65."Unspoken Feelings"

Andrew.

After my moment of madness, I thought better about what Lorenzo told me. Maybe I wouldn't be such a terrible father, maybe I could really be capable of having a child with Emma.

The idea of "having a child" terrified me to the point where I could barely explain it. This also broke all the clauses of the contract. It was only supposed to be a fake marriage, meant to boost my position, as marriages always elevate a mafioso's standing in the organization. And it did happen that way. They started trusting me more for business, among other things.

But Emma... with that smile, her slender body, I couldn't stop visualizing my hands on her waist, and her leaning in to kiss my lips. Just thinking about it makes my body tingle and a wave of heat rushes through me.

A child was never my ideal. A wife, even less so. I enjoy my solitude; the simple fact of not having a woman nagging me, demanding responsibilities – I wasn't made for marriage. I had a terrible example since I was a child, an