*Tallon*

My morning with Natalia had been nearly ideal. If not for the looming dread of Bianca’s reappearance, it would have been perfect.

Natalia hadn’t brought her up again, and I hoped that I had been successful in reassuring her. She had no idea how right she was when she said that Bianca was going to cause trouble. Being with that woman was one of the worst mistakes of my life.

Saying that she had been clingy was an understatement. She ...