I can’t sleep with you, not now, not yet.

Florence heads downstairs, to the Prison where the woman is being held. She freezes when she sees Luca speaking to some men, but she keeps walking towards him, towards her.

"Florence, do you need something?" He says, with a small smile, and she walks closer, the men bow their head subtly, like she is royalty and she nods at them.

"I need to see her. Leave." She says simply to him and directed the last word to the men, they nod at her and they walk away, even Florence is surprised by their instant obedience.

"Okay, I'll be right here." Luca agrees, begrudgingly, he knows Sal will be really furious, but what he does not know, won't hurt him. He steps backwards and Florence step forward, the woman is in chains, she looks at her and Florence just looks back. She stares at Luca, then places her hand on the bars of her cell.

"Look at me – look me in the eyes, come closer. You can hurt me; you are in chains and I am free." Florence says, hoping the woman come closer, so she can pass her the knife, somehow, the woman understands the words she does not stay, and she does come closer. As inconspicuous as possible, Florence pass her the knife. The woman takes it, and Luca suspects nothing.

"Find me." Florence whispers and she gets up, she nods at Luca and walks away, with her heart pounding, it is her wedding day and all she can think about is how to make her husband pay for what he did to her, what he took from her and Zara.

"There you are, I've been looking for you." Salvatore smiles at her as she walks in and she nods, willing herself to smile. He places his hand on her lower back, her bare skin and she ignores the shiver that goes down her spine. It is impossible to ignore the sexual tension between them, there is so much sexual attraction, and she wonders if he feels it too.

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Two hours later, the sun has set, everyone is gone, except Isabelle, Zara, Sofia and Luca, with Sal and his wife. They are having dinner and Florence is exhausted, thankfully, Zara has been taking the changes quite well, and she seem to have found a best friend in Sofia.

"Florence, you did good today. Now, let's talk about your sister and other things." Isabelle announces and Florence exhales, pushing away the food, she has lost her appetite.

"My sister?" She frowns, wondering what Isabelle wants and mean.

"Yes, Zara. Everything has changed now, and you need to be protected, your sister too." Isabelle nods and Florence looks at Salvatore, he probably can see the exhaustion on her face, because he speaks up.

"We can adjourn this conversation and reconvene later. Luca will take you and Sofia home, Mama." He says with so much softness and she smiles. Salvatore is big, towering and ruthless, he is also a liar, but he is gentle, and he takes care of his family.

"Flo, can I stay with Sofia for the night, we can come here in the morning." Zara asks and Florence feels everyone gaze on her.

"I – well," She stammers, because she almost lost Zara once and she does not know if she can survive it, she needs her protected at all times.

"We have a lot of armed men and women protecting our apartment, and if it any consolation, it is just a five-minute drive from here. Zee and I will be fine." Sofia assures her and Florence ponders, she looks at Zara and sees the desperation and need, so she nods.

"Okay, have fun and text me, or I will call you."

Zara grins "Thank you and we will text you. Can we go now, Mrs. Isabelle, and Luca?"

Salvatore stares at his wife's little sister and he realizes he feels the same protectiveness he has for Sofia, for her, too. She is his family now. Luca nods, and gets up, he helps his Mom home, Sofia and Zara are excited, they remind him of when he was young and inseparable from Luca. He gets up, extends his hand and Florence takes it, getting up too.

"Thank you, Flo." Zara beams and hugs her sister; she turns to him and he nods at her. They leave and it is just Salvatore and Florence, the kitchen staff arrives, and they walk out, heading to their bedroom.

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Florence is nervous. She is well aware of what happens on a wedding night, but the past week has been chaotic and the last thing she wants to do is indulge in a man's need for sexual intimacy, she is exhausted and needs to sleep. Sharing a bed with Salvatore is something she has been dreading. The second they walk into their bedroom, he heads to his walk-in closet and she sits on the bed, admiring the room.

They have a really big bedroom, a King-sized bed, a large TV, a couch, a bedroom fitting for a Don. She gets up and explore, she opens the drawer and gasp when she sees a gun in it, jittery, she closes the drawer back and Salvatore walks out.

Immediately he does, she blurts "I can't sleep with you, not now, not yet."

"Florence." He says, sounding so soft and calm and she looks at him.

"I have a meeting and I'm leaving. See, Florence, I will aspire to be a good husband to you, and a good father to the children we have, but I won't force you. This is your home; my men are now loyal to you. Goodnight, I will see you in the morning." He nods at her and walks out, leaving Florence a little stunned.

When he leaves, she locks the door, pull off her clothes and sink into the tub, she is able to sleep, it takes a while because of the surrounding, but she is able to sleep, she wakes up past midnight and sees him sleeping the couch and she finds it hard to go back to sleep.