Chapter 99

• There is an urge to comfort her. I give in. I put my hand on her shoulder before wiping her tears, just like Hazel wiped mine a while ago.
• “A few months back,” Dominic continues on mother’s behalf. “I saw Angela and Aurora spying outside some house. They were up to something really shady. That time, I wasn’t confident about what it was, but when Isabella asked me to dig deeper. I used my contacts to get a read on whatever Lorenzo was up to those days. Apparently, he struck a deal with the devil himself. He was after the properties and the business Robert gave Aurora as a wedding gift. How that turned out is hard to say. But Vladimir did agree in exchange for your safe return. That much I heard. Of course, it was never actually you Lorenzo planned to surrender. Not that easy anyway. Aurora took your place and went back to Perazzo mansion posing as you. Lorenzo had entrusted her with the responsibility of finishing Vladimir at the first chance she’d get. Though it came off as no surprise that Aurora had her own plans. She was never the one to take orders. Stubborn little thing that she was.”
• “She took Hazel instead,” I say, putting the pieces together.