Chapter 12

I knew I had no reason to be jealous. We had sex. It was fun. That's it. We haven't discussed anything concrete, so I was clearly overreacting. But I could barely control these consuming flames, and I found myself raging inside me.

I cleared my throat with a loud cough and stepped in.

"Miss Vlad, a pleasure to see you again," I said, interrupting them boldly.

Cosimo wiped his lips down as the woman turned in my direction. With a smirk on his face and a hand in his pocket, he walked up the marble steps and entered the greeting hall.

Arrogant much? I thought, my gaze following him in.

Irina's eyes narrowed, and her expression changed.

"I can smell your cheap stench on him," she said with clenched teeth.

Holy shit. I shouted inside me. Poker face, Tami, you got this.

"Don't know what you're talking about," I replied quickly.

Some of my words slurred on their way out, but all I cared about was avoiding a fiasco, so I hurried after Cosimo. But she grabbed my elbow.

"No.