THE MAFIA BOSS’S THREE-YEAR-OLD NIECE SECRETLY LED HIM UPSTAIRS—THEN HE HEARD HIS FIANCÉE THREATEN THE MAID AND WHISPER, “CHILDREN DISAPPEAR TOO”
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Chapter 12 / 20
Chapter 12 - THE NIGHT ELENA SLAPPED ME
I told Elena everything.
She listened.
Then slapped me.
Rocco stared.
I almost laughed.
“Why?”
“Because my daughter has been living inside a war you knew existed.”
“I learned most of this this week.”
“You still kept Vivien close.”
“Yes.”
“You kissed her.”
“To maintain—”
She slapped me again.
Fair.
Then Elena started crying.
Not jealousy.
Fear.
“I can't lose Mia.”
“You won’t.”
“Don't promise what you can't guarantee.”
That sentence stayed.
So I corrected myself.
“I will do everything I can to keep her safe.”
Better.
Elena nodded.
Then whispered:
“I hate your world.”
I answered:
“So do I.”
May you like
She looked surprised.
Good.
