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The Mafia Heir’S Contract Lover New 26
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00:00Born a total bombshell, so I sold myself to pay my family's debts.
00:04And the buyer? The most badass mafia family in the city, the Marinos.
00:08My job? Fix their woman-repellent heir who's rumored to be gay.
00:12Ten million dollars, this is the contract.
00:15Be my son's exclusive companion.
00:18Lorenzo Marino. He's completely closed off to all women.
00:22Lorenzo is all we have left of this name.
00:24He has never wanted any woman.
00:26Not once. Not ever.
00:28If you can change that, if you can secure our family's legacy, you will want for nothing.
00:33Money, protection, status, all of it.
00:36You want me to make your son fall for me?
00:38I want you to give him a reason to try.
00:41There is a difference.
00:42If he chooses you in the end, the entire Marino empire will back you.
00:47I agreed.
00:48But what I never saw coming?
00:50This rumored woman-repeller left me begging for mercy night after night.
00:54Six months.
00:55If nothing changes between you two, you can leave Scotty free.
00:59I'll pay you the full amount.
01:01No strings attached.
01:03Your reputation stays unruined.
01:05Lorenzo will know why you're here.
01:07I've never been able to hide anything from him.
01:10But he just doesn't have to know about the contract.
01:12Three days later, I moved into the Marino estate.
01:15The advance money was already in my bank account.
01:18Elena Lorenzo, the Don's mother, met me at the door, pacing.
01:21A face like that?
01:24If that man still can't see what's right in front of him, I don't know what I'll do with him.
01:29Don't worry, madam.
01:30I'd try.
01:31She then introduced me to all the household staff.
01:33Then she left.
01:34They all stared at me with obvious curiosity.
01:37They've tried just about every type of woman by now, haven't they?
01:40Mrs. Marino's never giving up.
01:41Even every single attempt ended in failure.
01:43The last one lasted three days.
01:45The two before her didn't even stay one full day.
01:48The housekeeper approached.
01:49All the gossiping servants scattered at once.
01:52Mrs. Marino says you have no assigned room here.
01:56You'll have to figure it out on your own.
01:58That first night, I was passing the kitchen.
02:00Then I noticed his study light was still on.
02:02He hadn't eaten since noon.
02:04You might want to bring him some food.
02:06I grabbed a bowl of whatever was on the stove.
02:08I walked down the hall, pushed the door open.
02:11He was at his desk, reading.
02:12He hadn't heard me come in.
02:14Sharp jaw.
02:15Dark eyes.
02:16Cold.
02:16Flawless.
02:17The room was minimal.
02:19Clean lines.
02:20No clutter.
02:21Just like him.
02:22A lone wolf.
02:23Striding through the snow.
02:24I'd only planned to stay six months.
02:26Collect the money.
02:27Save the restaurant.
02:28Disappear.
02:29I never planned to see him like this.
02:31Quiet.
02:32Still.
02:33All alone.
02:33He wasn't the terrifying mafia heir in that moment.
02:36I stepped closer.
02:37He finally looked up.
02:39I told you not to.
02:40You've been working all day.
02:41At least eat something.
02:43He stood and stepped back.
02:44Fast.
02:45I told you to leave.
02:47I know.
02:49Then leave.
02:52I took off the robe.
02:53Lace trim.
02:54Yeah.
02:55I did it on purpose.
02:56After you eat.
02:58I crossed my legs slowly.
03:00I'm not going anywhere.
03:02So we can do this all night if you want.
03:05He was looking very deliberately at the wall behind me.
03:08Or you could just drink the soup.
03:11Silence.
03:12I didn't move.
03:13A minute passed.
03:14This is my house.
03:16It is.
03:17The soup's getting cold.
03:18He exhaled through his nose.
03:20I picked up the spoon and held it out.
03:22He looked at the spoon.
03:23Looked at me.
03:24Took the bowl.
03:25Drank it in one long.
03:27Set it down hard.
03:28Happy?
03:29Extremely.
03:30Oh, one more thing.
03:32I wasn't assigned a room.
