Chapter 0017

ADONIS

I returned to the party with my mind all over the place. Dom was nowhere near, so I strode straight to David, who was now alone at his table, which I believed belonged to both of us, sipping red wine. He peered at me and a smile registered on his face, a smile I knew all too well—fake, as it had always been.

“Please tell me you have told Danilo of my decision.”

His face tightened. “Adonis—”

“No.” My jaw clenched. “Have you seen that girl? She’s a fucking kid, and she looks like it, too. She could pass as my daughter if she stood beside me.”

“That’s impractical, Adonis.”

“What’s impractical is me marrying her.”

David groaned. “A young and responsible wife, that’s all one needs. That’s all men like us can have.”

“Men like us?” I closed the distance between us and spat, “Maybe I’m not a man like you.”

“If you let your emotions and stubbornness cloud your judgement, you’ll be left with nothing,” he tried to remain as calm as possible for people to not look. “She can be a go