The Devil's NANNY
he finally murmured, his tone low and laced with venom, "coming from someone who's been dead for many years.
The woman smiled. It was a sly, elegant smile, as if she were enjoying the tension in the air.
“Did you miss me, Devil?”
Roman narrowed his eyes, and in a slow, calculated movement, leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table, moving closer, like a predator stalking its prey.
“No.”
The answer was dry, cruel. But it didn't make the woman's smile disappear.
On the contrary.
“No?” she murmured, tilting her head. “Not even a little?”