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Oh no.

Why did she always end up making Niccolò look at her with pain in his eyes?

“Can you promise me one thing?” he asked tautly.

She looked at him helplessly. “I...I’m not sure. It depends on—”

“Promise me that you’ll call me...if you need my help.”

Payton swallowed hard.

Tu sei il mio cuore.

That was why he was asking this.

“Promise me, Payton.”

She was his heart.

And that was why she could only shake her head. “I’m sorry. But you know I can’t—”

Because her heart, for better or for worse, belonged to its killer.

Chapter Four

“SIT DOWN, PLEASE.”

The man behind the desk glanced at her resumé and then back at her. And stared.

Mm.

This was a test, she was sure of it.

He wanted to know if she had the kind of integrity that would allow her to stare right back at him.

And so she did.

Because she had nothing to hide.

And two minutes later—

The man coughed. His cheeks were also slightly flushed.

That meant...she won.

Right?

“So...Payton...Cheyney.” His voice had changed for some reason as he read her last name. “You’re married?”

“Yes, Mr. de Vindice.”

“Not divorced?”

“Uh...no. I’ve only been married for five months.”

“Five months,” he repeated.

Payton was starting to feel nervous. “My marriage won’t cause any problems, Mr. de Vindice. My husband also works full-time, and we’re both passionate about our jobs.”