We come undone together and it feels more than physical.
It feels like the final barriers to our love, namely me, have completely crumbled.
I am fully, completely, irrevocably his.
I curl against his uninjured side.
“Just so we’re clear, I'm never letting you go again. You, Enzo, this little one.” His hand slides over my stomach. "You're my life now."
I tilt my head to look at him, finding his eyes serious.
"I'll protect you with my last breath," he continues. "No one, not the Bratva, not my family, not anyone, will ever hurt what's mine again."
Guilt lances through my gut again that I’d let my fears nearly ruin what Luca and I have. “I’m sorry?—”
He presses a kiss to my lips, silencing me. “No. No more apologies. We move forward now, Katerina. Forward into the life we’d always planned.”
I nod. “Alright.”
“I promise you won’t regret choosing me. You have my undying love. My complete heart and soul.”
I press a kiss to his lips. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted.”
I rest my head on his shoulder, savoring this moment, wanting to remember it forever.
Finally, after all these years, Luca and I have found our way back to each other.
This time, we’ll have our happily ever after.
And this time, it will last forever.
35
LUCA
I wake with Katerina curled against me, and for a moment I simply stare at her.
Seven years I spent building an empire, amassing power and wealth, and none of it gave me what her sleeping form does now.
A sense of belonging. Of purpose.
My hand gently settles on her stomach where our child grows. Our second child.
The idea of it is surreal.
Me, Luca Dante, the black sheep of the family, finding fulfillment in something so simple yet profound.
"You're thinking too loudly," Katerina murmurs against my skin.
I press my lips to her forehead. "Just wondering how I got so lucky."
She lifts her head, those striking blue eyes capturing mine. "I wouldn't call taking a bullet lucky."
"Worth it."
“Don’t do it again.” She stretches, exposing her gorgeous tits. I move to suckle them, but my chest reminds me of the bullet I recently took.
She arches a brow. “You still need to rest. I need to get ready to get Enzo from school.”
