Maria (The Family Book 4) by Angelique Jones

Author:Angelique Jones [Jones, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-08-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Opening her eyes, Maria groaned in pain. Her head was killing her. Rolling over, she looked to the clock beside the bed and saw that it was late afternoon. Getting up, she went to the bathroom. She felt horrible. Climbing into the shower, she shuddered as the cold water poured over her. What the hell did she do last night? Bits and pieces drifted fuzzily into her head until enough was there to tell a story that made her cringe. She slept with Nero. No, she didn’t sleep with him. She had sex with him. Sex that made her body react in ways that it had never before. What was wrong with her? Sex was something dirty and to be endured. How could she enjoy it? How could she enjoy it with the person whom she was supposed to betray?

Stepping from the shower, she wrapped a towel around herself and stood there, staring at her reflection in the mirror. Disgust filled her at the sight. She was no better than the people who had used her. It didn’t matter that she never intended to sleep with Nero. She had. She had slept with the man whom she intended to turn over to his enemies.

The sound of a ringing phone pulled her from the mirror. Walking to the bedroom, she picked up the phone, not even bothering to check who it was. “Hello?” she whispered numbly, her mind still trying to grasp everything.

“Where the fuck were you?” the voice on the other end snarled.

Fear raced through her at the sound of that voice. Oh, god. “I—I—” Maria stuttered.

“Shut the fuck up. You were told what would happen if you missed an appointment.”

This wasn’t happening. “No. It wasn’t my fault. I was doing what you wanted,” Maria said desperately, her earlier self-recrimination forgotten.

“What I wanted was for you to meet with Wendy and give her a report.”

“I couldn’t. I was with Nero.”

“I don’t give a fuck.”

“Please. I was doing what you wanted. I swear I was. Please don’t hurt Nico,” Maria begged.

Soft laughter filled the phone. “Oh, Maria, I’ll do more than hurt the little fucker.”

Oh, God, oh, God, this couldn’t be happening. Images filled Maria’s head at that laugh. “Caterina, please, I swear I’ve been doing what you wanted. I spent the night with Nero. That’s why I couldn’t get away. Please, I’m doing everything that you asked.”

Silence met her words. It lasted so long that she was afraid that Caterina had hung up. “Good girl. Since you’ve actually done something useful, I will let your disobedience slide this one time. Now listen to me carefully. You won’t meet with Wendy this coming Friday, but the third Friday from that to give your report.”

Confusion filled Maria at that. Why was Caterina putting off her meeting with Wendy? Before she could ask, Caterina started to speak again. “Do you understand me, Maria?”

“Yes.”

“You had better because if you miss that appointment, there will not be another one. And Maria, there had better be more progress to report,” Caterina said, ending the call.

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