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“You would know, wouldn’t you?” he asks. And then his next words make my breath hitch, “Ms. Maranzano.”
My mouth dries, and the pen in my hand clatters onto the table.
“What?” I ask, in shock.
“Relax, Aurora. I’m not here to hurt you,” he says gently.
I force myself to take several steadying breaths. “I don’t know who you are, but my last name is Kent. Aurora Kent. And I want you out of my office.”
He arches an eyebrow, his lips tilting up in a smirk.
“You don’t know who I am?”
There’s a hint of disappointment in his tone.
I cock my head to the side. “Am I supposed to?”
A muscle jumps in his jaw. “I mean, I guess you haven’t seen me since we were children. I did spend a long time abroad. And by the time I returned, you were gone.”
I sigh softly. “Can you get to the point?”
“Sure. My real last name is Rossi. I’m Adrian Rossi, Aurora. Ring any bells?”
My mouth falls open at that. Fuck me. I do know who he is now. Granted, the last time I saw him, he was a chubby boy with long, brown hair and an affinity for tripping over his own feet. Now, he’s a man. A full-grown one, and guessing by his appearance here, he’s grown infinitely more dangerous.
I grow even warier now that I know his true identity.
“If I say yes, will you leave?”
“You want me to go?” he asks sadly.
I nod eagerly. He sighs.
“Fine, but only because you asked nicely. But it might be in your best interest if I do stay, Aurora. The next person who comes to see you after me won’t be as nice. And I can guarantee you would prefer me to him.”
My breath seizes up once again. Please tell me the “him” isn’t who I’m thinking it is.
“Yeah, you know who I’m talking about,” Adrian confirms. He slowly rises to his feet. “Don’t worry, princess. He’ll tell you everything you need to know. There’s a storm coming, and everything is about to change. This life you built for yourself, while applaudable, is unfortunately about to end.”
My hands ball into fists, my nails digging into my palms.
“Who says I’m going to let that happen?” I scowl.
Adrian stares at me with his hazel-green eyes. “That’s cute, Aurora. We both know you won’t have a choice.”
With those words he leaves, walking out of my door without a backward glance. As soon as he leaves, I grab my phone.
“Is something wrong, Ms. Kent?” Lia questions, appearing at my door.
I shake my head, trying to put some semblance of calm into my expression. “Everything’s fine. Please try to push back any other meetings until this afternoon. If any of the clients have a problem with that, just let me know.”
She nods before shutting the door and leaving. I dial the only number I know by heart, and thankfully, she picks up on the second ring.
“Hey, Rory. I wasn’t expecting a call,” my sister says.
“We have a problem,” I tell her, bypassing a hello. “Have you had any strange visitors recently? Or has anyone been following you?”
Lucia pauses. “No, I don’t think so. What’s wrong?”
