One Night in the Mafia Boss’s Vineyard Turned a Stranger Into the Woman He Couldn’t Abandon
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Chapter 14 / 19
Chapter 14 - The Choice That Could Cost Him Everything
When Aleandro returned, Eva was angry.
“You left without telling me.”
“I didn’t want you involved.”
“You still don’t understand.”
Aleandro stopped.
“Understand what?”
“Every time you decide something for me because you think you’re protecting me, part of me hears Tyler.”
The comparison hurt more than he expected.
Eva immediately regretted saying it.
But Aleandro nodded.
“You’re right.”
She stared.
No defense.
No anger.
“I spent twenty years giving orders,” he said. “Maybe I don’t know how to stop yet.”
Eva softened.
“Then learn.”
Aleandro looked at her.
“With me?”
She hesitated.
Then nodded.
“With me.”
That night they sat beneath the stars.
Their shoulders touched.
May you like
Neither moved away.
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