NERO POV
"She didn't listen."
Of course she didn't listen.
I'd specifically told her. Don't dress to impress Manuel. Don't make this harder.
And what did she do?
She wore that dress.
I was already seated at the head of the table when she walked in.
And every conversation in the room stopped.
The dress.
That f*****g dress.
Deep emerald green. The exact shade of the forest at midnight. Fitted everywhere. And I meant everywhere.
The neckline plunged. Low. Lower than appropriate. Lower than acceptable for a family dinner.
Showing what was mine. What should only be for my eyes.
She'd done this on purpose.
Deliberately.
To prove a point. To make a statement. To drive me absolutely insane.
And it was working.
Manuel's eyes went wide. Then wider. Then he remembered to close his mo
