Selene's POV You didn’t tell me you’d be working with Emiliano Vieri." Dominic’s voice cut through the cabin like a wire, cold and controlled. I leaned back, gripping the smoothie in my hand tighter. “That’s because I’m not.” His gaze didn’t waver. “He offered you a card, you took it, I watched it happen.” Rachel shifted beside me, clearly trying not to draw attention to herself. The silence between us thickened, stretching too long, and I finally looked him in the eye. “And I didn’t accept his offer.” Dominic’s jaw flexed once. He didn’t blink. “Good.” Then came the shift, the one I hated. He tilted his head slightly, his eyes like a sharp knife, pressing in.on me. “But we still need to talk about the deal. The marriage.” Rachel’s sharp inhale was loud in the cabin. “Wait—what?”

