IT RUINS ME (BETRAYAL #3) BY PENELOPE SKY – eBook Details Online
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Axel
It was a cold night, the fog flooding the cities and the streets. It pressed up
against my window and masked the views of the Duomo lit up in the
distance. The fire was in the hearth, hot like a summer desert that was
unwelcome when my temperature already ran so high. My elbow was
propped on the armrest, and I stared at nothing in particular, ignoring both
my cigar and the drink on the table.
Theo sat with me, his cheek against his closed knuckles, his eyes on the
fire.
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I wasn’t in the mood for conversation, so silence was fine by me.
Several days had passed, and Scarlett’s bruising had started to fade. It had
been the worst the next day, all the signs of trauma amplified in the
morning. It was hard to look at her, not because she wasn’t beautiful, but
because I knew how hard they’d hit her.
If she hadn’t been smart enough to drop her location, she’d be dead right
now.
I’d be a fucking widower.
Theo turned his head slightly and looked at me.
My eyes shifted to meet his.
“We can cancel.”
I gave a slight shake of my head. “No. Life goes on.”
“I can just meet with him.”
“I’m not going to kill him.”
“You sure?”
My stare hardened. “Why do you think you’re here?”
“I’ll keep you on your best behavior.” The corner of his mouth rose in a
smile. “How is she?”
“She’s fine.” She didn’t complain about the pain. Did her best to cover it
with makeup for my benefit—so I wouldn’t have to look at it. But the air
between us had been tense, not just because of the shit that had gone down,
but because I’d told her I loved her and forced her to acknowledge it. “She’s
a tough woman.”
“I’m sure it gave her a reality check.”
“Yes…it did.” A single moment had changed her attitude about this world,
given her a bitter taste of reality. While I was relieved she took it seriously,
it also hurt to see the defeated look in her eyes. Her ambition was snuffed
out like a low-burning candle…and now all that remained was the smoke.
Aldo entered the parlor. “Dante is here to see you, sir.”
I sucked in a slow breath. “Show him in.”
Aldo left to fetch my favorite person.
Theo grabbed his glass, shook the ice, and took a drink.
Dante entered a moment later, his face still discolored from the hits he’d
taken. I hit him the hardest, making him slam against the wall and crumple
to the floor like a rag doll. We hadn’t gotten along since the night he’d
threatened me to stay away from his daughter, but that dislike had
intensified into the strongest form of hate. He’d be dead right now if I
didn’t love his daughter.
He looked at Theo longer than necessary as he took a seat. He unbuttoned
his jacket before his eyes shifted to me. It was a simple look across the
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