03:33So unless you're okay with me wandering around your room like this all night?
03:38Take the room.
03:39The study is fine for me.
03:40Good.
03:40I screamed in my mind.
03:42I reached for the robe on the back of the chair and pulled it on.
03:45Tied it.
03:46Then I walked out.
03:48I heard the study door close.
03:50Then silence.
03:51I didn't sleep much that night.
03:52Neither did he.
03:54When I saw him the next morning, dark circles lingered under his eyes, deep as fresh bruises.
03:59She is perfect and you slept in your office?
04:01What is wrong with you?
04:03I just don't want anyone, mom.
04:05It's not about her.
04:06Do you prefer men?
04:08Not my thing either.
04:10I want to be alone.
04:11That's it.
04:11End of conversation.
04:13Kara, Sophia, Cora, whoever else is on your list, drop it, mom.
04:17I stood slightly to the side and said nothing.
04:19Lorenzo turned and actually looked at me.
04:22His gaze moved once, quickly, and looked away.
04:26What?
04:28Fine.
04:29One month.
04:30I won't sleep in the office.
04:32But after that, I'm going back to my own schedule.
04:34Lorenzo valued his routine above everything.
04:37That first night, he came to bed wrapped in a blanket.
04:40I looked at him, almost laughed, then turned off the lamp.
04:43One month.
04:44We do have six.
04:45Slow down.
04:46In the dark, the room was very quiet.
04:49I fell asleep fast.
04:50My body, however, had other plans.
04:52I've always been a grabby sleeper.
04:54Whatever's next to me, I hold on to it.
04:56Lorenzo was next to me.
04:57His body went completely rigid at once.
05:00I pressed closer all the same.
05:01Warm and soft, I nestled right against him.
05:04Every small touch between us felt overwhelming.
05:07His pulse spiked so hard he could feel it in his teeth.
05:10Then, Lorenzo shot out of bed and made it to the bathroom in four seconds flat.
05:15This became the routine.
05:16During the day, he was polite and distant.
05:19He existed in the room the same as quiet furniture.
05:22Every night, like clockwork, he disappeared to take a cold shower.
05:26Then, one evening, Mrs. Marino left something on his nightstand.
05:29He read three pages, then set it face down.
05:32After that, he headed for another shower.
05:35It's just hot in here, I told myself.
05:37I asked a housekeeper to run me a bath.
05:39I undressed and stepped into the water.
05:41I let the warm warmth wrap gently around me.
05:44A shadow fell across the light.
05:46His hair was still damp from his shower.
05:48Dark strands fell across his forehead.
05:50I had just poured water over my shoulders when I turned and met his eyes.
05:55Lorenzo stood frozen, yet he could not utter a single word.
05:59Heat flooded my cheeks.
06:01Mr. Marino, I didn't know you'd be back so soon.
06:03Two drops, bright red, falling from beneath his nose.
06:07Mr. Marino!
06:08I scrambled up without thinking.
06:09He reached out and stepped right in with my water everywhere.
06:13We were pressed together in a bathtub.
06:15I could feel his heartbeat against my chest.
06:17His skin burned like he had a fever.
06:19I turned my face away, bit my lip, reached for a hand towel.
06:23His fingers closed around my wrist.
06:25Don't move.
06:26I had never been this close to a man.
06:27Are you okay?
06:28Why did you...
06:29You didn't see anything.
06:30Before I could push back, he sneezed.
06:32I made a decision.
06:33I stood, grabbed the robe from the hook, wrapped it around myself.
06:37I opened my mouth to call for help.
06:39Two hands covered my face.
06:41I swear to God, this never leaves this room.
06:44Please, Kara.
06:45By sunrise, he had a fever.
06:48He told Mrs. Marino it had nothing to do with me.
06:51She didn't blame me.
06:52But she gave the family doctor a strange look after the exam.
06:56His body is running extremely hot.
06:58How did he catch a cold?
07:00What does extremely hot mean, exactly?
07:03The doctor finished packing his bag and left.
07:06Lorenzo exhaled.
07:07Then he realized I was still in the room.
