Handing Daphnée a glass of wine, she motioned for her to sit down on the couch with her and said, “The topic of discussion is Daryna. Have you met her yet?”The glass paused at her lips as she heard the name and wondered if she should lie or tell the truth.Taking a sip, she then looked at Bohdana and asked, “I have two answers for you, but what do I gain from answering your question?”Bohdana assessed her, then said as she gazed into Daphnée’s eyes. “I don’t believe that you are his wife. I’ve met Emilia more than once and I could tell that they were truly in love. What you are doing pretending to be his wife, I can’t think of a reason, but I can assure you that it’ll work in both of our favours.”Daphnée nodded her head saying, “You’re right, I’m not his wife. This is just one of his plans but…”

Dante and Igor returned home to the sound of laughter. When they found their women, Bohdana and Daphnée, in pyjamas in front of the fire having a picnic.Igor smiled down at them and said, “You ladies seem to be having fun.”“Of course, you know how much I love the company of another woman who doesn’t annoy me. Every day I’m surrounded by men. This visit is comforting for my soul,” Bohdana answered as she accepted a kiss on the cheek from Igor.Daphnée looked at Dante and saw that he was staring at her and the look in his eyes wasn’t happy. She had seen it before, the day she escaped and knelt in front of him.Sighing, she stood up and said, “Well, if you would excuse me, I’m jealous that Dante has spent so much time with Igor.”She hooked her arm around Dante’s and Dante asked, “I hope you don’t mind me borrowing your friend for an hour or two?”She chuckled and shook her head, “Not at all, just remember that we all can hear you.”Dante chuckled and placed his hand on the small of he

Dante woke up feeling uncomfortable. Opening his eyes, he looked around, but he winced in pain.He tried to rub his head, but he couldn’t move his hands. Frowning as he looked above him, he saw that he was tied up.Looking around the room that was small, he heard a seagull’s call making his frown deepen.Trying to pull himself loose, he couldn’t. “Is there anyone out there?”The door opened, and an unfamiliar male face appeared. He gave Dante a once over then closed the door. They were on a yacht in the middle of the ocean where they wouldn’t be disturbed. The man walked up to the second deck and bowed to the woman. “My lady, he is awake.”The woman he spoke to was Angelica Bauer. A German woman who had fallen for his charm a few years ago and she was his occasional fuck when he was in Germany.She stood up excitedly and placed her hand on her stomach as she made her way down the steps and to the room.When she stepped through the door, Dante was surprised to see her, then frowned w

Raffael and Alessandro grabbed Dante and held him in place. Daphnée stood in front of him and pure disgust was written on her face.She raised her left hand and slapped him across the face. Unsatisfied, she slapped him again and when Dante wanted to tell at her; he saw the pain in her eyes followed by tears.Daphnée had so much to say, but all it would souls like was excuses and complaints.She wiped her tears away and turned to Angelica. Looking at her, she asked, “Did you really think that you could do what you want?” “Get away from him?” Angelica said, standing up while she held her stomach.She glared at Alessandro and Raffael, saying, “He is your boss! Have you no respect?”Daphnée slapped her across the face and licked her to the ground, saying, “You days of holding him captive are over.”Angelica glared at her, then looked at Dante and pleaded, “Dante tell her to stop. Why are you letting her do this to me?”He was conflicted.Confused.Humiliated.“Don’t bother speaking to hi

Raffael walked into Dante’s room and said, “Boss, Daphnée ordered for Angelica’s body to be cremated.”“What?” Dante asked, astounded.He nodded his head. “Yes. Alessandro went to her home to find out why, but I think we all know the answer to that.”“That woman is stubborn! It’s already been four days since my return, and she’s still refusing to speak to me. What about my child? I don’t even know what the situation is and that damn Marino is silent!” He complained, frustrated. He slammed his hand against the table he was beside and immediately regretted it as he felt pain shoot through his leg.Rubbing his thigh, he said, “I need to still thank her for shooting me in the leg.”Raffael smirked.As a thought came to mind, he asked, “Why in the hell did she shoot me in the first place?”Raffael stared at his boss. Sighing, he said, “They’re sending the results over to her home. Are you going to find out if you were drugged?”He sighed, “I wasn’t drugged, I know it.”“What about Angelica