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The front door swung open in front of us and Donata Marino swept into the diner, bringing a flurry of wind and rain with her. ‘There you are,’ she said, holding her gun high. ‘By happy coincidence you are already exactly where I want you to be.’ ‘You lied to me!’ I spat. ‘You used me!’ ‘Like a carrier pigeon.’ She took a step closer, blocking my way. I could see the beads of rain sliding down her face. ‘As if I would ever expect you to betray the boy that gives you flowers and looks at you like you’re worth something.’

Right after she said it, she pulled her hair around her cheeks, as though the streaks of blonde could hide the pink hue beneath them. 'Shut up.' 'I think you were trying to tell me I was special,' I needled her. There was something exquisite about it – the comparison, the ensuing embarrassment. She loved to make me suffer and I loved to watch her squirm.

When I’m with you, it feels like coming home,’ he said. ‘I feel like I finally belong somewhere. You’re my somewhere, Sophie.’ I pressed his hand against my heart so he could feel it racing beneath his fingertips. ‘I’m going to go into cardiac arrest if you’re not careful.’ His laugh was low and breathy. He slid his hand into my hair, his thumb caressing my cheek as I smiled against it. ‘Just imagine how I feel every time you smile at me.’

He pressed his lips against mine. That feeling, familiar and strong, came over me again. ‘When I’m with you, it feels like coming home,’ he said. ‘I feel like I finally belong somewhere. You’re my somewhere, Sophie.’ I pressed his hand against my heart so he could feel it racing beneath his fingertips. ‘I’m going to go into cardiac arrest if you’re not careful.’ His laugh was low and breathy. He slid his hand into my hair, his thumb caressing my cheek as I smiled against it. ‘Just imagine how I feel every time you smile at me.’

Luca stepped into the alcove and brought his lips right up to his uncle’s ear. ‘That gun might be empty, scarafaggio, but this one is loaded,’ he growled. ‘If you ever threaten her again, I’ll blow your brains out.’ The shark grin died, and real, chilling fear consumed Felice’s face. His eyes grew lidless and wide. Luca kept the gun pressed against his uncle’s head, and slowly, Felice lowered his own from my neck. My jaw clicked back into place and cool air rushed down my throat. I gulped it down. Without turning around, Felice addressed Luca, his grey eyes still trained on me. ‘So,’ he said, his lip curling. ‘There are some things you deem worthy enough to kill for, Gianluca.’ Luca’s reply came in one steady breath. ‘Only one.’

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