07:11You don't have to stay.
07:12You'll catch it.
07:16If something happens to you, my father loses everything.
07:19So let's not be dramatic about this.
07:22Sit still.
07:26Lorenzo!
07:26A voice, young and sharp, from the hallway.
07:29Lorenzo fell back against the pillow.
07:31He looked just like someone caught in the wrong act.
07:33I turned.
07:34A young girl stood there, no older than 15.
07:37Move!
07:37I need to see him!
07:38He's resting.
07:39You shouldn't.
07:40Who are you?
07:41Kara.
07:42I'm Mr. Marino's assistant.
07:44I'm his cousin, Julia.
07:46You're just an assistant.
07:47Don't tell me what to do.
07:48Julia, don't be rude.
07:50I'm worried about you.
07:51That's allowed!
07:53She hit a wet patch on the tile near the door.
07:55I lunged forward without hesitation.
07:57She's family.
07:58I cannot let her get hurt.
08:00Julia's face landed squarely against my chest.
08:03Lorenzo arrived just in time to witness everything.
08:05What are you two doing?
08:06Julia lifted her head slowly, looked at my face, looked at where her face had just been.
08:12She forgot Lorenzo entirely.
08:14I sat up carefully.
08:16Are you hurt?
08:17I blew gently across her palms where the carpet had caught her skin.
08:21Kara, you smell really good.
08:25Something shifted in Lorenzo that night.
08:28He'd spent years pushing everyone away.
08:31Women wanted his name, his money, his power.
08:34They looked at him like a prize, a title, a weapon.
08:37But she didn't.
08:38She saw he hadn't eaten.
08:40She didn't flinch when he snapped.
08:42She took a fall for his cousin without thinking twice.
08:45She looked at him like he was just Lorenzo.
08:47It wasn't her beauty that broke him.
08:49It was something he couldn't name.
08:51Lorenzo crossed the room in four sharp steps.
08:54Julia, stop.
08:55Did you come to see me or not?
08:57Obviously I came to see you.
08:58She reached down to help me up.
09:00You don't look that sick, honestly.
09:02I feel better.
09:05Since he's fine, can you come hang out with me?
09:09You're so pretty.
09:11I'm still sick.
09:14And weak.
09:15She has to stay with me.
09:17I panicked at the cough, pulled free automatically.
09:19I put my hand on his back to guide him inside.
09:23Sorry, Julia.
09:24Another time.
09:26Lorenzo looked at her with pure, unmasked satisfaction.
09:30You have changed, Lorenzo Marine.
09:32He just settled back against the headboard, admitted he felt terrible.
09:36He needed me to stay close by his side.
09:38The fever lasted almost a week.
09:40By the end of it, something between us had quietly shifted.
09:43He stopped asking me to keep my distance.
09:45Stop calling me Mr. Marino.
09:49Lorenzo.
09:50I'd never said a man's name like that before.
09:52He had a blank expression.
09:53His ears betrayed him completely.
09:55I pressed the back of my cool fingers to his cheek, then to his ear.
09:59Cara.
10:00He was outside, heels on marble.
10:01Not Julia this time.
10:03Nico Ferrara.
10:04Loud.
10:05Charming.
10:06Quick to laugh.
10:07He spent money like keeping it was a burden.
10:10He walked in without knocking.
10:12Snapped his sunglasses shut.
10:13A cold kept the great Lorenzo Marine down for a month.
10:16Incredible.
10:17Cara Ricci.
10:18Even better in person.
10:19It's a crime, honestly.
10:21A woman like you, wasted on a man who won't even look a woman twice.
10:24Get out, Nico.
10:26I'm just being honest.
10:28Out.
10:30Nico ignored him.
10:31His eyes didn't leave me.
10:33You deserve someone who actually shows up, sweetheart.
10:37If you ever feel like renegotiating with-
10:39Lorenzo stood up.
10:40He put himself between me and Nico.
10:42She's mine.
10:43You have enough women, Nico.
10:45I always have room for one more.
10:47If she wanted to leave, she doesn't.
