Her mind and her poor heart still hadn't recovered from the first shock when another one came her way. And this one... this one was time-freezing.
“I am sorry I ordered my men to bring you here.”
Sorry?! Luciano Mancini was saying sorry.
A word that was forbidden in his dictionary, and yet he was speaking it. Rosa truly thought she must be intoxicated or drugged, trapped in a delusion where she was hearing things that couldn't be real.
Then came the most shocking one—the one that felt like it would stop her heart entirely. Luciano leaned in and kissed her cheek. It was a kiss so tender, so unlike him, that it made her tears spill over.
“Let’s go for a check-up, and I swear I won’t disturb you tonight. Sleep and rest as much as you want in my arms.”
She swallowed hard, turning her hea
