All eyes except Cora’s were on me. Instead, she pulled out her phone and pretended to scroll through her messages. She’d ignored all my calls and the flowers I’d had delivered to apologize for New York.
Savio wanted more information on the Vargas brothers and set a meeting to make sure all parties understood that no blood should be shed. Cora forced me to act up when she got this way. I promised never to put our business before family and friends, but ignoring me was the last straw.
A chill ran through the room. “Cora.”
“Not now, EJ.”
“You ignored my calls.”
“EJ,” Mother interrupted.
I shook my head, indicating she should stay out of things. “If Cora can ditch her bodyguards and worry everyone, she’s capable of speaking for herself.”
Cora swiveled in her seat, her nostrils flare