10:49How would you know?
10:50You barely look at her!
10:51Lorenzo laughed.
10:52Short.
10:53Cold.
10:53You couldn't have her if you tried.
10:55Nico's eyes lit up.
10:56I'd like to try.
10:57Then let's make it interesting.
10:59Name it.
11:00Lorenzo rolled his shoulders.
11:01Best of three.
11:02Whatever you pick.
11:04Deal.
11:06For what it's worth, he's never competed for anything in his life.
11:10Think about that.
11:12One day, I went out with Julia.
11:14I should have noticed the car that had been following us for two blocks.
11:17I didn't.
11:18Neither did Julia.
11:19That's when they stepped out of the side street.
11:22Four men.
11:23Organized.
11:24One of them grabbed Julia by the arm.
11:27Who are you?
11:28Leave us alone!
11:37Run.
11:38Julia.
11:39Run now.
11:42They took us both.
11:44The warehouse smelled like salt water and rust.
11:47They kept asking about Lorenzo.
11:49I told them nothing.
11:51Every time I didn't answer, they made sure I knew there were consequences.
11:55Julia was in the corner, zip-tied.
11:58They hadn't touched her.
12:00That was the only thing that mattered.
12:02But...
12:11I was still on my knees.
12:15Something happened to his face.
12:17Just for a second.
12:19He crossed the room, crouched in front of me.
12:23His hands rose slowly, like he was approaching something he feared breaking.
12:29i'm fine you're not i'm standing you're on your knees same thing he exhaled through his nose
12:36then he stood turned the girl is my cousin the woman is mine now's your time to pay
12:45make sure they understand what that means he came back to me pulled me up carefully and walked me
12:52out chaos broke out someone charged over with a baseball bat as the bat swung down lorenzo stepped
12:59in to shield me the bat slammed straight into his back watching this i couldn't hold back my tears
13:06julia ran ahead crying calling for someone to get a car lorenzo kept one hand on my back the whole
13:12time
13:12outside in the cold air i finally stopped holding myself together he caught me before i hit the
13:18ground just held on i was bedridden for a week but i was finally better today lorenzo and nico were
13:26going to compete just like they promised racing first then shooting nico was good lorenzo was better
13:34i watched from the side and felt something strange move through me three years ago lorenzo marino took
13:41over the family empire at 24. him stepping out of the courthouse sharp dark suit no smile completely
13:49unbothered by the swarming cameras i'd been sitting in the back of my father's restaurant when i saw it
13:55couldn't explain why i'd kept looking that's lorenzo marino my father had said every family in the city
14:01watches what he does i'd kept the paper i don't know why now he was doing this for me nico
14:09lost his
14:10vintage alfa romeo shipped all the way from milan one of a kind you set me up they told me
14:16you were
14:16hurt but you look totally fine lorenzo said nothing he walked toward me unhurried and held out his
14:22hand come on i hesitated he picked me up anyway one arm went under my knees the other wrapped around
14:28my back he settled me into the passenger seat like it was nothing the engine turned over nico was still
14:33standing in the driveway when we left him behind mr marino you're back is it actually fine the car
14:40hit a rough patch in the road i lurched sideways directly into his arm somewhere i couldn't see
14:45the corner of his mouth moved say my name lorenzo are you actually better yes the month mrs marino asked
14:55for it's over if you want to go back to your own room i understand i'm not going he braked
15:02hard the
15:03car stopped in the middle of the road are you trying to leave why are you asking me that now
15:08my eyes were
15:09in wet kara i took his hand held it flat against my chest over my heart i got bounced around
15:16pretty hard
15:16in this car could you just help me with that his face went red he pulled his hand back like
15:22i'd burned him
15:23the most controlled man in new york city unable to form a single complete sentence then he got out
15:29of the car and walked that night he didn't come back to the room the next morning i started quietly
15:35packing a bag he came still in yesterday's clothes what are you doing i won't keep bothering you
15:41when the six months are up i'll go what six months what are you talking about he caught my arm
15:46he held
15:47on and his voice when it came was stripped of everything careful are you angry with me you can yell
15:53at
15:53me you can hit me just don't leave please he wiped the corner of my eye with his thumb i
16:05explained the
16:05contract's terms the six month clause she forgot or she chose not to tell me cara if it's you i
