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King was pissed that I married Dom. And he was pissed that Dom was demanding entry into The Alliance, which is when he made that comment about Domtricking me into bed.
And King knew I was crying. He saw me.
But did he put it all together? Or does he think I was just upset over them not getting along?
Could King really think I’ve known who Dom was all along and that I’ve kept it a secret because I thought he’d be mad?
“Val?” Savannah says, probably concerned over my silence.
I could tell her.
I could tell her everything.
Then she’d go to King and demand hefree me. And then King and The Alliance and Dominic and the Chicago mafia would go to war.
For what?
For me?
I’m not worth that.
“Sor—I mean, yeah, I was. Having both those guys yelling at each other was kinda a lot.” I try for a light tone. “I overreacted to them overreacting.”
“You sure you’re okay?” Her sincerity almost breaks me.
“I’m sure.”
Savannah says something that’s muffled before she speaks back into the phone. “King is asking to talk to you.”
My eyes widen as I stare down at the phone. “Uh, can you tell him that I’ll call tomorrow night? It’s been a long day, flying in from Vegas this morning and then driving all the way down here.” It’s hard to believe that’s all happened today.
“Of course. I’ll tell him.” Savannah sighs. “I’m sure you’ll be busy settling in, but I definitely want to hear more aboutDominicsoon.” She makes a sound of disbelief. “I still can’t believe you live in Chicago. But if nothing else, the holidays are coming up. So we’ll see you then.”
It’s November. If she’s talking about Christmas, that’s still so far away. And a long time to spend with strangers.
I swallow. “For sure.”
“Night, Mrs. Gonzalez,” she teases, then hangs up the call.
Mrs. Gonzalez.
A fresh round of sorrow fills my heart.
Why’d it have to be like this?
“Why’d you lie?” Dom’s voice damn near gives me a heart attack.
“Jesus!” I slap a hand to my chest and turn my head as Dom pushes off the doorway. “How long have you been there?”
“Long enough.” He starts to undo his shirt buttons while toeing off his shoes. “Why didn’t you tell her the truth?”
I set my phone on the nightstand and shift down the bed until I’m lying under the covers. “To what end?”
Dom cocks his head at me. “To have her go to bat for you with King. Have her demand I let you go home.”
“And you’d just let that happen?”
Dom slowly shakes his head.
