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JUNE“So impatient,” I whispered.“I’ve waited long enough.”Before I could answer, his lips found mine, at first the kiss was slow and unhurried like neither of us wanted the moment to end. I melted against him without thinking as the days apart, sleepless nights, fear, worry and every other emotion we had carried since we had been separated seemed to disappear into that single kiss.He rested his forehead against mine for a brief moment before kissing me again and I couldn’t remember who leaned in first the second time, maybe it was both of us.He smiled against my lips. “I missed you.”“I know.”“No.” He brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. “I really missed you.”My heart squeezed. “I missed you too.”He took my hand and slowly led me toward his bedroom.Moonlight spilled across the polished floor, the room quiet except for our footsteps.He paused beside the bed and a teasing smile appeared.“Remember this bed?”Heat rushed to my face. “I don’t.”“Liar.”“I have no idea what yo
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JUNEThe second hand on my watch refused to move fast enough, I checked my phone for what had to be the twentieth time in five minutes, nothing, I glanced through the living room window instead, still nothing.I told myself to stop pacing but I lasted all of ten seconds before I started again.The past few days had left me exhausted in ways sleep couldn’t fix. Every time I thought about the press conference, Rick, Angelo… and then Dante’s company being dragged into another crisis, my chest tightened all over again.My phone vibrated and I immediately picked it up to see that it was Dante calling, I answered before the second ring.“I’m outside.” His voice washed over me like warm water.“I’ll be right there.” I ended the call and hurried toward the front door.“June,” Dad called from his study.“I’m just—”“I know.” He smiled knowingly. “Go.”I laughed and hurried outside anyway, halfway down the front steps, my heel caught the edge. “Oh—”Strong arms caught me before I could embarras
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DANTEFLASHBACKI was in a dark room again, it smelled of damp rotting wood, mold and blood and I couldn’t tell which memory came first anymore.Days blended together or weeks, maybe months, I had lost count. There were no windows and no light, only darkness so thick I couldn’t see my own hands.My stomach cramped violently and at first, it was hunger growling but after enough time, it simply hurt.The pain became normal and it disappeared only when I fainted or slept, if I was lucky enough to sleep.Once again, my father had locked me up here because he said I deserved it, because Angelo cried, because my grades were better, because the teachers picked me for the regional competition, because Angelo wanted that spot and smelly because I existed.That was enough reason. Every parent wanted children who behaved, studied, listened and worked hard but not my father. Finally, the silence broke, a key turned and the door creaked open. Light stabbed into my eyes and I flinched, when I loo
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DANTEMy phone shattered against the wall, the plastic exploded and the glass sprayed across the hotel suite, skidding over polished marble before settling beneath the television.Silence followed, the kind that made every muscle in my body tighten. That two-timing son of a bitch met her, he got close enough to breathe the same air and he had the audacity to look at her.My hands curled into fists until my knuckles burned white.Across the room, Rafael slowly reached into his pocket as his own phone vibrated, he looked at the screen then looked at me and without saying a word, he stretched his arm out and placed the phone into my waiting hand.It was Enzo. I answered immediately. “What?”“Damn,” he laughed. “You sound like you’re about to murder somebody.”“I am.”“You should calm down.” His voice remained annoyingly calm. “You didn’t have to act like a tiger, she’s fine, he didn’t touch her.”“You should’ve put a bullet in his head when you had the chance,” I growled. “And risk get
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ANGELOShe was even more beautiful up close, photographs hadn’t done her justice, neither had the surveillance videos and neither had the countless hours I had spent watching her through Dante’s eyes.Standing less than ten feet away from her, I almost laughed because my idiot brother had somehow stumbled into perfection.Sunlight caught the strands of her dark hair as the afternoon breeze swept them across her shoulder. She looked tired from the press conference, frustrated by the reporters still shouting questions behind her, yet she still carried herself with a quiet elegance that couldn’t be taught. She had grace, class and power, everything Paige had pretended to possess, was everything June simply was.I smiled to myself because for years, Dante and I hadn’t agreed on a single thing, not business, not family, not even the future, but on this one, we had finally found common ground.June Cross was perfect and soon she would belong to me.I had spent years watching my brother and
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JUNEHe stood, straightened his jacket then faced Rick. “I don’t know how you’re walking free after kidnapping my daughter.” The room went silent again. “But don’t worry,” his voice remained composed. “You’ll face the hand of justice for that soon.” Rick’s expression faltered.My father continued.“And as for June…” he trailed off, looking at me briefly before facing the crowd again. “She is my daughter, my only child and heir. She thought she was married to him, but it turned out that he faked the marriage license and lied to her for years.” He turned to look at Rick once again. “I haven’t even settled that score with you yet,” he added coldly. A collective gasp swept across the room and once again, every reporter looked between us and every camera swung in our direction.Rick laughed. “No.” He shook his head repeatedly. “That’s a lie, it’s impossible.” He pointed toward me. “She’s an orphan.”His eyes darted toward Diane. “Tell them.”Diane looked as though someone had drained ever
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JUNEWe finished dinner slowly after that, talking about everything and nothing. He told me ridiculous stories about Enzo that made me laugh so hard I nearly choked on wine. I told him Maya would absolutely blackmail me if she found out I had had sex in a car before my actual date even started. He
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JUNEI couldn’t believe I had just done that in Dante’s car, the thought kept looping in my head as he drove, one hand on the steering wheel and the other resting over mine like he had every right to keep me there like my hand belonged beneath his and like I belonged beneath him.My face burned all
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DANTEPure undiluted fury boiled in my veins. How could I have been so stupid to give myself away like that?I was not one to be reckless, leave that to Enzo. But me? Never. Not since I learned the art of risk management. But with her, this woman all common sense seemed to leave my body. I clenche
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JUNERick stood in the doorway waiting for an answer. I’d been so distracted by Dante that the pain from Rick’s mother slapping me was long forgotten.It had been throbbing, I just didn’t feel it with him because something else throbbed.“I asked you a question June. Who was that man?” I wondered w
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