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But I just barely managed to keep my mouth shut. Because whether I was showing it outwardly or not, I knew how big a deal this was, how much trust Renzo was putting in me to give this job to me. Even if I was mostly chosen for my anonymity, Renzo was still entrusting me with the family money. That was huge.

I couldn’t fuck this up.

Which meant that I had to do something I’d never been any good at. I had to show restraint.

“Okay. Got it.”

Renzo’s brows rose, but he didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

“Oh, there is one more thing, though.”

“What?”

“You gotta dye your hair.”

“What? Why?” My hand shot up, running down my dark blue strands.

“Because you’re supposed to be a businesswoman. You gotta look the part.”

Maybe it was silly, but I didn’t want to give up my hair. It was partly how people knew me in the neighborhood. Despite not being known to law enforcement, I did have a reputation to uphold.

“What next? I need to take out my nose ring?”

“Think if you dye the hair and wear something an adult would wear, you can leave the hoop in.”

Sure, I could go off about how—while his capos were standing there in suits—he was wearing black jeans and a tee. Not exactly ‘adult’ either.

But, again, I kept those thoughts to myself.

“Fine.”

“Fine?” Renzo asked, brows pinching. “No arguments?”

“Nope.”

“You got a fever or something?”

“What? You want me to fight you?”

“Just not used to you not being a thorn in my side is all.”

To that, all I managed was a shrug. Because I was worried if I opened my mouth, my tongue would run away with me like it was known to do.

“Alright,” Renzo said, still watching me curiously. “I will get the papers drafted up and shit for the property. And there will be more to go over then. But I’m gonna need you to hand off some of your workload to your soldiers and associates. At first, you might need to be spending time with Soren.”

Oh, joy.

Just what I wanted to do.

Spend my time with some stuffy old businessman.

I shook those thoughts away, thinking instead of the revenge romance I had waiting for me at home.

I could think about Soren Vale some other time.

CHAPTER TWO

Saff

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