揑f she tells anyone, I抦 ruined,?Mrs. Alfera whimpered, stuffing her silk blouse back into her skirt. Good luck with the wrinkles. I hoped she had a discreet maid who抎 iron that for her. 揝ilence her.?
Santino slanted her an annoyed look. 揜eturn to the party.?
She staggered closer. 揧ou have to silence her. If she tells anyone棓
揝hut up and let me handle it.?
She finally left.
揑 hope she didn抰 suggest you kill me,?I said sarcastically.
揧ou can抰 tell anyone,?he said in a low voice.
揥hat will you do to silence me??
He rolled his eyes. 揝top being a bratty child. You know the consequences if word about this gets out.?
揃anging a captain抯 wife would definitely cause quite the scandal. Dad would have to act.?
He tilted his head, eyes narrowed.
揑 won抰 tell anyone,?I muttered.
Santino nodded, satisfied. His eyes registered my drink. 揥hat is that??
揘othing that concerns you. You have your secrets, I have mine, right??
He stepped back, his jaw flexing. 揇on抰 overdo it, all right??
I ignored his warning. The scale had tipped in my favor for now even if he didn抰 like it.
I touched my throat with a frown, trying to imagine why anyone would find it pleasurable to be unable to breathe. Santino followed the movement, and he shook his head, looking even more pissed.
揑 don抰 know what reason you have to be angry at me,?I muttered, getting angrier. 揧ou just made sure I抎 have nightmares for months, possibly years. Good job violating my virgin eyes.?
To be honest, I抎 probably have several very good orgasms while I imagined Santino doing to me what he抎 done to Mrs. Alfera.
Santino searched my eyes. 揇on抰 take what you saw as an example of how it always is. It can be very different.?His voice had become gentler, almost comforting, which was such a novelty that I must have looked even more perturbed.
揂nna??Santino murmured, touching my shoulder lightly.
A laugh burst out of me. I couldn抰 help it. Seeing Santino concerned for my mental well-being because of his kinky show with Mrs. Alfera was too much to handle.
Santino jerked his hand back, his lips twisted. Oh, someone was grumpy.
The door creaked, interrupting whatever rude thing he抎 had to say.
Voices drifted over to us. Santino grabbed my arm and pulled me behind a bookshelf. It took me a moment to recognize the voice as Dario抯， who seemed to be talking on the phone with someone.
I glared up at Santino. 揇on抰 you think it would have looked less suspicious if you hadn抰 dragged me behind the shelf? Now it looks as if we抮e hiding something.?Mom would definitely be very suspicious if she found us, or if Dario told Dad, which he抎 definitely do.
Santino silenced me with a hard look. We stood close together as we waited for the conversation to be over. Our shoulders brushed lightly and Santino抯 heat seemed to scorch me through the silky material of my dress.
I would probably have appreciated the situation more if I hadn抰 caught the whiff of a female perfume on him. I leaned away slightly, muttering, 揧ou should probably wash Mrs. Alfera抯 stink off before you return to the party. I doubt her husband will be happy if he smells it on you.?
揟hanks for your concern. This isn抰 my first rodeo.?
揝o you抮e making a habit out of being a homewrecker??
揟hat home was already lacking a foundation, it would have crashed down anyway.?
I rolled my eyes. 揑 suppose that抯 what they all say.?
揗aybe you don抰 realize it but this is none of your damn business, Anna. You better make sure Cliffy keeps his hands to himself, instead of worrying about me.?
What was that supposed to mean? Clifford and I had spoken twice since our family dinner and he抎 found out about our future marriage, both times during tennis practice, and so far Clifford had shown as much interest in me as a monk. He was focused on school and college and a future in politics, and I was busy with school, designing clothes and?Santino.
揇o you have anything on her??Arturo asked, only mildly interested. Human relationships meant nothing to him, which was why I enjoyed his presence. I could voice whatever bullshit crossed my mind without worrying about offending him.
揘ot a thing, unless you mean her occasional alcohol consumption. I doubt that抯 enough.?
揝he抯 got you.?
Yep, Anna had me. Since she caught me with Mrs. Alfera a month ago, she抎 never stopped reminding me of her new advantage, and only a few days ago she抎 finally used it to blackmail me into getting her and her bestie Sofia into Danilo抯 birthday party. I knew those two had something else planned than shaking their booties to the beat but I was in Anna抯 hands, and she knew it.