Mario’s POVThe change in Sylvia was instant.One second she was standing beside me beaming, the next she was stiff. Her body had stiffened like a statue, her smile vanished, and I could feel her retreat inward even as she stood right there.Then I looked at the man who had opened the door.Recognition flashed between them. His eyes dragged over her, slow and full of something I didn’t like one bit. Lust. Arrogance, and it made my jaw clenched.I wanted to grab Sylvia, take her right back to the house and away from whatever this was. But instead, the guy stepped forward, hand outstretched like nothing was wrong, like he didn’t just make my wife freeze up like that.“I’m Jackson,” he said, beaming like we were old pals.I took his hand and gripped it tighter than I needed to, just to make a point. His grin faltered for a split second.“I’m Mario,” I said, staring him straight in the eye. Then I added, louder, slower, “And this is my wife, Sylvia.”He nodded, stepping aside to let us in
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