THE MAFIA BOSS WAS SURROUNDED BY DOCTORS AS HE DIED—UNTIL AN 8-YEAR-OLD MAID’S DAUGHTER CHECKED UNDER HIS PILLOW AND EXPOSED WHAT HIS FIANCÉE HAD BEEN HIDING THERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

where Lily’s silhouette bounced past the dining room glass.

“She saved me.”

“Yes.”

Elena’s voice trembled.

“But now I need to know something.”

He turned toward her.

She clasped her hands tightly together.

“Why did you test her?”

The question had lingered between them for days.

Vincent released a slow breath.

“I saw myself in her.”

Elena’s eyes filled with tears.continue reading …