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"So, that party was...?"
"All part of our plan," Luca replied. "When the lights went out, I was waiting in the pantry. I grabbed you and took you out of there while everyone else was freaking out over the lights going out. We went straight to the airport and took a jet here."
"And where exactly is here?"
Luca smiled. "We're at Niagara Falls, on the Canadian side. They allow gay marriage and have no waiting period. The hotel we're in hosts weddings. We have an appointment in a few hours to get married."
"How?" I asked. "I have no ID or—" I gasped as another thought hit me. "Luca, did you say we were in Canada?"
"I did."
"I don't have a passport. They arrest people for crossing borders without a passport."
I didn't want to go to jail.
Luca smiled as he got up and walked into the bedroom. He was back a moment later with something in his hand. When he sat down, he handed it to me.
I opened it up and immediately knew it was a passport. It looked like my passport. It even had my picture in it along with a Canadian immigration stamp. The only difference was the fact that the name listed was Nico Sabatino.
I really liked that name.
I glanced up at Luca. "How soon can we make this real?"
"Soon, cuore mio, but there's one more thing I need to discuss with you before you agree to marry me."
I set the passport down on the coffee table and gave Luca my entire attention. He was so serious that I was almost afraid to hear what he had to say. "I'm listening."
"You remember how I said I spent the last several years since I got out of prison making sure I was powerful enough to take on your parents?"
I nodded.
"I took over the Sabatino family in Italy."
I waited for him to say more, but he didn't. He just stared intently at me. "And that means what exactly?" I finally asked because I didn't have a clue.
"Nico, the Sabatino family in Italy is mafia, and I'm the head of that family."
Still didn't have a clue.
Chapter Five
~ Luca ~
I waited for some sort of reaction from Nico, but he just stared at me. "Nico, did you understand what I said?"
"I don't think I do."
I was afraid of that.
"Like I told you earlier, when I came out of prison, I came out a different man. Prison isn't for the weak of heart. It hardens people." It turned them into killers, but I wasn't going to tell my soft hearted love about that. There were some things he didn't need to know.
I winced when tears flooded Nico's eyes.
"No, no, baby." I quickly tried to wipe the tears from his cheeks. "I didn't tell you that make you cry. I just wanted you to understand how this all started."
"It's all my fault," Nico whispered. "If I had only made someone listen to me, you never would have gone to prison. I should have insisted that they listen to me."
"Nico, it wasn't your fault. All we did was kiss. Your parents were the ones who accused me of raping you. The only people at fault here are your parents and the police for believing them."
