ENRICO

I turned my face at the exact moment his mouth would have touched mine. No, I couldn’t let myself get carried away. Fred was having a child with Amara. They were together. And he was doing this just so I’d help him boost his image. He knew I’d try to stop him from using Jimi for his own gain—and thought seducing me would change my mind.

“For the sake of our coexistence until the transplant… please, don’t come near me.”

Fred sighed.

“I knew from the start it wouldn’t ...