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The sound of stilettos tapping the stairs tells me who it is.
“Good morning, Kinsley.” She flashes a cold smile.
“Good morning, Natalia.” I smirk at her.
“Ezra said you probably have questions about the Donna position.”
“Have a seat.” I point to the stool on the other side of the counter.
“Ezra thinks I’m being too harsh. I told him to send men to break both of Rose's husband’s legs.”
Her lips tighten. “That is a bit extreme. Don’t you think?”
“As you know, I hate the mafia, so know I don’t find it extreme.”
“Nick’s your mafia boss husband now, so you’ll have to climb off that high horse.” She smiles sweetly.
“I’m in a unique situation. I needed to marry a rich man who’d fund my research to find a cure for my mother’s rare disease. How could I have known my ex-lover had been looking for a wife? I thought he was married to Norah.”
Silence.
Her facial expression doesn’t change. The woman is good.
I continue. “The night I found out Nick was in the mafia, he informed me of his arrangement to marry Norah. When I walked away from him, I never looked back.”
I run a hand along my neck. “I didn’t seek out that crazy bitch.”
Her facial expression softens.
I stand to my feet and round the counter. “Some women can’t get past the fact that their man loves another woman,” I say, briefly tugging my dress up to expose my scar. It wasn’t like she hadn’t seen me naked.
“After I met you the other day and heard your voice, that night replayed like it had so many times over eleven years.” A tear slips down my cheek. “Don’t you dare die on me were the words that fell from your lips.”
Tears stream down her face. “I remember that night so vividly,” she says.
NATALIA
