Exhaling: A Mafia Romance (The O'Keefe Family Collection Book 3) Read Online Free

Exhaling: A Mafia Romance (The O'Keefe Family Collection Book 3)
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complicated, and it affects me.”
    Vince stiffened. “They aren’t allowed to abduct you. I acted completely within my rights.”
    “I’m not saying you didn’t. I’m saying for the future, please don’t hurt my brothers unless we discuss it first. And I promise not to go running to them and hide from you. Deal?”
    “I don’t like this deal.”
    Fallyn leaned up and kissed him, his body drawn to hers like a magnet. “I’m not above full-on manipulation to get this settled.”
    Vince growled against her lips, untying the red silk robe he’d bought her in Italy that hugged her curves in all the right places. He cursed loudly when the doorbell rang, debating ignoring the most important news of his life for just a few minutes more with his wife in bed. The debate was moot when Fallyn pulled away, slipping on a pair of jeans and a sweater that only made him want her more.
    “You’re staying up here,” Vince ruled, tugging on his jeans and a t-shirt. He quirked his eyebrow at Fallyn’s snigger. “What?”
    “You. You’re adorable in jeans and a t-shirt. You always look so fancy and put together when you’re doing your normal day. I like that I get to see you like this. Makes me want to take you to a ballgame or something.”
    Vince tried to smile, but his nerves were too high to feel the levity. His palms were sweaty when he ran downstairs and gripped the door handle.
    “Good morning, Mr. D’Amato,” the tall doctor with perfectly combed sandy hair greeted him.
    “Doctor Henderson. Tell me what you’ve got.”
    The doctor set his briefcase down on the stand in the foyer since Vince did not invite him in further. He pulled out a set of papers and laid them out, pointing to the various measurements on the chart and explaining the loci levels were in no way a match.
    Vince rubbed the back of his neck, wishing he’d studied medicine so he understood what any of it meant. “In English, Doc. I mean it. Spell it out. Is Fallyn my half-sister?”
    The words came out of Doctor Henderson toward Vince as if in slow motion. “No. She’s of no relation to you.”
    Then Vince did something he’d never done in the presence of the man before. He smiled and let out a joyous laugh aimed to the ceiling. “Are you sure? Like, how accurate is this test?”
    “I’m positive. There are absolutely no genetics tying you to her.” He reached into his black briefcase again, pulling out a prescription bag. “Speaking of genetics, I took the liberty of bringing over some prenatal vitamins. See to it a doctor looks her and the baby over in a legitimate office with all the bells and whistles. A home pregnancy test doesn’t count for proper prenatal care.” He looked toward the ceiling where their bedroom was. “And that girl was dehydrated and wasting away yesterday. See to it she’s taken better care of than that. I’ll look the other way on a lot of things, but I won’t have a dead baby on my conscience.”
    Vince took the authoritative advice in stride. “I will.” He shook the doctor’s hand, shoving another bill into his palm out of habit for the man’s discretion.
    “Is it good news?” Fallyn inquired, tiptoeing down the stairs toward the men.
    Vince rolled his eyes. “I told you to stay upstairs.”
    Fallyn ignored his grumping. “Is it?” Doctor Henderson showed her the charts and explained the same thing he had to Vince, smiling kindly as she burst into tears in her husband’s arms. Doctor Henderson excused himself, and Vince bolted the door behind him so the two could celebrate their grand news. “It wasn’t true, then? We can stay married?”
    Vince lifted her off the ground and supported her weight as her legs wrapped around his waist. “You’re stuck with me,” he said between kisses, taking her to the nearest room, which was the dining room. He laid her on the table and made love to her right then and there, celebrating that what was almost lost was now his. Theirs.
    When she came out of her
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