Silent Truth by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Women television journalists, Assassins, Murder - Investigation, Crime, Political, General, Romance, Romantic suspense fiction, Secret Service, Suspense, Reporters and reporting, Fiction, Murderers
ISBN: 9781416597452
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2010-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-one

As promotions went, this one had all the potential of being a life-or-death decision. Literally.

Linette stood at attention, next to the brass Remington sculpture on a marble pedestal in Fra Vestavia’s Miami office that looked out over Brickell Avenue. The meeting would start as soon as the two male Fratelli lieutenants arrived in a few minutes at 11:00 A.M. Not 11:01.

Vestavia sat behind his polished desk toiling over a document lying on the immaculate surface. A slim computer monitor that had risen from the surface of the desk in a space-age design faced his left side.

Silence clung with an unnatural patience, more at home in this room than the sound of voices.

Her arms hung loose at her sides, rigid fingers pointing down at the deep-green carpet that contrasted with her rose-colored pumps and matching pantsuit. Navy blue or black would have been a more suitable color for the crisp linen outfit, but Vestavia had dictated office attire guidelines when he’d brought her into his personal detail nine months ago. He expected the women in his offices to dress in professional designs but with a South Florida look, thus the cheerful suit color.

She’d followed his instructions to the letter and shown the appropriate humble appreciation when he allowed her to include some pants in her new wardrobe.

The sixty-eight-year-old Fra she’d been handed to twelve years ago on her birthday had given her a closet full of clothes. He’d smiled magnanimously and told her it wasn’t every day a girl turned sweet sixteen.

After that, he ordered her to wear only dresses… whenever he allowed her to wear anything.

Her chest hitched with a quick intake of air at the chilling memory. The stiff pants material crackled when her fingers shook against her leg.

He’d been dead almost two years and she still clawed her sheets when she slept, trying to get away from his ghost.

Vestavia glanced up from the document. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes questioned the rustling noise she’d made.

She squeezed the hideous memory out of her mind and gave him a timid smile. “Thought I was going to sneeze. My apologies for disturbing you.”

“No problem.” His face relaxed, eyes returning to his document.

She’d prayed for death every day until that old bastard had a heart attack. For the first time since this nightmare began, she saw a tiny light of hope flickering at the end of a tunnel lined with years of despair.

Now she prayed to survive long enough to escape. It might take years. She had the patience to plan and wait for her chance.

She’d only get one.

Vestavia had unknowingly offered her a small step toward that goal with this promotion, which permitted her occasional freedom of movement. Even better? He’d shown no sexual interest in her, a true blessing after a decade of rape at the hands of a disgusting old pervert.

She had to use this opportunity to prove to Vestavia he could trust her, to convince him she was one hundred percent Fratelli. She’d been

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