CHAPTER 21
INTIMATE
Francesco turned to the woman he recognised. His heart got caught in his throat and his vocal cords knotted. His feet planted themselves firmly on the floor as if he couldn’t budge from his position. What in hell was this woman doing here? She would spoil everything and then where would he be? Out of Elena’s life so fast he wouldn’t know what had happened.
For a moment, he dared to hope she wouldn’t recognise him, but by the look in her eyes, she seemed to know exactly who he was. He had to do something before she spilled the beans, and fast. They hadn’t made peace after he moved to Milan, and he hadn’t seen her for all those years. She couldn’t know how much he’d changed, and the fire in her eyes showed that she had still lived in the past and was about to make trou
