Surrogate for My Mafia Ex
She wants to let me in.
“I was tryi—”
“This song is for my baby, Cade!”
The voice booms through the speakers, tearing through the tension like a gunshot. It’s sultry and instantly recognizable.
Harper freezes. I freeze.
In the center of the ballroom, illuminated by a harsh white spotlight, Bella Vercetti stands holding a cordless microphone. She’s wearing a shimmering, tattered white gown that looks like it was intentionally shredded, her hair cascading down her back like a waterfall of midnight silk. She’s wearing the diamond bracelet I…or my mother, rather…bought her.