lot hazard has solely confirmed to me that I’m proper. This way of life cannot be hers. She will be able to’t develop up like I did.

So, I bide my time. I begin packing away solely the vital issues, my garments and photos of Chelsea, Chelsea’s favourite outfits. Angelo doesn’t appear to note.

Dante meets with the pakhan that took over for Dmitri, and Angelo stories again that the Russians aren’t going to retaliate. Or at the very least they are saying they received’t. I’m not so certain.

I can’t belief something within the wiseguy way of life. I can’t even belief Angelo when he tells me that he loves me each night time.

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