She sat on his lap, her heart beating ferociously. This was the first time she had thrown a temper in the company. This situation reminded her of the time when he had just brought her back from Ciarrai County. As if she had returned to that point in time.

“You’re afraid?” He slung an arm around her slim waist, holding a cigar between the index finger and middle finger of his other hand. He sucked on his cigar and looked at her calmly.

The little woman was now practically a shape-shifter. On t