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The heavy weight of Kade's body pressed down firmly against my legs, and his large hands gripped my wrists tightly against the thick black training mat. The air inside the large private gym felt incredibly thin because his face was hovering only a few inches above mine. He had just asked me what I would do if he pinned me to the ground, and my heart beat rapidly against my ribs while I considered my response. Although he was a very dangerous man to the outside world, I did not feel any fear while I stared up into his dark, focused eyes."I would not do anything at all," I answered truthfully, keeping my voice very quiet so the sound would not break the intense silence stretching between us. "I would simply stay exactly where I am, Kade."Kade inhaled a sharp, deep breath that caused his chest to expand heavily against mine. He lowered his gaze from my eyes down to my lips, and his jaw clenched tightly as he fought a very obvious internal battle. I wanted him to lean down and close the

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After leaving Kade standing by his window, I walked down the long carpeted hallway toward the nursery and pushed the heavy wooden door open. Amy was sitting in the middle of her floor surrounded by dozens of colorful plastic building blocks, but she looked incredibly bored because the security lockdown prevented her from playing outside in the fresh air. I knelt on the soft rug next to her and suggested that we spend the afternoon doing something incredibly messy instead of building towers. She smiled with immediate excitement when I mentioned finger painting, so we spent the next ten minutes preparing our workspace to protect the expensive floors.I gathered a tall stack of old newspapers from a recycling bin in the kitchen while Enzo followed closely behind me, and then we returned to the nursery to spread the paper pages completely across the floor. I pulled a large plastic bin of washable paints from t

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I stared at the three large black garment bags hanging on the wooden coat rack in the corner of the study, and my heart immediately began to race against my ribs. Kade had just declared that we were attending the annual Silvano Foundation charity gala tomorrow night, and he expected me to accompany him as his date. A heavy wave of pure anxiety washed over my entire body because I had absolutely no experience with high society events or wealthy people. I was a former waitress who spent my entire adult life scrubbing tables and serving cheap coffee, so the thought of walking into a ballroom filled with dangerous mafia elites terrified me completely."I cannot go to a formal gala with you, Kade," I said quickly, shaking my head while I turned my attention away from the garment bags and back to his face. "I do not know how to behave around the people in your social circle, and I will inevitably do something wrong that will embarrass you in front of your business associates."Kade did not

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