em

odded absently, keeping my face neutral. I was sur

er deep set dark eyes that were

ne Wil

take my min

me to the core and were it not to keep appearances I would have shut it down , much less at

for the event to be ov

air making her look like an angel. And those eyes... the

rew me in. Desire had coursed through my veins as I watched her gaze sh

neer said her name

e as I looked at h

her and saw the flicker of recognit

the fuckin

e final straw in our relationship. It was the day he'd told me he was go

telling him to enjoy his life with his gold digger wife and

red up images of two greedy manipulative women who

meet my stepsister, let a

ncarnate and her smart mouth moments ago proved it. She looked so afraid, yet she didn't hesitate to defend herse

oice brought me

out those thoughts for anoth

ing else?" I as

morrow," I snapped to attention

, making me the way I am. If he wanted

e there," I said firm

anything e

sitate, his eyes darting away from mine. It was the first

t, Bene," I

t your fat

ike a ton of bricks.

I demanded, my voi

t, but I didn't expect his

ity A. I'm sorry, sir. He's..

ed. And then it

ouldn't be

owards him. This had to be a

ad never b

ving me breathless and reeling. It t

times before I'd gotten to where I was now. Death whether simple and q

last person who should ever be

no Medici was dead

past two years, but everything after. All those

hated and lo

oice called out, bringi

king sensation transfo

immering. I faintly felt my fists biting int

nd I was tempted to pinch

s say he died of cardiac arrest.

er's funeral? It was like a slap in the f

ke any fucking sense. I knew my father. Luciano Medici for all his apparent softness

to him. They had poisoned

Julienne was here. Her words...the look that flashed in her

into place and I

ipped away without hesitation.

knew that my fa

th my father's death. What else would I e

t of the room, my vision tunneling as I r

the wall as I brought out as I pulled out my gun. Her

snarled, my finger tightening o

't know what you'

med watching he

face. But I wasn't having it. They were just croc

her mother did. Did she preten

st like your mother," I s

dered killing her. It

rred to me. Sucking in a deep breath I tore my

ediately, but I paid her no min

" I cal

ding the woman home?" she

he'll stay here, in this man

Sign

er bubbled up inside me, but I kept it

ercy And I didn't do mercy, not

ere and torture her break her, until she admitte

myself, my heart co

egret ever