Vicious Promise by M. James

Author:M. James
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PNK Publishing

SOFIA

I don’t have any way to call Ana—my phone and anything else that was in that little clutch that I took with me the night I was kidnapped is long gone—but I assume that Luca will delegate the particular task of letting her know about the conversation to someone. Probably whoever “Carmen” is—I’m guessing his secretary.

Ana shows up partway through my hair appointment. The stylist, a tall blonde woman named Brigit, took one look at my hair and made a face that told me that we’d be struggling with it for a long time—it’s apparently, in her words, “difficult to salvage,” thanks to all the bleaching kits and box dye I’ve used on it over the years. I haven’t bothered to get a haircut in probably eight or nine months, so several inches of it are lying on the floor now, leaving it just below my shoulders. It feels lighter already, but I’ve been sitting with some concoction on my hair meant to strip the old dye for nearly an hour, and I’m completely and utterly over it.

The only thing that could cheer me up is my best friend coming through the door, which is exactly what happens in that moment.

“Sofia!” Ana grins at me, gingerly giving me a hug despite Brigit’s glare. “I can’t believe Luca agreed to let me come.”

“Me either,” I admit, uncomfortably shifting in my chair. I open my mouth to say something else, but then someone else comes through the bedroom door—a tall brunette who I can only guess must be Caterina Rossi.

She’s gorgeous—tall, with a slender hourglass figure, long brown wavy hair, and dark eyes in her perfectly shaped, olive-skinned face. With high cheekbones, feathery lashes that are almost definitely due to extensions, and full pouty lips, she could have been a model.

No wonder Luca’s friend agreed to marry her, I think dryly. I can’t help but wonder what she thinks of the match—if her fiancé is as handsome as Luca, and as much of a manipulative asshole.

“Hi,” she says pleasantly, holding out her hand once she’s close enough. “I’m Caterina. Luca asked me to come and keep you company.”

No, he asked you to come keep an eye on me and make sure I’m not plotting anything with my best friend. I force a smile onto her face, shaking her hand limply. “Sofia.”

“It’s nice to meet you.” To her credit, she does look as if she’s trying to be friendly. “I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“You have?” I blink at her. I can’t imagine Luca taking time out of his day to gossip with this woman about his upcoming marriage. And then I remember—of course. She’s Don Rossi’s daughter, the same man who wanted to have me killed.

“My father mentioned you,” Caterina says, perching delicately on the edge of the tub. “And Franco told me that you’d agreed to marry Luca.”

I can’t help but wonder how much she knows. My gaze flicks down to her left hand—there’s a diamond there that looks nearly twice

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