THE BILLIONAIR'S DOUBLE LIFE
e memory of the hidden drawer she found in his study or the dangerous words she had overheard him saying over the phone. The man she had ma
air carried the smell of salt and mystery. Dinner was served on the upper deck, a candlelit table set for two with its back view bei
He looked up as she approached, his penetrating eyes giving no
and uncertainty in her chest. The tension between them was n
, the clinking of cutleries was the only sou
ve been trying to understand you better. But it feels
to this arrangement knowing what it involved," he said cooll
r partner, I just want to understand what's going on. You can't expect me to live with you without knowing you a
s knowing and it is better not to know some to have peace o
he sound of heavy boots sounded on the deck below, followed by whispers. Dante
his tone did not allow
ery fast, and she couldn't ignore the fear already building in her chest. Against her better judgment, she
intruders. There were four of them, dressed in dark clothes and armed with knives. Their intentions we
d intruder, sending him crawling on the floor. The third jumped at him, but Dante sidestepped effortlessly and struck with a well-placed punch to his face. The final man hesitated
d known Dante was powerful, but witnessing his combat skills
the floor. "Who sent you?" he demanded, his voice firm and
ing a number. "Clean this up," he said into the receiver before hanging up. He then turned
y upstairs," he sa
just happened? Who were those men? And
This is why I warned you not to get involved in my business. My w
xpect me to ignore this. I deserve a
"You deserve to stay alive. Tha
s. Her hands kept shaking, but her determination remained solidified. Whatev
er mind. Dante's frustrating dismissal of her only increased her determination to learn the truth. Who were tho
upied her thought: she had to protect herself. If Dante
in bed, sleep didn't come and she kept rolling on the bed. Her mind was filled with different questions which were more disturbin
r: Dante Varro was not a man to be