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"What do I do now?" He tilted his head to the side staring directly at me. "You might want to get rid of that body before the police get here." He lifted his gun and pointed it below my chin. "Any more smart comments?" I nodded. "Just one, you should rethink having private meetings in public places if you don't want people to hear them."

A small chuckle left my lips at the thought of all the times I'd pissed Alan off with my uncontrollable mouth.

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Alan and I walked into the restaurant where we were meeting his friend Lorenzo and his wife Sara. "Did he force his wife to marry him aswell?" Alan's grip on my hand tightened and I heard him mumble something to himself .

"Shut your mouth, keep your stupid comments to yourself."

"Your mouth definitely got us into a lot of trouble over the past couple of years too."

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"You're clearly not a real man if you need 

Thankfully Alan's mom was only half an hour away so she was able to come and look after Leo and Mario, our second son. They were only 5 and 3 so they definitely couldn't be left alone. If you're wondering, Alan did make up with his parents in the end. When they found out about Mia they came over and it was all quite emotional. Alan's father completely broke down and begged Alan to forgive him, which obviously he did. Alan loved his father.

"Tony where's Sarah?" Alan let out a scoff and took a seat on the couch while Tony rolled his eyes. "I don't give a fuck." My eyes widened and so did Tony's once he realised what just happened. "Oh shit."

"Tony!" He shook his head and looked at me with wide eyes. "Shit, oh! Shit, no sorry Ruth." I heard Alan chuckling to himself while watching Tony struggling to get his mouth under control. "You promised Tony! You only lasted about 5 minutes with thi

Antonia.

"This conversation is taking too damn long. You've got two options Alan, come to Portugal, or be the reason the bitch dies with your unborn child." Her familiar voice echoed through the room.

"The conditions are that you leave your family Alan, they're a distraction to you, we've seen it over the last few years. They cloud your judgement. You're not as ruthless as you once were."

"I'm not leaving her!" I aimed my gun right at Dante willing myself to pull the fucking trigger. Every thought, urge and impulse was telling me to pull that trigger, but I couldn't. I couldn't do it. Dante's smirk broadened while he watched me point the gun at him.

"You're not going to do it Alan, you can't. You love her too much."

Eventually my grip on the gun slacked and my arm dropped to my side in defeat. For once I couldn't find a solution, there was nothing I could do. My love for Ruth was to

Flashback

"What do I do now?" He tilted his head to the side staring directly at me. "You might want to get rid of that body before the police get here." He lifted his gun and pointed it below my chin. "Any more smart comments?" I nodded. "Just one, you should rethink having private meetings in public places if you don't want people to hear them."

A small chuckle left my lips at the thought of all the times I'd pissed Alan off with my uncontrollable mouth.

Flashback

Alan and I walked into the restaurant where we were meeting his friend Lorenzo and his wife Sara. "Did he force his wife to marry him aswell?" Alan's grip on my hand tightened and I heard him mumble something to himself .

"Shut your mouth, keep your stupid comments to yourself."

"Your mouth definitely got us into a lot of trouble over the past couple of years too."

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"You're clearly not a real man if you need to use violence to make a woman submit to you." Anger blazed in Dante's eyes and before anyone saw i

Chapter 15