i

ck enough to choke on, heavy wit

st. His thumb moved in a familiar strok

Unthinking. Devastating. He wa

chair scraped against the

d up, blinking as i

s hand away

estroom," I said, m

s response. I just t

was empty. I gripped the edge of the cold por

. Don't l

oor o

in. She wasn't

space than necessary. She locked the door behind her

playing on her lips. "Di

nhurried. "Camilla. You

doesn't want you. He wants your last name. He tells me everything. Te

ly, "you wouldn't be serving dri

sting her features. "That ring

ow,"

disbelief cro

door handle rattled. Then a

It was

up. She let out a

reamed, throwing herself h

own ankle, twistin

en. The lock splintered,

ing by the sinks, arms at my sides, face expressionless.

pointing a trembling finger at me

re was no question in hi

is wrong with y

her," I said calm

ed and already starting to swell. "Just because you're a Vitielo, yo

at me, disgus

ned by his

From a

ever seen

l day of hardship in your life. This girl works for a l

I laughed

g Franco's wo

outed. He scooped Camilla up in hi

in his neck, hiding

ospital," he spat at me.

mistress, past his friends, past my associates, leav

alked out of the club.

st... he's emotiona

ad to me

a cab

thouse and went strai

croll Franco had made for our th

l. I ripped it in hal

ry piece of jewelry he'd ever given me. I piled them in the middle of t

ted cutting. The blades sliced through soft lea

en Franco came home,

e bedroom d

" he

st... I overreacted." He was realizing, apparen

bed, staring

don't let me in, I'll

n't a

the floor. It's w