Page 56 of Heir of Darkness

“That was actually sweet of him,” Cecilia said. “That means he wanted you to have something special.”

Luna swallowed hard. “Yeah.”

She placed it into her bag, having every intention of giving it back to him. She couldn’t take something that important from him, let alone wear his mother’s ring. If she lost it or if anything happened to it, Luna would feel destroyed, especially if that was all he had left of her. She would never forgive herself.

She could settle for any ring at the jewelry store, something less meaningful so it wouldn’t matter if it got lost.

“Let’s go before he leaves us walking in the rain,” Gianna said, opening the door.

Blair snorted. “He’ll leave us, but take his bride.”

Luna was the last to walk out of the apartment, taking smaller steps than everyone else. They made their way into thegarage where Valerio was already waiting with his car running. A smile lined his lips when he saw Luna, but she couldn’t return it.

His smile fell. “What are the rest of you doing?” he asked.

“We’re Luna’s cargo,” Gianna said sarcastically.

He rolled his eyes, walking up to Luna. He pressed a kiss to her lips. “Good morning,” he said.

“Morning,” she said. “I hope you don’t mind them coming since it’s raining outside.”

“Only for you.”

He opened the passenger side door for her, letting everyone else fend for themselves as they all packed into the back of his car. Valerio got in, placing his hand on Luna’s thigh as he began to drive. Her cheeks turned red, knowing her best friends saw the movement.

“So, Luna got back pretty late on Saturday,” Cecilia said. Her tone was mischievous and Luna could see where this was going. “I wonder why.”

She turned around, her eyes telling her to shut up.

“I wasn’t aware she had a curfew,” Valerio said.

“Since she’s marrying you and we’re her best friends, I think it’s only fair we are compensated in some way,” Blair said. “For example, I like going on yachts.”

“Oh, me too,” Gianna said. “And vacationing in Italy.”

“Don’t you already get all those perks?” Cecilia asked.

“Yeah, but I want to be included.”

“Keep this up and I’ll kidnap Luna so none of you see her again,” Valerio told them.

She slapped his arm. “Be nice.”

He looked over at her. “I only want to be nice to you.”

Luna sunk into her seat at theawwsthat erupted from the back seat. He was being sweet now, but just the other night he had fucked her mouth and made her suffocate on his cock.

And then he gave her the ring.

The same anxiety filled her again. He pulled the car into the closest parking spot next to the building she had class in. Luna turned around, motioning for the girls to get out of the car with her eyes.

“We’ll see you later then,” Blair said, knowing what Luna was going to do. She was sure they all knew, which was why they hurried out of the car.

It was silent in the car for a moment. Luna turned to look at Valerio, who had his gaze tied to her bare ring finger. She covered up her hand quickly.

“You’re not wearing it,” he said, flicking his eyes back up to hers.

She sighed. “It’s not all why you think.” She reached into the bag, pulling the small black box out. “You didn’t tell me this was your mother’s.”

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