D O M I N I C
I studied her face, searching for any hint of deception. Was she being sincere? Or was this another attempt to get close? The last thing I wanted to do was cause a scene, not tonight. Not when things were finally starting to feel stable. Maybe she really was trying to move on.
"Fine," I said, my tone clipped. "A truce. For tonight."
A brilliant, relieved smile spread across her face. "Thank you. I really appreciate it."
She reached out and put her hand on my arm. A jolt went through me, not of attraction, but of pure, unadulterated wrongness. Could things go back to the way they were? I didn't know if it could. Not entirely.
At that moment, my brother Giovanni clapped me on the shoulder. "There you are, Dom. I was wondering where you disappeared to." He then noticed Tric
