Marco had forced her to marry him. But he had been patient for long months, there for her during every panic attack. Twice he held her in the gynecologist's office. He had a moral code about marrying a virgin, which he set aside to marry her. If she had stayed home, her mother would have married her off to the first one who accepted, probably a widower, who would beat her every time she refused to satisfy him. If Marco held her hand, she could get through the presentation, regardless of how it unfolded.
Laura closed her eyes and prepared to listen.
"Will I be safe at the presentation?"
"With my life."
"What do I have to do?"
"Nothing, the work is mine. I just need to show that you are completely mine."
Laura understood every word he said.
"In front of the whole club?"
"No, three m
