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He looks absolutely beautiful and perfect. But the words I heard him say through the door the other day refuse to leave my head. I have to remind myself that beauty is clearly something only skin deep even as my heart threatens to soften at the sight of him.
Silently, I touch the ring on my finger.
Just because I’m wearing this ring, doesn’t make me one of them.
“He’s found her,” Konstantin says as soon as he closes the door. “Sima knows where Alisa is!”
“That’s wonderful,” I say, my voice flat and emotionless. “Is she alright?”
“I don’t know yet. But it’s going to be over soon, Kitty Cat.” He approaches me and takes me into his arms, overwhelming me in his scent of soap and aftershave as he kisses me. As his tongue sweeps into my mouth, I smell something else. Something oddly familiar. A light scent of honeysuckle and brown sugar.
It’s only when we break apart that I realize that I was tasting myself on his lips.
This is it, Emily …I think to myself.This is the part where he’ll finally break your heart.
“So …” I ask. “What happens next? Are you going to rescue her?”
“Yes.” He nods. “And after I rescue her, we can go back to the States. Together.”
A shiver runs down my body. “What happened to you not being allowed to go?”
“That won’t matter anymore.” He doesn’t let me go. “I plan on killing Domenico and every man of the Ferrata Mafia when I rescue Alisa. I’m going tobreaktheir power. Once that’s done, it means I can negotiate with everyone in New York to allow me to go. Then I will give you what I promised”
Ah yes… what I want.Does that even matter anymore?
“We can avenge Olivia, together,” he says.
His enthusiasm is almost believable. And for a reckless moment, I almost believe him.
“And what happens after that?” I ask softly.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean us.” I continue. “What happens after you avenge her for me?”
“I …” he hesitates as he searches my eyes. “I don’t understand. We stay with each other, you and I. We’re married, remember? You’re my wife, Emily.”
Wife …
I can’t hold it back anymore. I have to tell him. If I don’t, it’s going to just eat me up alive.
“What if I don’t want to be your wife anymore.” I tell him.
“What?” he asks harshly. “Why?”
“Iheardyou,” I say before I can stop myself. “Through the door of your office that morning after Sima called you away.”
His face suddenly blanches. “What did you hear?”
“I heard you tell the truth to him,” I snap. “What did you say? The only way my grandmother will release my inheritance is after I put a baby in Emily’s belly? That’s why you asked me to be your wife, isn’t it? So you won’t feel guilty after you finally knock me up!”
“Emily, it’s not what you think!” He rakes his fingers through his hair as he grows more agitated.
“Don’t fucking lie to me!” I shout as the tears well in my eyes. “This was what you wanted for me from the very start! You and that grandmother of yours!”
“What?” His hand stops moving.
And that’s the part that scares me the most.
