Page 79 of His Vicious Desire

This is a fucked-up plan she should be in on.Hell, I’m trying to get her pregnant without her having a say in what’s going to happen to her body.But what if her knowing it made things worse?I’ve heard half the time a couple couldn’t get pregnant was because of the stress of trying.

We need more time.“Patience.”

“Patience?”She pushes up from me.“I’ve been patient for three fucking years, Gaetano.What are we even doing here?Do you really want me?Or am I just cheaper than paying for it?”

“Jesus, Bianca.Of course, I want you.Quit saying stupid shit like that.It might have been three years, but it’s also been only two weeks.I’m trying to make it so I live through telling him.Why the fuck can’t you give me a little bit of time here?”

“Because you’re not talking to me.All I get is you fucking me at the end of the night.And I get it.I’m aware running Vegas isn’t easy.But you’re unwilling to have a fucking ten minute conversation.Instead, you tell me tobepatient.Fuck that, I’ve been patience personified.Until you talk to me, I’m done.”

She’s off the bed in seconds.Yanking on her clothes.I want to argue with her, to force her to stay, but I can’t.Not yet.It’s still too soon.

Once she’s dressed and has her bag in her hand, she stands in the doorway of the bedroom.

“Are you really not going to say anything?”The pain in her eyes is more than I can bear.

All I have is one word for her.“Patience.”

Shaking her head, she slams the bedroom door behind her, then seconds later, the front door.

Fucking hell.

Gaetano

The phone call I get around nine should be good news.Sandro is due back tomorrow with the girl.It’s not.I haven’t slept since Bianca stormed out two days ago.

Sandro greets me with.“You look like shit.”

Asshole.I wasn’t going to say anything, but he earned it.“You too.Problem with the missus?”

He shakes his head.“Don’t.You’re watching my back.Go home and get some sleep.”

No.I shake my head right back.“I can’t sleep, and I can’t stand another night staring at the ceiling.”

“What the hell?Smoke a bowl and get some sleep.”He orders me.

I sigh.The last thing I want is to be in bed staring at the ceiling again.It’s clear he’s not asking me.“Fuck.Fine.”I slam out of his office.

Bianca

“I think you should tell him.The more I think about it, he has to have figured out a pregnancy will save you both.Tell him it was by accident.You thought Plan B would work, then you were going to go on birth control, but the more you thought about it—the better it would be for both of you.”

My stomach drops.“I can’t tell him now.Maybe if I had told him right at the beginning, he wouldn’t want to wring my neck.But if I tell him now, he’s going to be so pissed.Mafia men do not take well to having their hand forced in anything.If I’m lucky, he’ll just spank my ass.More than likely, he’ll drop my ass and tell me to figure it out on my own.”

Kitty gasps.“No fucking way.Would he really drop you?”

“With Gaetano, there’s no way to be sure.But I wouldn’t bet against him doing it.”My phone alerts with a text from Bobby.I check it.“Damn it.I need to get home to greet the mafia princess.Ugh, I can’t stand her already.”

“Why?”

Eyes wide at the question, I can’t help wondering if she’s actually been listening.“Because she is doing nothing but bringing shame to my brother.She ran away, Kitty.I mean, yeah, he fixed it to sound so romantic that he heard rumors of Carlo going back on their marriage.Since they loved each other so much, they eloped and took off for a brief honeymoon.Except that’s not the truth, and the truth getting out means he won’t have the respect he deserves, all because he can’t handle a twenty-two-year-old woman.If he can’t handle his woman, how is he going to handle running this city?It’s going to be what is thought.If they think that, they might think they could take over or steal business from us.Which means a war could be started because of her.”

Her mouth drops.“Holy crap, you’re completely serious.”

My eyebrows go up.“I’m deadly serious.She has to know all of that.That she left my brother looking like a fool to even agree to marry her.Her reputation in the Outfit is well-known as a weird chick.No one believes hewantsto marry her for her.But for her to run on him… Honestly, there’s nothing she could say to make what she did okay.”

“That sucks.Are you going to move out?”

I shrug.“I probably should.There’s no way I’m going to be able to hide how I feel about her.If Sandro catches my attitude, he’ll kick me out.It sucks because I hardly see him the way things are now—and I live with him.Once I move out, I’ll be lucky to see him for a meal once a month.”

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