SIMONE POV
"That accidents happen to women who threaten family stability. That sometimes difficult decisions need to be made." His jaw clenched. "She was bragging, Simone. Proud of what she'd done."
Horror crawled up my spine. "You knew Elena."
"I drove her to the hospital the night she miscarried Nicholas's child. Held her while she cried." His voice went deadly quiet.
"Watched her try to rebuild herself after losing everything."
A miscarriage. Elena had lost Nicholas's baby.
"Irene killed a grieving woman."
"Irene killed a woman who might have given Nicholas an heir. Someone who could challenge the family's control over him." Carlos lit another cigarette with hands that trembled slightly.
"She's been planning your death since the day you arrived."
"But Nichol
