However I held up a hand. “Don’t lie. I’ll offer you one likelihood and just one to inform the reality and save your self. One. So, let’s do this once more. Why have been you following us?”

His facade crumbled like a home of playing cards.

Bingo.

“I…I used to be employed…to maintain tabs on you…and to search out out who the girl was,” he spilled the beans, his voice barely above a whisper.

My expression didn’t change, however anger swept by means of me like liquid fireplace.

I inhaled rigorously, then exhaled.

A lethal calm washed over me. “Who employed you?” One thing instructed me I knew precisely who employed him—the identical males who organized the assault on the Castello, the one males who wished me lifeless proper now.

The Moretti household.

The person’s lips moved soundlessly, his eyes crammed with terror.

He was scared, and rightly so. He ought to have considered the results earlier than he determined to mess with me or Payment.

I sighed, exchanged the scalpel for {an electrical} noticed, and turned to Matt. “Maintain him,” I commanded.

The person started to scream as Matteo unfastened his hand and seized his wrist, however the sound was swallowed by the ocean. Identical because the screams of ache after I introduced down the noticed. And made positive to go away a transparent message—nobody dared mess with me or what was mine. Not with out paying the worth.

“Inform your consumer I’m not amused,” I mentioned, whereas I watched Matt put a tourniquet on him. I wanted him alive lengthy sufficient to convey the message. “And inform them I’m ready.”

With that, I grabbed the purse and left with Matt scorching on my heels.

CHAPTER NINE

Ihonestly thought after the day I’d had I might be too drained to do something greater than fall face-first into my mattress and sleep till midday. However one way or the other, my little dinner with Mr. Cocky had me vibrating with nervous power.

“You higher begin consuming or I’ll put you on my lap and feed you.”

Holy crap.

Simply eager about the best way he checked out me, with these darkish and harmful eyes, had my elements throbbing, my physique vibrating, and my thoughts working as if I’d downed Molly.

Which was why I took a taxi again to Valletta to fulfill Frank and the previous clique for a little bit personal celebration at a seashore membership.

Thanks, Mr. Cocky, for giving me again my freedom in type of a pill and a bank card.

I chuckled after I exited the cab and appeared on the fancy constructing, then down at my cropped denims skirt and glittery prime.

Thanks, Mr. Cocky for insisting on shopping for me banging garments, as effectively.

Now, if solely he would cease occupying my mind—that may be superior.

I shook my head as if I may dislodge the grip he had on my ideas, then straightened. I used to be able to gentle this night time on fireplace and overlook all about him.

Bonus level… I might defy Alex who instructed me to go to mattress after watching me eat with these sultry, darkish eyes of his.

Rattling overbearing Italian macho man—take this.

I entered the seashore membership, and it was like its personal island paradise. The pool appeared prefer it was constructed into the rocks. The water was a wealthy turquoise, well-lit, and illuminated the encircling areas the place lounge chairs and tables have been scattered round. The membership was empty except for the coolness music and laughter coming from a small group, hovering at one facet of the world.

“Payment.” The shrill shriek was unmistakable.

I smiled and walked in the direction of the group. I hadn’t seen Nina—considered one of my finest associates in boarding faculty—in ages.

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