"... Of course you don’t know what I’m talking about. You deny it, but you know, for someone who’s usually so composed, you’re acting a bit out of character, Vincenzo. You're practically drooling over that woman." My jaw clenched, irritation simmering just beneath my surface. I took a long drag from the cigar, my gaze steeling as I blew the smoke out slowly, though my eyes betrayed a flicker of interest that I couldn’t quite suppress. It wasn’t often that someone captured my attention, and this woman had managed it without even trying. Her red hair gleamed under the dim lights, her movements effortlessly confident, her laugh carrying across the room like a siren's call. It was magnetic, infuriatingly so."I’ve got no interest in her," I muttered, but Lorenzo could see through the façade.“You don't? Then ten thousand dollars says I can get her in my bed by the end of the night.” Lorenzo's sly remark vexed me. It shouldn’t have, but it did, because I saw her first. She was mine to cla
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