She gripped his hand tighter than her strength should have allowed. “You’d have the marriage sanctioned?”

“I was so busy thinking of it as a sham and you as an unwilling prisoner, that I didn’t stop to consider how both of our feelings had changed. I don’t want it to be a lie.”

“Me either.”

“Then it’s settled, and we’ll attend St. Stephen’s.”

“Thank you.”

“But Faith, being my wife doesn’t change our relationship.”

She touched the collar at her throat almost unconsciously. “Yes, Master.”

He squeezed her hand. “Good girl. I’ll be back soon. I promise.”

The day had been filled with rain and gloom, the perfect, bright sun of the wedding refusing to return. Leo drove to St. Stephen’s and sat outside the building for a long time.

He pulled his cell phone from his pocket and stared at Angelo’s name in his contact list. He knew he couldn’t stop his brother from killing Caprice, but he could remove his blessing. He could stop the rest, whatever Angelo would do to her that would go far beyond a quick shot to the head. He could be merciful and make sure she never saw it coming.

He closed the phone and cursed when the call went to voice mail.

Inside, the church was quiet, but Leo knew someone would be there. He opened the door to the confessional booth and sat. Cloaked in the warm, tight darkness, he breathed in the smells of the incense and candles.

“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.”

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to the following people in no particular order:

Robin for cover art! This new design is gorgeous!

Natasha for copyedits and developmental edits and help with Catholic and Italian-American stuff.

Annabel, Claudia, Michelle, and Matthew for beta reading.

Thanks also to Matthew for his help with medical expertise and for sharing his Italian-American holiday traditions with me for the book.

Tiffany for blurbing.

M for all his emotional support and for digital formatting the original edition. Love you!