Beautifully Ruined : Bound by The Mafia's Debt
He found her later that morning near the kitchen, and something in her face, a newfound softness that hadn't been there the day before, told him plainly enough what the maid's careless comment had already confirmed.
"You look happy," Elias said, forcing his voice to stay as even as he could manage.
"I am," Elena said, a private, unguarded smile touching her lips that she made no effort to hide from him. "I don't really know why I'm telling you this, but I feel like I should tell someone. Luca stayed last night. He's never done that before."
Elias felt something tighten uncomfortably, almost painfully, in his chest at the plain, transparent happiness in her voice. He forced his own expres