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"My sisters will come for me," she whispered. "You have to let me go, Luciano."

"I know," his lips twisted bitterly, his hand lifting; wiping her tears from her beautiful caramel brown eyes. "But to take you, Nadia, they'll have to kill me."

His arms were tight around her. His head was buried in her neck, his own breathing heaving from his chest as he fought for air. His body was tense and hard, dominating. "Mine," he whispered into her neck.