Aria’s POV
The moment I saw him, all thoughts, all worries were thrown out the window, I had a smile on my face, it felt like we were the only ones in the room when he placed his lips on mine, his hand moving slowly through my hair.
He has been worried I would see him differently if I find out the things he does, I know the mafia is not all flowers and rainbows. I know it’s not all sunshine, I know it had thunderstorms, rains, darkened skies, I know it had thorns that hurt people and I know people change when they are in the mafia.
I never asked my father, but I know when he was in the mafia he killed people, that did not make him a horrible person, he was still a good father to Luke and me, and just like Eli he was also trying to protect me from the darkness of the mafia. Eli did not
