“I don’t know if it is a good idea for you to say here, Laura,” he said. “I love you more than anyone else in the world, but I can’t bear the thought of you losing your life because of me. By bringing you here I acted like an absolute egoist. And now, with the situation so unstable, I can’t be sure of anything.”
I looked him in the eyes, terrified of what I was hearing.
“I think you need to leave for a while. There are going to be a lot of changes, and until they happen, you’re not safe in Sicily.”
“What are you saying, Massimo?” I cried, jumping to my feet. “Now you want to send me away? Two days before we’e supposed to get married?”
He spun around, shooting out his arms and grabbing me tightly by the shoulders.
“Do you even want that? Maybe I really should be alone, Laura. I chose this life. I didn’t give you a choice. I’m condemning you to be with me, to be in constant danger.”
He let me go and started walking toward the stairs. “It was stupid of me to think it could end any other way. That we could be together.” He paused and turned his head toward me. “You deserve someone better, baby girl.”
“I can’t believe it!” I cried out, running to catch up with him. “Now you start thinking about me? After two months? After proposing to me? When I’m about to have your child?”
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We all have someone in our lives who believes in us more than they probably should.
For me, such a person is my sister by choice—Anna Mackiewicz.
Thank you, darling, for effectively and regularly pushing me to publish this book.
Thank you for believing in me.
Mom, Dad—thank you for raising me to be who I am. A person who can talk about sex, love, and emotions.
I love you so much!
But I owe the biggest thanks to the man who left me, broke my heart, and inspired me to act, making it possible for you, dear reader, to hold this book now.
KM—thank you.
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