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fingers.”
    “And that you’ll never do it again?” she asked.
    “Damned straight.”

    Ian was already in the office when Dominic arrived the next morning. He’d left Angelina’s apartment early, before she was fully awake. He had a list of things that he needed to get finished before he could start thinking about setting Angelina up as his mistress.
    “I need ten minutes before we start,” Dominic said to Ian.
    “Not a problem. I’ll go give Tony a hard time about cars.”
    “Thanks.”
    Ian left and Dominic sat down in the leather chair that had been his grandfather’s. He took a minute to jot down the arrangement he’d offered Angelina and then clarified some points before contacting his solicitor. He knew the man would make sure Dominic was covered in all regards to this relationship.
    He typed a quick e-mail to Bruno Marcelli, his solicitor, and then sat back in his chair. He wanted some formal guidelines set up for his relationship with Angelina, to protect him because he was in danger of forgetting that she wasn’t more than a mistress. He also needed to find a place for her to live.
    He rang Antonio’s office and Ian returned to his office a few minutes later.
    “Have you had a thought about how we can get enough on Barty Eastburn to have him arrested?” Dominic asked as Ian took a seat in the guest chair.
    “Yes, but first I wanted to talk to you about this idea you have of not prosecuting Angelina De Luca.”
    “I’ve made my mind up, Ian.” Dominic had called Ian first thing.
    Ian shook his head. “I don’t think you’re being smart about this.”
    “Duly noted. Now talk to me about Eastburn.”
    “Dominic—”
    “I’m not going to change my mind, Ian. I’ve taken care of the problem with Angelina and it won’t be an issue.”
    “How?”
    “How what?”
    “How have you taken care of it?”
    “By offering her an alternate arrangement. She will even help us trap Barty if need be.”
    “Okay, fine. Near as I can tell, Eastburn is hoping to muck up Moretti Motors’ reacquisition of the Vallerio name for the new roadster. My guy inside ESP said they want to bump back the release date of the car, giving ESP Motors the chance to get their roadster to market before you.”
    “Like hell. I’ll sue him if he tries to use the engine we developed.”
    “Bruno Marcelli has a team already on it. Antonio is working with the legal team to make sure that ESP is stopped from releasing any cars until we can ascertain that they haven’t been made using Moretti Motors’ proprietary information.”
    “Good. I will talk to Antonio when you and I are done here,” Dominic said. “What do we need to do now?”
    “We have to get Eastburn on record asking for someone to bring corporate documents from your office. Will De Luca do it?”
    “Yes, she will,” Dominic said. Angelina would do whatever he asked. That was one of the things he’d discussed with her last night and that he’d had Bruno put into their agreement.
    “Great. Then all we need is to find out how he usually contacts her. When will she be in the office this morning?”
    “She should be here now. She wouldn’t have disturbed me since the door is closed.”
    Ian nodded. “If you’re ready to bring her in, I recommend we do that now.”
    Dominic nodded. He lifted the handset on his phone and hit the intercom button.
    “ Sì, Dominic?” Her voice came through the line.
    “I need you in here, Angelina.”
    “I’ll be right in.”
    When he hung up, Ian was watching him. “Are you involved with her?” his friend asked.
    “That’s not pertinent to this investigation,” he replied.
    “I’m asking as your friend, Dom. I have never known you to get involved with anyone you work with.”
    “This is different. We have an arrangement.”
    Ian started to say something else, but the door opened and Angelina walked in. It was impossible to look at her curvy frame clad in a slim-fitting shirtdress without remembering what