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“Wait a second. How do you know where I work?”

TWO

Enzo

“That’syour question?”I said as I stared down at Molly.

She looked furious, and it took everything inside of me not to laugh.

Not because she was funny.

It was just…she was so fucking adorable.

I’d called her doll, and it fit.

She had the biggest, prettiest brown eyes I’d ever seen, and when she smiled, her eyes lit up.

That smile had lived rent-free in my head since the first time I’d seen her, and I hadn’t been able to shake it.

She’d drawn me in when I’d seen her atCarlo’s,and even when she’d been terrified as the bullets flew, and then confused when the drugs I’d slipped her started to take effect, I’d felt a connection I couldn’t explain.

That was why I’d shown up at her apartment that day.

By then I’d known everything about her, but the urge to see her had been too strong.

After that visit to her apartment, I’d managed to keep my distance, even avoiding her at Nico’s wedding, which had been almost impossible.

She’d looked like a present, all full curves and soft brown skin wrapped in pink satin just for me to unwrap.

I’d resisted, but seeing her tonight felt like luck, like she had fallen directly into my arms.

I’d have to thank Nico for telling the men to keep an eye on the shelter. I’d gotten to watch her, and that asshole Fabiano had given me an excuse to finally talk to her.

After all, she was Hope’s friend, which meant she was under Moretti protection whether she knew it or not. I’d fail my cousin and my name if I’d let Fabiano fuck with her. And if stepping in had the added benefit of being in her space, I sure as shit wouldn’t complain.

Not that Molly would make it easy.

Every time I saw her, whether she was either annoyed, freaking out and then confused, or just plain scared, she always tried to move with this air of toughness.

She was trying now, too, but I could see through it.

I’d watched her interaction with Fabiano, simultaneously proud and pissed when she’d been so unafraid of him.

Had pinpointed the exact moment when she’d realized how deadly serious that interaction was.

Saw the flicker of understanding in her eyes, followed by a small step closer to me.

I’d never wanted anything more than to have Molly close to me. Thought maybe once would be enough but I now knew that was a lie.

She was still close to me but when she realized it, she pushed me away, her hands leaving a ghost of sensation on my chest.

I gave her some space—but just a little. I liked her being that close to me.

After all, I’d fucking dreamed about it enough.

I wouldn’t let the opportunity go to waste.

She stared up at me with those beautiful eyes. “That’s a pretty important question,” she said.

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