Chapter 18 - The ChoiceElena looked into Dante's intense grey eyes, seeing past the armor of the ruthless syndicate leader to the man who had risked everything to save her father.
She closed the velvet box with her free hand, sliding it away, but she didn't pull her hand out of his grasp.
"I'm not staying as your prisoner, Dante," Elena whispered with a faint, knowing smile.
"Never a prisoner," Dante replied, his lips curving into a rare, genuine smile. "Partner."
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She stood on her tiptoes, pressing her lips gently against his in a lingering, breathless kiss that sealed their pact.
Downstairs, Arthur Vance watched from the security monitor outside the suite, shook his head with a wry smile, and told the private nurse to cancel the flights to Maine.
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