Half a Lifetime Later—My Mafia Princess is Finally Mine
The hallway light cast a soft gold around her face, catching in her hair, in her eyes.
For a heartbeat, it felt like I was seeing her for the very first time again, fourteen, radiant, unburdened, laughing like the world had never touched her. And suddenly I wasn’t the man I’d become; I was sixteen again, reckless and hopelessly in love, staring at her like she’d hung the stars just for me.
I lifted my hands and cupped her face, both palms warm against her cheeks. She leaned into it instinctively, like she always had, like she always would.