THE MAFIA BOSS’S FIANCÉE HID THE MARKS ON HER NECK—UNTIL HER SCARF SLIPPED AT DINNER
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Chapter 10 / 15
Chapter 10 - THE HOUSE WITH NO LIGHTS
Naomi left Damian's estate.
Not because she stopped caring about him.
Because she couldn't bear another secret.
She returned to her apartment.
Locked the door.
Turned off the lights.
For hours, she sat beside the window.
Then her phone rang.
Damian.
She didn't answer.
A message arrived.
I'm sorry. You deserved the truth.
Naomi stared.
Then another.
Your father asked me to protect you. I thought keeping you away from the investigation would do that.
Her eyes filled.
She typed:
You don't get to decide what I can handle.
Damian replied immediately.
You're right.
Naomi stared at the screen.
Then began crying.
Because the man she loved had hurt her.
Not with cruelty.
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But with the same mistake everyone else had made.
He had decided what was best for her without asking.
