For the next few days, I was basically under house arrest in Cassius’s penthouse.He called it "hands-on teaching," but in reality, I was just stuck in his study every day, fixing that damn painting.I ate three meals a day cooked by a private chef, living in a multi-million dollar luxury suite.But I couldn't drop my guard for a second.The way Cassius looked at me was getting more and more dangerous, like a wolf locking in on its prey.Saturday morning, just as I was heading to the study to clock in, my phone rang."Aria," my mom’s voice came through. "Since the family debt is almost paid off, it’s time to think about your personal life.""What personal life?""Marriage." She sounded thrilled. "I set up a blind date for you. It’s Councilman Romano’s son, Julian. Twenty-two, just graduated from Harvard."My eyes lit up.A political family. That meant clean money and a ticket out of the mob world."What’s his deal?""He has a trust fund that pulls in six million a year. He’s young, han
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