REINA
Shane leaned in like he was about to receive state secrets. “Oh my god, she’s in love.”
“Shut up.”
“She’s totally in love,” he said to Tessa, kicking his legs excitedly. “Look at her eyes! That’s the ‘I’d burn my life for this man’ look.”
Tessa chuckled softly. “Yeah. I see it. Plus, have you seen her car? She's really living life with daddy Italian war god's money.”
I set the mug down. “I’m not—ugh. Fine. Maybe a little. But it’s not like that.”
“Not like what?” Shane asked, grinning from ear to ear.
“Not… transactional. He’s not just giving me things because he can. He just—he’s stubborn. He wants to take care of me.”
Shane fake-gasped. “A man who’s rich and emotionally available? Oh my god, are you sure he’s real?”
“He’s real,” I said quietly, smiling despite myself.
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