After Rebirth, I Refused to Be His Replacement
I swallowed the last surge of emotion in my chest and slipped off my heels, lined them neatly beside the desk, and unfastened my shirt cuffs.
Vito shot to his feet. "Elena, you don’t have to do this."
"Godfather, rules are rules."
I took off the silk shirt over my black camisole. It was not dignified, but it was enough for me to stand straight. I didn’t cover myself. I didn’t shrink.
Suit jacket, shirt, watch, shoes, access card, car key. I put everything down one piece at a time, as if I were peeling twenty years off my skin.