Chapter 49: Next Step, Coming Clean

[Ralph’s POV}

I watched my fingers caress her cheek, the silkiness of her skin sliding past the grooves of my finger pads. I pushed the fallen curls behind her ear, noting its shade.

Do all women look this peaceful and angelic when they sleep? Or just her?

I felt a smile on my lips and chuckled.

I kissed the side of her forehead and observed her, my thumb admiring the soft skin where my lips were.

I need to get you away, Juliette, to a place where the son of a bitch couldn’t reach you, so I can make you trust me again. This time, I won’t fail. I will get your trust. And once I get it, this time, I will hold it tightly in my hands. I will not let it slip through my fingers.

A strategist never makes the same mistake twice.

I will use any means to keep you, so the Lux business empire will be mine, and I can get out of this mafia hellhole.

The plane would land soon. I better get some sleep before that.

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[Juliette’s POV]

A salty breeze filled my nose. The gentle swis