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Emilia frowns, making sure to fully look at me. “If you think you can end things with us by paying me off, you best think again.”
“I told you. You’re never getting away.” I try to give her a look that dares her to argue, but I don’t think it works. “I still don’t know what Katherine would have to gain from this.”
“Why would she have to gain anything?” Emilia asks. “Haven’t you heard the old saying A woman scorned…”
“Yes, but she has no reason to be scorned. She got money and a home, and I got—”
“I know what she got,” Emilia says holding her hand against my mouth to stop me. “I’d rather not hear about it.”
Antonio laughs. “Now that is the Emilia I remember from the past.”
“I’m slowly finding me again. I wish my father were here to see it.”
Her beautiful blue eyes glisten with unshed tears. “Em, your father was extremely proud of you,” I console softly. She shakes her head.
“I know. I’ll be okay.”
“I won’t let you be anything but.”
“Now when can I talk to Katherine?” she asks again.
“I’d rather not. Besides, I know you’re upset, but there’s really nothing for Katherine to gain—”
Emilia shakes her head, stopping me. “She lost having you in her life and her bed. I’ve watched you in that bed for too long. I’ve tasted the loss of you in that time. Trust me, the loss of that is substantial enough to make a woman want to make you pay.”
Damn.
“Sweetheart…”
She gives me a sad smile before turning back to Antonio. “When?”
“They have her ready now, but perhaps it would be better to wait until after your father’s services are finished. You have enough on your plate right now.” He doesn’t even stop talking before she disagrees.
“No. I need to talk to her now. I must know if what I’m thinking is true before facing everyone tonight.”
“What are you thinking Emilia?” Antonio asks.
“I’d rather not say until I know. It might…hurt you,” she says carefully.
Antonio laughs as I shake my head. She’s still so innocent, even if losing her father has made her stronger.
“It’s not funny. This whole thing against Niko and my father had to come from within the ranks. It was too personal,” she argues.
“Not really. Gio was taken out too.”
“Gio’s death was more violent. There was hate in it, almost as if the killer wanted him to suffer extra in his death,” Emilia says.
I sit there in shock for a moment. “You know the details of Gio’s death?”
She blushes. “When you’re all alone with nothing, but your thoughts and doubts you have to concentrate on something. I used your computer, signed into my father’s personal drive from here and disabled our home computers.”
“You know how to do all that?” Antonio asks, in surprise.
“I taught myself to fill in the boredom of learning how to run the prefect household at finishing school.”
Maybe she’s not so innocent. Brilliant with a hunger to protect those around her. I stare at her, seeing her in a whole new light.
“Niko, your new bride is very surprising,” Antonio says, smiling.
