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“Right, sorry. Hi, Zack, Brody,” Sky greets, raising her hand to them in acknowledgment.
They nod once but don’t say a word. Like the rest of the people Christian hires, they seem to have sworn an oath to act mute around me. It’s annoying.
“Speaking of your husband-to-be,” Sky starts, “how’s he treating you now? Still an asshole?”
I roll my eyes. “I haven’t seen him in three days.”
Zoey frowns. “That’s not healthy. Aren’t you two supposed to be trying to work through your issues?”
“That’s the thing, I don’t think he particularly cares. He’s intent on ignoring my existence except when it’s beneficial to him. While living at his house, I’m at his every whim, and quite honestly, I’m sick of it.”
“So, confront him,” Sky says.
“I’ve tried, Sky.”
She crosses her arms and levels me with a reproving stare. “No, you haven’t. You’re Daniella freaking Evans. You once missed a test because you went kayaking and instead of letting it go, you followed the professor around for days, begging him to let you take a make-up test. You never quit. Ever.”
“You have a point,” I admit. “But Christian’s not the easiest person to talk to.”
Zoey scoffs. “And you are?”
I give her a look. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“I’m saying I know you, honey. You can be a little hot-headed.”
My eyes narrow. “Please tell me you’re not actually on his side! You’ve never even met him.”
“There aren’t any sides in this situation, Dany. We’re talking about what’s best for both of you. Plus, I have met him, once. And he was a perfect gentleman—handsome, too,” Zoey adds.
A daughter of a diplomat and a mob boss in a room? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke.
I cross my arms. “Really? So, just because he has a pretty face, I’m supposed to ignore all his red flags?”
“I didn’t say that,” Zoey states.
“Uh… pretty sure I heard you, Zoe,” Sky says with a grin. “But that doesn’t really matter.” She faces me. “You called your husband pretty.”
“Because he’s annoyingly good-looking,” I grumble.
Sky leans back into the booth with a smug expression on her face. “Well, at least you’re attracted to him. There’s that. I was so sure you were doomed to failure.”
I make sure my face conveys enough irritation at her assumption. “When did I say I was attracted to him? He has a nice face, but his personality makes me want to chew nails and swallow them.”
She smirks. “You’ll be alright, Dany.”
“No, stop making that face.”
“What face?”
“That face you make when you’re planning something devious.”
Our friend’s brown eyes are practically twinkling. Of the three of us, Sky’s the most cynical and the most likely to end up in jail before the age of thirty. She’s always getting into dangerous shit. She’s strong, confident, and never takes shit from anyone. Which is why it’s really pissing me off that neither her or Zoey are on my side on this issue.
If it was Sky in my shoes and Christian had her locked up, she would have poured cleaner fluid down his mouth while he slept. Not that I have any confirmation that he actually sleeps. For all I know, he could be a vampire hoping to suck my blood on our wedding night.
“All I’ll say is that I’m really interested in how Daniella’s situation plays out.”
“I’ll tell you how it plays out,” I state. “With one of us in a body bag.”
