Chapter 17 - Luciano Expresses Genuine Feelings Beneath The Stars
With the mercenaries retreating into the dark woods and federal agents regrouping outside, quiet returned to the bunker.
Luciano looked down at Chloe, the cold, calculated mafia boss completely melting away beneath her steady gaze.
“I put you in unimaginable danger by bringing you into this brutal world with a single fake word,” he confessed hoarsely.
“You didn’t force me to stay, Luciano; I chose to stand by you when the bullets started flying,” she reminded him softly.
He reached out, his warm calloused fingers gently brushing a stray lock of hair away from her forehead.
“From the moment you walked into my conference room with that leather folder, you completely upended my entire life,” he whispered.
“Was that in your master investigative file too?” she teased gently, though her heart raced in her chest.
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“No file could ever capture how extraordinary you truly are,” Luciano murmured before pressing his lips to hers.
The kiss was fierce, passionate, and real—erasing every trace of pretense between them once and for all.
