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His lips thinned. “Oh, it was so tough for you. Poor little Rosetta with all that life insurance money. You and the boys were fine.”

I saw it then. As my undead husband tore open old scars, I saw what an idiot I was sticking by him all those years. I deserved better.

I would have to light a candle in thanks, because I’d found that now.

“There was no money,” the voice of darkness rumbled behind me.

Andy narrowed his eyes at the masked man. His grip tensed on the gun.

My heart leapt to my throat, suddenly beating like a war drum.

He was going to shoot the man who’d just confessed to falling in love with me. The man I hadn’t told that I felt the same to yet!

I wasn’t losing the chance.

“Put that gun away,” I snarled and took a step toward him.

The masked man yanked me back.

Andy brandished the gun. “Let her go, Ravello!”

“You threatened my woman. That was your last mistake,” the masked man growled.

I didn’t have time for this testosterone pissing match. Not with a loaded gun in the equation.

“What do you want?” I demanded. “You must have had a reason for crawling back here. What is it?”

Andy swiveled his gaze to me. “I need you to sign divorce papers. You can keep half the life insurance money. More than half! I just need a hundred grand to finalize an investment.”

My harsh laughter rang out. “There’s no money, Andy! You never got the life insurance like you said you would.”

Andy’s bronzed face paled. “You’re lying.”

“No, I’m not,” I snapped, shaking my head. “Why do you think the boys and I moved here? Hmm? We had nothing.”

There was a creak from the back stairs.

My heart fucking stopped beating as I cut a look in that direction. The boys couldn’t see this. They’d been through enough! I was going to kill their father with my bare hands if he hurt them again.

But a pair of wise eyes shown from the dark, assessing the situation. It was an avenging angel, garbed in a white nighty, clenching a pistol in her gnarled fingers.

I took a shaky breath. Everything was going to be okay. I was at home now. Nothing was going to happen to us in the Cove.

“You might as well leave,” I said flatly. “There’s nothing for you here.”

“No, you need to sign.” Andy leaned back and swiped the papers off the counter before he waved them in my direction. “And if you’re telling the truth about the life insurance, then he can pay me to leave. Lord knows he’s got the cash.”

I tried to step between the men again, but the monster wouldn’t let me budge. He moved me out of the line of fire and kept me there with a hard hand on my shoulder.

Meanwhile, the angel of vengeance ghosted to the sink. Keeping a hand on the pistol, she reached for the drying dishes.

“I’ll get you the money,” my masked monster said firmly.

“No! Don’t!” I hissed, rounding on him.

But that hard gaze didn’t waver. “Whatever it costs to get him out of your life, it’s worth it, Rose.”

“Funny. I want you out of their life,” Andy sneered. “The last thing my family needs is a mob boss fucking things up.”