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“Sir, sorry, but Alessandra—”
“I’ll deal with that in a moment.”
My heart pounds in my chest. Does he keep a woman here? He gets up, forehead creasing, and puts his phone in my hand.
“I don’t want to go to war with him, but I will if I have to. Tell him that.”
With those words, he leaves me completely astounded.
I call Kieran, my heart pounding so fast it might crack my chest. He will understand. Yes, he has to. With renewed confidence, I press the phone to my ear.
“Hayden.” The loathing in which he spits his name out sends a spike of apprehension between my ribs, and I cover my mouth. “I will find you and you will regret the day you took Aurora from me.”
That’s his monster voice, the one I would also be afraid of if I didn’t know I hurt him.
“Kieran.”
An eerie silence follows on the other line. I can hear my heartbeats drumming in my throat.
“Aurora.”
“I know you’re mad.”
I wet my lips to be able to continue, but his voice sounding dead stops me.
“Congratulations. You played me really well.”
“Kieran—”
“You are one hell of an actress.”
His accusation stabs my chest, but this is not the time for self-pity. I drag a fortifying breath and say, “Hear me out.”
“Nothing you could ever say to me will keep me from killing him.”
He hangs up, and I grip the desk, closing my eyes.
Uncle Hayden steps inside, and his eyes take me in with a hint of worry.
“I take it the talk didn’t go as you hoped.”
I shake my head, and he approaches me.
“Kieran, he said . . .”
“I know what he plans to do. Don’t worry.”
“But I worry,” I say and raise my hands in the air.
His entire face radiates calm.
“How can you take this so lightly?”
He shrugs. “I’m still alive.”
I wonder how many times does it take to spar with death to become immune to it?
“I am going to pay them a visit. Our talk is long overdue too. But I would like to spend some time with you before that.”
