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“He talked about me?”

“Of course.” He smiled. “He instructed me not to leave your side, to offer you a bicep to dig your nails into when Mr. Antonio is in the ring,” he said, making me chuckle. “And he was adamant about me not leaving you alone with Mr. Antonio after the fight, because you will have the urge to strangle him.”

I couldn’t contain my laughter as I held onto Kiryl’s arm with both hands. “He was just… being dramatic.” I tapped the back of my hand against the corner of my eye.

“I’m sure he was.” Kiryl grinned.

My eyes trailed around the room until my smile fell. Antonio. He was speaking to…

Our eyes locked for a split second before she grinned up at him. He stood tall with his back toward me and when their conversation came to an end she placed her manicured hand on his bicep and lifted herself to plant a kiss to his cheek.

Her blonde hair was pulled back into a sleek bun. She wore an emerald green dress that stopped at her ankles.

Bile scraped up my throat and Kiryl glanced between me and them. “Is everything okay, Miss Nirah?” He asked and I nodded.

I watched Antonio step past her before she approached me with a glass in her hand, swaying her hips.

My mouth went dry, and suddenly I had the urge to do the most unspeakable things.

“They just let anyone in, I see.” Fernandina smirked. “Following Antonio around like a lost puppy isn’t a good look.” She pouted, then stepped forward. “Now leave before I have security throw you out.”

“You and I both know that I’m not afraid of you, so your threats are pointless.”

Her eyes narrowed. “I know what you did.”

I swallowed, my nails digging into Kiryl’s bicep and he looked down at me.

“Coming back here now doesn’t change anything.” She almost assured me.

“You don’t know, do you?”

She rolled her eyes then sipped her drink. “Know what?”

“That your precious Antonio was scouring the earth for me… for four years.” Now, it was my turn to step forward and I saw the slight panic in her eyes. “And then he married me. Again.”

She scoffed. “You’re lying.”

I purposefully brushed my hair back, allowing the light to catch the ring on my finger, and when she saw it, her face turned pale.

She bared her teeth. “It’s an ego thing,” she murmured. “He doesn’t feel anything for you.” She looked left and right then smirked. “Who do you think fulfilled his needs while you were hiding like a scared little girl?” She whispered and it felt like a punch to the gut.

“I’m sorry.” Kiryl intervened. “But have we met before?” he asked.

“What?” She snapped, looking up at him.

“I don’t think we have…”

“Why would we have met?”

“Well, you just said that you’ve been with Mr. Antonio and I’ve been his shadow for the past four years… and I’ve never seen you before.”

Her face fell and to suppress my laughter I cleared my throat, watching the wheels in her head spin.

“You weren’t with him all the time, so you couldn’t possibly know—”

“Actually, I’ve been my boss’s right hand. Not only that, I’m fully aware of his schedule.”

Her fingers tightened around her glass and this time, I didn’t hide my smile.