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They don’t stop me as I leave. I head for my car and drive to the hotel. I don’t know how I know but I know she’ll be there. And she doesn’t disappoint. She’s actually fucking waiting for me.
As soon as I see her, I don’t hesitate to pull out my gun.
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t shoot you right now, Sophia Mincetti?” I growl.
CHAPTER10
Sophia
Why did I come here? I pride myself on making smart decisions or at least decisions that will benefit me. And there’s absolutely nothing smart about walking right in front of a man with a murderous glint in his eyes and so much rage directed at me.
I exhale softly, staring into the barrel of the gun pointed at my head.
“If you try to slap this out of my hand, I promise it’ll go off,” Tony threatens.
I wasn’t going to. I take in the tension in his jaw, his rigid posture. I have no idea where to start. What to say.
My mouth opens but nothing comes out.
“What? No more lies?” Tony asks, head cocked to the side.
My heart is pounding fast. He could actually kill me. After what I saw back at the meeting, I know without a doubt if he has his heart set on it, he would shoot without hesitation.
So I decide to start at the beginning and to be honest.
“I didn’t know who you were. That first night. The night we slept together.”
He scoffs. “Bullshit. Seems like you planned this out from the start. You and your sister seem like experts in whoring your bodies out to men.”
I know he’s mad but he has no fucking right to talk to me like that.
My fists clench and my eyes narrow. “I carry a gun as well, Tony. And trust me, I know how to use it.”
“Keep going. I want to hear your heartwarming explanation,” he says scowling.
“Believe me or not, I really didn’t know you were when we slept together. I found out after and it seemed like a good opportunity. I got close to you to get information on what your family’s plans were.”
“That’s it? You approached me and used me for information. That’s all it was,” his voice rises an octave. “I’m not going to say I trusted you, because I fucking didn’t. And it’s a good thing too. You fucking betrayed me. I considered you a friend, Sophia. Do you have any idea what I was going through the past few weeks when you were weaseling your way into my life under false pretenses?!”
“I do have an idea. My dad caused it all after all.”
His hand tightens on the trigger. “You really don’t want to be mentioning your father right now, blondie.”
“What do you want from me? An apology. I’m sorry I hurt you. But I’m not sorry I did it. And if I’m being honest, I didn’t really get anything from you. Like you said, you didn’t trust me.”
He laughs. “You’re a fucking bitch. You know that right.”
“And you’re an asshole, what else is new?” I ask.
His eyes flutter shut for a moment, when they open, they’re icy, closed off.
“You know I thought about it on the way here. The best way to hurt Eduardo would be to kill one of his daughters. It would cause him a lot of pain. Probably as much pain as I’m feeling right now.”
My heart speeds up. For some reason all I can think to say is, “Pain isn’t quantifiable and it can’t be measured.”
Tony rolls his eyes. And then he drops his gun, tucking it into the back of his shirt.
“I’m not going to kill you. Just stay the hell away from me. I fucking despise you,” he spits.
