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‘Hold on!’ She shook her head decisively. ‘That’s not going to happen, Dante.’

He pulled her to her feet and stood staring down at her. ‘We made a child together—’

Rose held her ground. ‘I didn’t tell you about Bea to force you to marry me, Dante. I don’t want—or need—a husband.’

‘But this is not all about you, Rose,’ he flung at her. ‘My daughter needs a father. You have not considered this?’

‘Are you serious? Of course I have!’ She sighed wearily. ‘But I like being in charge of my own life—and of hers. If I married you, Dante, I suppose you would expect me to uproot us to live with you in Italy?’

‘Naturalmente. I have a home ready for you,’ he said swiftly.

Rose shook her head firmly. ‘It’s not the basis for a marriage, Dante.’

‘You would find it so hard to be my wife?’ he demanded, eyes glittering.

In some ways not hard at all, but that wasn’t the point. ‘I think it’s a mistake to rush into anything, Dante,’ she said at last.

Dante stood with long legs apart and arms folded as he stared down at her. ‘I will do whatever it takes to make it happen.’