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Chapter 421

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MARCO

She was still asleep when I opened my eyes. Curled into my side, her hand flat against my chest like she was holding me there. I didn’t move. I just lay still, watching her breathe, her face soft and quiet for once. The weight of everything from the past few days pressed against my ribs, but it wasn’t heavy enough to pull me away from this.

That package. Her silence. The guest room. The look in her eyes when she said, “It worked.”

I almost lost her. Again.

All because I kept something to myself.

I breathed out slowly and brushed my fingers over her arm. Silence could kill in our world. It didn’t come with blood, but it left its own bruises.

Her lashes fluttered. She stretched, still half-asleep, and tilted her face up toward me. Her voice came out rough, sleepy.

“You awake?”

“Yeah.”

She yawned and blinked slowly. “Did you sleep?”

“A little.” I paused, then added, “You?”

She nodded and didn’t say anything for a second. Then she placed her hand over mine. “Let’s try to start today
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  • Owned By The Mafia Lord   Chapter 421

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