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I slept like shit. I am on a murderous rampage because I don’t know who my wife called. He should not test me when I am one match away from lighting his ass on fire. I slap both hands on his table, leaning over.
“This is the first and last time I will pay you a visit.” I let the unspoken threat dangle between us.
He shifts in his seat, crossing one leg over the other. “I want what is mine. So bring me that girl. She’s my possession.”
“That girl is now my wife,” I snarl, showing him my finger with the ring on it, and his jaw tightens.
“Then we have a problem.”
I throw a folder in his lap, and I cock my head to the side as the realization hits him.
“What is this?”
“You forget I am not my father. He liked blackmail. I like destruction.”
Delaney looks at the pics from last night. Surrounded by security, his body marked by two red dotted lights.
“You will stay away from my wife. If you don’t, this is just one of the many ways I can eliminate you.”
He shoots to his feet, threatening me. “This is not over. You made a big mistake, Kieran.” Empty words, but I am already out the door.
When I am done, I go to my office at the bank. My assistant calls. “Mr. McNamara is here to see you.”
“Let him in.”
When my father-in-law steps inside, he hides his disdain and anger behind a socially acceptable mask. “You have cost me a lot of trouble, but now that we’re family...”
He stinks of desperation. I lean back and steeple my fingers.
“I want the money I lost because of your interference.”
“I don’t owe you anything. Get the fuck out, and don’t come here again.”
“I’m going to throw a fucking party, you arrogant fool, when you lose everything.”
Silas stomps away. With two enemies in the open and many more invisible, I can’t give her freedom.
I should go home and check on her. But her betrayal is still fresh. Aurora is determined to leave and I am set on keeping her. I can’t become even more obsessed with her.
One night without him, and his absence has dampened any modicum of joy. I had gotten used to him stripping me so I could let go and let him in. As I toss and turn in my bed, I wake up Chiara.
“You should be happy that asshole leaves you alone.”
“I’m going to miss you.”
“We’ll see each other again. My wedding is in a few weeks. Fuck our luck.”
I half-giggle. She’s the first to take a shower and change while I stare at my phone. I itch to call Kieran, but that would make me lose the silent war we have going on.
After breakfast, we spend some time in the garden. When Cato comes to take her home, we hug and she hops in his black sports car, waving at me.
I freeze in the kitchen’s entrance when I hear Tamara saying, “Should I send you lunch over? Do you have guests?”
A pain hits my chest. When she turns to me, she hangs up quickly and busies herself in the kitchen.
Does Kieran have someone else while I am stuck here?Guestsequatewomenin my mind. Jealousy shoots rationality in itshead.
I can’t believe he would do that.
