"DON'T BE TOO SWEET OR THEY WOULD EAT YOU"
DANTE.
Marco's face pales slightly but he holds my gaze. "I didn't know. I had no idea she was your Sofia until you showed up. She never told me your name. Just that she was with a guy that abadoned her."
"I didn't abandon her."
"She doesn't know that." Marco's voice softens just slightly. "From her perspective, you left and never came back. Can you blame her for moving on?"
I can't. That's the hell of it. I can't blame her for anything she did to survive. But it doesn't change what I'm going to do.
"Your man stays here, but" Marco says finally. "He doesn't wander the house at night. He doesn't intimidate my staff. And he doesn't interact with Sofia or Isabella unless absolutely necessary."
"Agreed. On one condition."
"Wh
