Chapter 18

• Elena paced the bedroom, gripping her phone tightly. "How could you, Mother? I told you-I don't want to be with Joseph! Don't you see I'm in a relationship?"
• On the other end of the line, Athena's voice was smooth, almost dismissive. "Listen, darling, the man only wants to make you happy. Why are you being so mean?"
• "Mean? You think I'm being mean? The next time he crosses my boundaries, he'll find out what mean really is, because the only man I want is Dominic."