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My eyes widen. “No? You didn’t just have your muscle handle something for you?”
Laughter vibrates my body. “We are over.”
Nick pulls me into his arms.
“Let me go,” I growl.
“I love you, Kinsley.”
My body is vibrating with anger.
He pulls me onto the sofa next to him. “I’m supposed to take over as the boss for my family when I turn twenty-five.”
My body is shaking with uncontrollable rage.
“My father is dying,” he says.
I meet his gaze. “What?”
“Yes, my father has cancer. He doesn’t have long.”
I squeeze his hand because I understand what it’s like to lose a parent. “I’m so sorry, Nick.”
He blows out a breath. “My father was hell bent on making a deal with another mafia family for a lucrative connection. I told my father we didn’t need it. He insisted that the deal be done. The mafia boss of the Delaware crime family will only approve of the deal if I agree to marry his daughter when I take my position in two years.”
I yank my hand from his. Listening to this mob story play out.
"But in the meantime, I'm bound by the engagement promise."
I shoot to my feet. “You’re engaged?”
“No, I convinced her father to agree to a promise of marriage. I don’t want to marry her; I want to be with you. My brother’s technically too young to take over. Instead of marrying her, he’d go to war with the Delaware mafia. That would be a costly mistake.” He slips his fingers through his hair.
“If you never met me, what would you do?”
“Be married to that vile woman. No way would she ever have my children.” He sinks back on the sofa.
I sigh. “This is the reason you didn’t want to have sex. You wouldn’t be able to let me go.”
“Kinsley, I couldn’t let you go either way. The second I saw your face and encountered that smart mouth, I was in awe of you. Had to have you in some capacity.”
“You’re only making it hard on yourself. You should’ve let me and my smart mouth go.”
He grips my hand and gingerly pulls me close. “Neither of us wanted to walk away.”
A tear slips down my cheek. “If you really love me, you’ll let me go.”
I feel his head nod against mine. “Kinsley, I need you to do me one favor.”
Silence.
“Peek up from your books and enjoy life. I’m happy we were able to enjoy nature and love together.”
“Kinsley, are you ok?” Natalia asks.
All eyes at the table are on me.
I place that painful memory back in the vault and smile at Nick’s sister. “Being back in Nick’s life brings back a lot of memories.”
