After our son died only three days after his birth, I abandoned every habit that made Adrian frown.
I stopped asking where he went.
Even when he returned near dawn, I slept soundly.
I stopped checking his phone.
I stopped asking which woman had left perfume on his clothes.
Then a stray bullet grazed my wrist during a street shootout.
At the hospital, the doctor asked me to contact my next of kin.
“I don’t have any family,” I replied.
One of the nurses recognized me.
“You’re Mrs. Romano, aren’t you?”
“Capo Adrian’s motorcade is parked downstairs. Should I let him know you’re here?”
I lowered my eyes.
“Don’t bother him.”
Half an hour later, Adrian pushed open the door anyway.
He wore an immaculate three-piece suit.
His voice dropped when he noticed the bandage around my wrist.
“You’re hurt.”
“Why didn’t you call me?”
I looked down at the white gauze.
“It’s only a scratch.”
“The Capo has more important matters to handle.”
My indifference seemed to anger him more than any accusation ever had.
He opened his mouth to speak.
Then the muted voices of his men drifted in from the hallway.
“Did you hear about Sofia?”
“The Capo has it bad for her.”
“She twisted her ankle at the casino, and he sent three armored SUVs to shut down the entire block.”
“He carried her out himself.”
“Her heels never even touched the pavement.”
Adrian’s jaw tightened.
He glanced at me cautiously.
He was waiting for me to lose control.
To demand an explanation.
To scream the way I used to whenever another woman appeared between us.
But I remained silent.
I simply leaned against the hospital bed without moving.
Adrian thought I had finally learned to stop causing trouble.
He had no idea my divorce was already underway.
In ten days, I would leave Ravenport and disappear from his life forever.
He Chose My Copy I Became The Law Chapter 06 A visibly shaken nurse assisted me into an examination room, where she cleaned the reopened injuries and dressed them again. “Mrs. Romano,” she said, one hand poised above the telephone receiver. “Should I call the Capo?” I reached over calmly and pushed the receiver back
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He Chose My Copy I Became The Law Chapter 05 My hands curled into fists inside my coat pockets, whitening my knuckles as I hobbled along the marble hallway. Behind me, the click of Adrian’s leather shoes drew nearer. “Valentina, I’ll arrange for a car to drive you back to the estate.” Rather than turn
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He Chose My Copy I Became The Law Chapter 04 When I regained consciousness, I found myself in a VIP suite at the Family’s private hospital. Adrian was leafing through the folder I had nearly died to rescue. The singed marriage certificate slipped out from between the pages. “This useless scrap of paper? You almost
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He Chose My Copy I Became The Law Chapter 03 Adrian stayed away from the estate for seven consecutive days. I made no effort to discover where he was. Instead, I moved through my routine, sent the divorce documents to my attorney, and started packing my possessions. My attorney explained, however, that an expedited filing
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He Chose My Copy I Became The Law Chapter 02 When I returned to the estate and opened the weighty oak doors, the wedding portrait above the fireplace greeted me. The man in the picture wore a daring grin, his nose grazing my temple. The photograph had captured us when our love was at its
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He Chose My Copy I Became The Law Chapter 01 After our son died only three days after his birth, I abandoned every habit that made Adrian frown. I stopped asking where he went. Even when he returned near dawn, I slept soundly. I stopped checking his phone. I stopped asking which woman had left
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