The Capo's Deadly Bride
"Mrs. Hayden told me something… unsettling about you."
Delilah’s brow furrowed, her mind slipping back to that night—Mrs. Hayden, her eyes alight with barely masked horror, thumbing through her black book, as if she’d discovered a dark portal into Delilah’s mind.
"Go on," she murmured, holding his gaze.
Marco shifted, watching her carefully.
"Mrs. Hayden mentioned that she’d read one of your books," he began, his voice filled with a strange, silent accusation.
"She said there were… violent scenes in it. Crushed bones, repeated stabbing—things that don’t exactly fit with your…" He gestured to her neatly buttoned coat. "Your usual image."
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