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“I know my way.”

“I am not walking into that office without her. Mason is beyond pissed and trigger-happy. I am not getting my balls shot off so you can play hide the salami with a princess.”

“Hey,” Luca snapped. “Show my wife some respect.”

I gaped at him.

His wife?

Holy shit, this was worse than I thought.

“I’ll wait.”

I opened the office door, walking in first. Behind me, Luca held Justine’s hand firmly in his. Roman and Mason were already standing, glasses of scotch in their hands. Mason looked between Luca and Justine, fury in his glance.

“If you have fucked around with my sister, I will end you.” He slammed his empty glass down on Roman’s desk. “I will kill all of you.”

Before I could speak, Justine did. “Oh relax, Mason. Do you ever get tired of blowing smoke? No one is killing anyone.”

Roman focused his attention on Luca. “Explain. You said she was going home this weekend. Why is she here, with you, in my hotel, and why isn’t she answering her brother’s calls?”

Again, Justine spoke, directing her words to her brother. “She is perfectly capable of speaking. I had my phone off because I went over the border for the night, Mason. I didn’t want you interrupting my time away. And you can direct your questions to me, Roman. I know my brother thinks I’m an airhead, but I can actually speak and think for myself.”

Luca chuckled, pulling her close and pressing a kiss to her head. “That’s my girl.”

Mason growled, going for his weapon, but I pulled out my gun, shaking my head. “Let’s not start something we’ll all regret. Let the lady speak.”

“Thank you, Aldo.”

I didn’t respond, but I felt a grudging respect for her. I was worried, though, that I would have to use my gun when she told him her real news.

“Why did you go over the border? I never gave you permission to leave the country,” Mason raged. He glared at Luca. “What the hell were you thinking, allowing her?”

Luca shook his head. “I don’t allow your sister anything. She is her own person. A fully grown woman capable of making her own decisions. You should really get to know her. She is amazing.”

Roman was staring at Luca in disbelief. Luca’s next words almost sent him over the edge. His normally stoic face went pale in shock.

“I took Justine to Vegas. We got married.”

No one in the room moved. Even blinked. Luca kept talking. “My wife said she’d always wanted to see the Falls, so once we were married, we flew here and I got the honeymoon suite. Best view in the city. I was surprised to find it empty, but I took advantage. I was sure you wouldn’t mind the business, brother.” He winked at Roman as if all this was a joke.

A very bad one.

Roman was the first to speak. “You…got…married.”

“Yes.”

“To Justine.”

“Yes.”

“You’ve known her less than two weeks.”

Luca smiled. “I couldn’t bear the thought of letting her go.”

“Last time we spoke, you could barely tolerate each other.”

Luca shrugged. “I got to know the real woman.”