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He collapses over me, and I wrap my body around him, clinging to his warmth and strength. “You’re my obsession,” he whispers, rolling us both over, so he’s on his back.

“You’re insane.”

“You’re learning.” He holds me a little longer until we both fall asleep.

Chapter Eleven

Niccolò

She’s deep asleep when I slide out of bed and put my clothes back on. Before she wakes, I slide my ring onto her finger where it belongs. “I live for you, amore.” I kiss her head and then cover her up before leaving. There are a couple of matters that require my attention.

As soon as I’m out of the room, I look at Dino and tell him to keep the room guarded. “With your life.”

“Yes, Boss.” I head to my bedroom, where I slip on some more clothes that are fitting for this moment.

Then I make my way down to my office to greet my special guest waiting to be interrogated. “Veronica, what made you betray this family?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she lies straight to my face, which isn’t going to win her any favors here. The fact that she’s a female is the only reason she’s getting an ounce of leniency, she should use it wisely.

“Bull fucking shit. You didn’t realize, but when you called your contact and let them know where to find me, you slipped up. No one else knew where I was going, and Dino’s phone had been cleared. Yours, on the other hand, has a number that is frankly extremely suspicious. It was right after I left the house that you made that call. You can delete your call logs, but my techs pulled that shit up. How far does your betrayal go? Did you sell out my brother and his wife?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Explain.”

“I’m not the one who did this. It’s your whore who worked with her father. She was tracking you.” I know she’s lying, but she’s trying to find a way out and only digging herself a much bigger hole.

“How would she do that?”

“She’s been working for her father this whole time. That’s how she got the job. Her father and the director set it up.”

“What does that have to do with her? She’s an educator and treats my niece like a caring woman should. You on the other hand have been around a long time and treat Anna like she’s a nuisance.”

“I swear it’s not me.”

“Who does the number belong to then?”

“My lover.”

“And that lover’s name?”

“I can’t say.”

“The fuck you can’t. If you want to live, you can.”

“It’s the Mayor. He and I have been having an affair, and I called him to cancel our plans for the night because I had Anna with me. He asked where you were, and I let it slip that you were going jewelry shopping for the tutor.”

“Esposito?”

“Yes. We’ve been seeing each other for a long time and he was going to leave me because I didn’t have time for him again. I didn’t mean to tell him anything else. I never do at least not in details.”

“Good to know. You’re fired. I want you out of my house and off my property in ten minutes. If I find you’re more involved than you say, I’ll put a bullet in your head.”

“Thank you. I swear I wouldn’t be that evil. I wasn’t thinking.” I can read the genuine fear rolling off her, so Vittorio takes her to get her things while I figure out what I’m going to do about the mayor and if I’m supposed to believe the story. The number leads to a disposable phone, so it might be untraceable unless he fucked up. Still, I have to find out more information.

I sit down and call the mayor himself. Since we still have her phone, she can’t tip his ass off even if she wanted to. “Hello, Mayor Esposito.”

“What can I help you with, Mr. Leone?” The tone of his voice doesn’t surprise me because I expect him to play the ever-wonderful public servant when he’s not aware I know the truth.

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