Harlequin Presents April 2016, Box Set 2 of 2 by Sharon Kendrick
Author:Sharon Kendrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781460396223
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-02-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWO
Seven years later
âSHE MIGHT NOT COME.â
Marco Ferranti turned from the window and his indifferent perusal of Palermoâs business district with a shrug. âShe might not.â He glanced at the lawyer seated behind the large mahogany desk and then strode from the window, every taut, controlled movement belying the restlessness inside him.
âShe didnât come to her motherâs funeral,â the lawyer, Roberto di Santis, reminded him cautiously.
Marcoâs hands curled into fists and he unclenched them deliberately before shoving them into the pockets of his trousers and turning to face the man. âI know.â
Violet Rocci had died three years ago; cancer had stalked her and killed her in a handful of months. Sierra had not come back for her motherâs illness or funeral, despite Arturoâs beseeching requests. She had not even sent a letter or card, much to her fatherâs sorrow. The last time Marco had seen her had been the night before their wedding, when heâd kissed her and felt her trembling, passionate response.
The next morning heâd waited at the front of the church of Santa Caterina for his bride to process down the aisle. And waited. And waited. And waited.
Seven years later he was still waiting for Sierra Rocci to show up.
The lawyer shuffled some papers before clearing his throat noisily. He was nervous, impatient, wanting to get the ordeal of Arturo Rocciâs will over with. Heâd assured Marco it was straightforward if uncomfortable; Marco had seen the document himself, before Arturo had died. He knew what it said. He didnât think Sierra did, though, and he grimly looked forward to acquainting her with its details.
Surely she would come?
Marco had instructed the lawyer to contact her personally. Marco had known where Sierra was for a while; about five years ago, when the first tidal wave of rage had finally receded to a mist, heâd hired a private investigator to discover her whereabouts. Heâd never contacted her, never wanted to. But heâd needed to know where she was, what had happened to her. The knowledge that she was living a seemingly quiet, unassuming life in London had not been satisfying in the least. Nothing was.
âShe said she would come, didnât she?â he demanded, although he already knew the answer.
When di Santis had called her at her home, sheâd agreed to meet here, at the lawyerâs office, at ten oâclock on June fifteenth. It was now nearing half past.
âPerhaps we should just begin...?â
âNo.â Marco paced the room, back to the window where he gazed out at the snarl of traffic. âWeâll wait.â He wanted to see Sierraâs face when the will was read. He wanted to see the expression in her eyes as realisation dawned of how much sheâd lost, how much sheâd sacrificed simply to get away from him.
âIf it pleases you, signor,â di Santis murmured and Marco did not bother to answer.
Thirty seconds later the outer door to the building opened with a telling cautious creak; di Santisâs assistant murmured something, and then a knock sounded on the office door.
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