16:16don't want
16:16to be apart from you but yesterday i didn't want to overstep i didn't know if you actually
16:26if i had another chance i would do it differently that's very easy to say now i want to be
16:32alone
16:32that's it end of conversation ring any bells the expression on his face was new to me that doesn't
16:37apply anymore i only want you before i could answer he kissed me it was nothing like i expected deep
16:44and sure and like he'd been making up his mind about it for months when he finally stopped he
16:49pressed his lips to my ear you're not leaving car two weeks later i found him at his desk at
16:57midnight
16:57i brought coffee set it down next to him he looked up what was he like your father brilliant careful
17:05never wrong about people he loved someone a long time ago she left took a lot with her when she
17:11went
17:11after that he had one rule he passed down to every man under him beautiful women are how you lose
17:16everything stay sharp stay alone he said it like it was law like it had been law his entire life
17:22he
17:23built a prison and called it wisdom and you moved right in i'm not saying he was wrong to get
17:29hurt
17:29i'm saying you're not him are you afraid silence i looked at him then or are you just hiding he
17:35didn't
17:36have to he was still sitting there when i left the rumor started the following week she's running a con
17:42she knew exactly what she was doing from day one i first heard it from a housekeeper she'd gotten it
17:49from a driver who'd heard the gossip at nico's table i didn't say anything to lorenzo i didn't have to
17:55he came home that friday night from a meeting and stopped in the kitchen doorway
18:00i was on the phone with my father's supplier negotiating a new payment plan for the restaurant
18:07i held up a single finger to lorenzo a silent ask then i finished the call looked at him you
18:14heard i
18:15heard you want coffee that's it what do you want me to do lorenzo fall apart i grew up in
18:22queens
18:23people talk it passes he was quiet for a long moment then he set his keys down nico is handling
18:30a shipment for us next quarter he looked at me with steady dark eyes was i need you to understand
18:35something whatever you came here as contract companion arrangement that's not what this is
18:42anyone who says otherwise answers to me he said it simply no performance the way he said everything
18:47three days later nico showed up at the estate quieter than usual he found me in the garden
18:54i've known him 15 years he's never done that for anyone i wanted to see what you were made of
19:00i was wrong about the answer i'm sorry he left before i could respond lorenzo told me once he'd been
19:06supposed to take the seat four years ago his father died before the transfer was complete he stepped back
19:12handled the grief quietly honored it in private and waited this year he was ready mrs marino pulled
19:20me aside one morning whatever you did thank you my parents came to the estate for dinner the following
19:26sunday my father shook lorenzo's hand for a long time without letting go my mother cried in the bathroom
19:33and pretended she hadn't they had no idea i'd known about the debt they didn't need to lorenzo was in
19:39meetings most nights that month working through every alliance and loose end before the transfer
19:44i stayed sat nearby didn't talk unless he wanted to he told me the whole story about his father one
19:50of
19:50those nights everything you can still get out of this if you've changed your mind no regrets
19:58the morning of julia found me alone in the dressing room you're his now she picked at a thread on
20:05her
20:05sleeve you won't just be mine anymore i'll always be yours too the door opened lorenzo stepped in saw
20:12our hands linked walked over without a word and lifted my hand out of julia's julia rolled her eyes
20:18you are so dramatic lorenzo watched her go then he looked down at me the same look i'd seen that
20:26first
20:26night in the study when everything in the room went still only now he didn't look away
20:32the ceremony was held on the estate grounds afterward he wanted to get back fast his
20:39impatience was quiet unmistakably him i finally believed it lorenzo try again
20:47mine the man i'd watched from the outside controlled untouchable alone by architecture was gone what was
20:57left was warm and present and absolutely not interested in stopping you're too beautiful
21:06i want everything with you cara all of it now i understood it some things take time to arrive but
21:13once
21:14they do they stay
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