chapter 81

{"messages":[{"id":918865846,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He wanted her more and needed to protect her more ..."},{"id":918865847,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She did need him, too. He understood that now ..."},{"id":918865848,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"She needed him not just for protection, but love, and patience and compassion ...."},{"id":918865849,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Jill was battered and bruised from fourteen years of fear and intimidation ..."},{"id":918865850,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It would take time for her to learn to trust people again ..."},{"id":918865851,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Hopefully she could trust him ..."},{"id":918865852,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Hopefully she understood that she was safe with him ..."},{"id":918865853,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Hopefully she understood that here in Paterno she was finally safe. Home ..."},{"id":918865854,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( he buried his hand in her tangled curls and gently lifted her face to his )"},{"id":918865855,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Her eyes shone, glimmering with tears )"},{"id":918865856,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Don’t cry, cara. No one will hurt you ever again. I promise you that ..."},{"id":918865857,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( he said huskily )"},{"id":918865858,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He was angery because her father had failed to protect his daughters, angered that the police had failed to protect her sister ..."},{"id":918865859,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I will protect you. I will always protect you ..."},{"id":918865860,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( Emotion darkened her eyes )"},{"id":918865861,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"But you don’t even know who I am ..."},{"id":918865862,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( He stared deep into her eyes )"},{"id":918865863,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He was looking so intently that he felt as if he could see the shy little girl inside her ..."},{"id":918865864,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"You are Jillian d’Severano. Joe’s mother and my wife ..."},{"id":918865865,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( Her eyes turned liquid and she blinked hard )"},{"id":918865866,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Would you feel the same way if you knew my father was Frank Giordano? ..."},{"id":918865867,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"For a moment Vittorio couldn’t breathe. His mind darkened ..."},{"id":918865868,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Frank Giordano was the scum of the scum ..."},{"id":918865869,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"A man so selfish and self-serving he’d turned on his own organization and put his family in danger just to keep himself from entering prison ..."},{"id":918865870,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Frankie is your father? ..."},{"id":918865871,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( She nodded and tears roll down her cheeks )"},{"id":918865872,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I’m sorry ..."},{"id":918865873,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s Not your fault Jill ..."},{"id":918865874,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He’d wondered these past two days if she was possibly related to Frankie Giordano ..."},{"id":918865875,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He’d hoped, even prayed she wasn’t ..."},{"id":918865876,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"There was a lot of bad blood between his family and Frank Giordano ..."},{"id":918865877,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Very bad blood ..."},{"id":918865878,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"His father would be sick that Vitt had married Frank’s daughter ..."},{"id":918865879,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You’re upset ..."},{"id":918865880,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( she whispered, reading his expression )"},{"id":918865881,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"You didn’t commit any crimes, Jill. You are not responsible for your father ..."},{"id":918865882,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"But I am ..."},{"id":918865883,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I am responsible for my family’s name, just the way you are responsible for yours ..."},{"id":918865884,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"And I know I’m not the kind of person your family would want you to marry ..."},{"id":918865885,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I know they’d be horrified to discover Joe was the grandson of Frank Giordano ..."},{"id":918865886,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He cut off her tortured words with a kiss because he couldn’t bear to hear more ..."},{"id":918865887,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Because she was right ..."},{"id":918865888,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"His family had fought for twenty years to escape the taint of being connected to the mafia ..."},{"id":918865889,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And having the daughter of Detroit’s most infamous mafia boss be Vittorio’s wife wouldn’t help the d’Severano reputation ..."},{"id":918865890,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"But ..."},{"id":918865891,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Vitt had chosen her because he loved her ..."},{"id":918865892,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He loved her ..."},{"id":918865893,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He had loved her all this time ..."},{"id":918865894,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It was love that drove him to search for her after she disappeared without a word from the villa in Bellagio ..."},{"id":918865895,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It was love twisted with pain when he discovered that Jill had given birth to a son ..."},{"id":918865896,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He knew the child was his. Just as he’d known from the first time he spotted Jill in the hotel lobby in Istanbul that she was meant for him ..."},{"id":918865897,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Her lips quivered beneath his and his mouth tasted salty from her tears ..."},{"id":918865898,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Shhh ..."},{"id":918865899,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( He comforted her, his hand cupping her face, caressing her warm flushed cheek )"},{"id":918865900,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s okay. I promise you, everything is okay ..."},{"id":918865901,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I will always be a danger to your family ..."},{"id":918865902,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( she whispered against his lips , her voice faint, unsteady )"},{"id":918865903,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"( He drew back to look into her eyes )"},{"id":918865904,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"You are not a danger- ..."},{"id":918865905,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"There are bad people out there, Vittorio ..."},{"id":918865906,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Bad people who are determined to find my father ..."},{"id":918865907,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Then they’ll have to go through me, cara, because they cannot have you ..."},{"id":918865908,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"They can not touch you ..."},{"id":918865909,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I make that promise to you as a d’Severano, and a d’Severano always keeps his word ..."},{"id":918865910,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( gazed at him warmly torn between hope and concern )"},{"id":918865911,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Will your family feel the same way? ..."},{"id":918865912,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"This is my home. You are my wife. If anyone in my family have a problem with you or your past, then they don’t have to come here- ..."},{"id":918865913,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Vittorio! ..."},{"id":918865914,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I mean it. Yes, I’ve worked hard to restore the d’Severano honor and fortune, and I will never regret the sacrifices I made to take care of my family ..."},{"id":918865915,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"But my loyalty is to you, and our son ..."},{"id":918865916,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"( She reached up to lightly touch his face, her fingers infinitely gentle on his cheek and jaw )"},{"id":918865917,"character_id":0,"type":3,"position":0,"image_path":"contribute/fiction/3285001/chatstory/50638/1640219644803.jpg","image_width":250,"image_height":100},{"id":918865918,"character_id":18825844,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You really mean that? ..."},{"id":918865919,"character_id":18825845,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Yes , i do ..."},{"id":918865920,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"To Be Continued ..."},{"id":918865921,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Don’t forget to like and vote if you loved this chapter ...ud83eudd70ud83eudd70ud83eudd70"}]}