Dumping Mr. Heartless, Finding Mr. Right
I secretly sent Lena Parker, my husband Dominic Caballero's mistress, away to Sicara. I'm defying his authority as the Don of Coastwick, New Hudson.
That very night, he abducts my parents and younger brother, using their lives to force me to reveal Lena's whereabouts.
Dominic pushes his phone in front of me.
On the screen, I see my family tied to chairs, the timer of the bombs ticking down.
00:59:59
00:59:58
He sits across from me and taps his fingers softly against the table, like he's closing a business deal.
"Alyssa, you have 59 minutes," Dominic says in a calm, almost gentle voice. "Where's Lena?"
I freeze, my throat tightening as if strangled. I can't get a word out.
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