Chapter 36

• Dante
• One million dollars, and she hadn’t even blinked. It was infuriating. Was the money too small for her? Most people had a price. Leona? She was willing to stand in the flames rather than take what I offered. It should have been enough to make me walk away. Normally, I don’t stress over women because they keep coming but I couldn’t stop myself when it comes to her.
• That’s why I was here, parked in a darkened street outside her apartment, watching as she made her way up the steps, her movements sharp and restless, like she knew someone was watching. I didn’t make my presence known right away. I watched her.