NIKO.
For a moment, none of us spoke.
The front door stood open, cool air brushing against my skin, but my chest felt tight and compressed, like the room had suddenly lost oxygen. The woman at the door looked past me entirely, her gaze locking onto the lady standing beside me with an intensity that made my stomach twist.
I broke the silence first.
“Who are you looking for?” I asked, my voice sharp. “And what exactly are you doing here?”
She didn’t even glance at me. Her eyes stayed on the woman beside me, narrowing slowly. Then she laughed, a short, bitter sound.
“So this is how low you’ve sunk,” she said. “I always knew you were capable of a lot, but this?” Her gaze dragged over her sister. “Taking my place for a wealthy man?”
My head snapped toward the woman beside me. “What is sh
