Page 75 of Merciless Sinner

“I was hungry.”

“I guess I wore you out.” I give her a wicked grin. “Sit. I’ll get you some more crackers.”

She seems hesitant at first but then nods. “Thanks.”

While she makes her way to the breakfast table and sits, I grab her crackers and the cheeseboard. Years ago, she used to snack on stuff like this.

I set it before her, and she smiles back at me.

She starts cutting slices of the cheese while I clear up the split crackers on the floor.

I feel her gaze on me, though.

“How come you’re up so early?” she asks in a soft voice, still filled with sleep and an undertone of pleasure.

I dispose of the crackers in the bin and walk over to the counter opposite her.

“Business.”

“What kind of business?”

I smile at the challenge in her tone and lean against the countertop.

She looks me over, her eyes scanning the tattoos on my bare chest. All I’m wearing is a pair of joggers. I was going to head out for a walk, but now that she’s here, I have better ideas.

“Punishing your ex for his heinous crimes.”

She stills, her eyes pop wide, and her mouth drops. We’ve never spoken about Flavio outside her jail cell, and when we did, she was uncomfortable talking about him.

“You found him?”

“I did.”

“I didn’t know you were looking.”

“Of course, I was.”

She bites the inside of her lip. “What are you going to do with him?”

I’m glad she asks the question like that. Like she knows I’ll rain hell on him.

“I have a friend taking care of him. Let’s just say no one will ever have to worry about him again.”

Panic flickers in her eyes, and a pang of envy stabs into me. Flavio had her while she was in this state. She was able to open herself to a relationship with him.

If I’d found her while she was still with him, I would have still found a way to take her.

“Don’t tell me you feel sorry for him?”

“No. Just sorry I met him.”

“Are you sure? You must have loved him at one point or another.” She knows exactly what I’m trying to ask her without asking—did you love him?

“No. I didn’t love him.”

“Good, because I won’t share you with anyone,wife. Not even your mind, so you can forget him now.” I grin back at her with seduction. “Understand?”

“Yes.”

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