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Chapter 60 - The Cracks Within

The house smelled of smoke and blood. Where the spy had died was still dark, although the workers had scrubbed it fiercely. Isla had walked over it before, her belly clenched, her hand coming to rest on her belly as if protecting her baby from recalling Dante's harsh treatment. She couldn't erase what she'd seen. The man on his knees, begging for his life. Dante's cold, empty stare, as he issued the command. The report of the gun that ended the man's life.

She had thought she knew the worst of Dante, but this was not. This was not the man who had taken her in anger and passion. This was something worse. A man who felt he could do whatever he wanted.

The house was very still for days. The workers scurried, their heads bent down, not making a peep. Even the guards became more agitated and stiff, as if they could feel Dante's anger seething like a storm. And inside that storm, Isla knew that she and her child were in danger.

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