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