CHAPTER 6
Leo stepped inside the room, his long, slow strides closing the distance between us until he was standing directly in front of me, his shadow completely enveloping my smaller frame.
He reached out, his large, calloused hand gently cupping my cheek with a tenderness that completely contradicted his lethal reputation throughout the city.
"You brought life into a world where I only knew destruction, Chloe," Leo admitted, his voice dropping into a low, intimate murmur that resonated deep within my chest. "From the moment you walked into my office to save your foolish brother, you became the only thing I couldn't control."
My breath hitched in my throat as his fingers slid down to gently rest over my swollen belly, feeling the faint, rhythmic pulse of our child beneath his palm.
"I will tear this city apart before I allow anyone to make you feel small again," he promised, his eyes burning with an intense, unyielding dedication. "You are safe here."
Before I could answer, the low, discreet hum of his satellite phone vibrated inside his pocket, breaking the intimate stillness between us.
Leo pulled the secure device out, his face immediately hardening back into the cold, ruthless mask of the Moretti syndicate ruler.
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"Speak," Leo commanded into the receiver, listening intently for several seconds as the voice on the other end delivered frantic news.
"Mr. Moretti," his chief of security reported urgently. "A rival syndicate unit from Detroit just crossed the state line; they know about the medical facility you visited this afternoon."
