Chapter 10 - Luca Makes A Shocking Proposal
“And what do you expect in return, Mr. Moretti? My soul?” I asked, meeting his gaze without a hint of fear.
“Not your soul, Emma. Your intelligence,” Luca said, leaning back against his mahogany desk.
“The syndicate board requires an executive assistant who can vet every meal, every document, and every visitor.”
“You want me to step out of the housekeeping uniform and into the inner circle?” I asked in disbelief.
“I want you as my chief operational adviser, starting tomorrow morning at eight o’clock,” Luca stated definitively.
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The weight of the offer hung heavily in the dim, amber-lit study as I weighed the immense danger against my family’s survival.
“Deal,” I whispered, extending my hand across the desk to seal the most dangerous bargain of my life.
