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"And that was a very romantic moment the two of you shared earlier when he put the ring on your finger," Cassandra points out.
"He was just making a point," I protest.
"If you mean he was staking his claim, then you are absolutely right." Theresa peers into my face. "How does it feel to be at the receiving end of all that intense obsession?"
I scowl. "He isn’t obsessed with me."
"He couldn’t take his gaze off of you the entire time we were on the plane," Cassandra offers.
"Right?" Theresa turns to her. "And the way he kept his arm around her while he was trying to get Nonna and his brothers to back down. OMG, that was even more romantic than the kiss."
"Oh, please." I jump up to my feet and begin to pace. "The alphahole has everybody fooled."
"But not you?" Cass retorts.
"No, not me!" I turn on her. "All of this is some elaborate ruse to keep me under his control."
"That’s the Sovranos for you," Theresa interjects. "The brothers are alpha, over-the-top, possessive Mafia men, which is why all of us used to swoon over them in school."
"You went to school with them?" I ask.
"Until they left for LA, and they were older than me, but I do recollect them swaggering in and out of class and generally commanding the teachers around."
"That would be them, all right." I huff. "Good thing I wasn’t subjected to them."
"You went to a different school, I take it?" Cass interjects.
"And then went to the UK to study medicine."
"Paid for by Michael," Theresa points out.
I deflate a little. "Something I will never live down, especially since it seems like everyone knows it. So, my family owes them. Doesn’t mean I need to agree to their every whim and fancy."
"Christian saved your life," Cass points out.
"He did?" Theresa’s eyes bug out. "How did he do that?"
"I helped Karma try to escape from Michael, not that it worked out," I blow out a breath, "but when Michael found out, he was livid."
"Of course, he was," Theresa nods, "you tried to turn his wife against him."
"The way he was treating her…" I purse my lips. "It’s not for me to judge, but she wasn’t happy in the early part of their courtship, and she asked me for help. I did what any woman would do when she finds another of her gender in peril. I helped her."
"And then Christian stepped in to save you from Michael."
"Now I wish he hadn’t."
"You don’t mean it," Theresa says in a hushed voice. "You don’t want to be at the receiving end of a Sovrano’s rage."
"They are human, like us." I snort. "And Christian has his failings, like all of us. Let him get angry; see if I care."
The hair on the nape of my neck rises. Goose bumps pop on my skin. I jerk my head in the direction of the doorway.
"Ugh," I wrap my arms around my waist, "what are you doing here?"
15
Christian
