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“He just loves me because…”
“Because?”
“Because…” I halted, trying to articulate the reason Tom was so devoted to me.
“Yes?”
“Because…I’m…worth it
She did that smirk thingy. Her silent ka-ching.
My chest felt tight and warm. This was a monumental discovery. The realization that I was worth it. Worthy of love. Of sacrifice. Of grand gestures and life-altering decisions.

🥹🥹🥹

Tomcat: Just wanna know if we’re going to have children or not.
Butterfly: BRUH, AT LEAST TWO.
Butterfly: That’s the bare fucking minimum, though. I want Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas Eve to be chaotic and loud and wonderfully dysfunctional. I want group chats that make people’s eyes water. Secret handshakes and inside jokes only we’re privy to”
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“Because all of our profilers are in agreement that Vincenzo Ferrante is the most dangerous out of the three brothers, due to his ability to conceal his devious tendencies. His charisma and charm outweigh all his other psychotic traits, making him indeed very easy to like.” He waited a beat, scanning me with shrewd eyes. “Almost very easy to…love.”

Right right

I–I’m your color?”
“You’re my butterfly.” His cheekbones reddened. “Of course you are. And I miss smiling.” 😭😭😭

With Enzo, it was all or nothing.
The nothing was a big risk.
But something simply wouldn’t do.
This time, I was going to wait.
Even if it took an entire lifetime.
Until he realized I was the one.

🦋🦋🦋

“Luca?”
“Yes?”
“I know your father gave each of you a chess piece. You’re a king, Achilles is a knight. What is Enzo?”
He smiled at the chess pieces, lost in thought.
“A rook. “Enzo’s role is defensive. He was not born to rule, but to govern. This is why he is the enforcer. His job, like the rook’s, is to protect the leadership. Put it behind robust walls.”

“My brother…”
“Yes?”
“He is a romantic.”
“I know.”
“You break his heart, I break your spine. You understand me?”
“Clear as day.”
“You’ll treat him right.”
“The world will be his oyster. No happier man will ever walk this earth,” I promised.
“Then you have my blessing.”
“I didn’t ask for it, but thank you”
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“Your source of income?”
“I am a wealthy man who can retire today. My money will continue making money for generations to come. I do what I do out of passion, not necessity. And my passions…” He trailed off, producing a cigarette from a soft pack and examining it between his fingers. “The hierarchy has changed in recent months. My wife is at the very top now.”
This fucking delicious meal

You’d burn your entire kingdom for your wife?” I curved an eyebrow.
“Don’t look so surprised. The fact that you are here tells me you’ll do the same for my baby brother. Love is a terrible disease, Rothwell.” He clucked his tongue. “Terminal, too.”

My wife cannot stay with a member of a hostile organization—not when her firstborn is the next Camorra don, with another Ferrante on the way. She’d have to choose between protecting her children and Jeremie Rasputin..She will turn to get help from the only man who’d walk through fire to save her children.Me.Perfect excuse to pack up Sofia, Ciro, and my unborn baby and start fresh far away, don’t you think?”