Chapter 69

ELIZA

There was one place in particular that Dominic would go to after work. It wasn't flashy, but it had just the right balance of privacy and exclusiveness for him to meet clients, hold casual discussions, or simply unwind before heading home. More often than not, he would pick up something on his way out for his pathetic little wife, playing the role of doting husband.

I smiled to myself, my fingers drumming lightly against the steering wheel as I watched from across the street. The familiarity of his routine made him predictable. Easy to track. If Alex didn't want me, then fine. I'd make Dominic want me. He was the bigger prize anyway—more money, more influence. And, unlike Alex, he wasn't tangled up in some stupid emotional mess with Raina.

I leaned back in my seat, the reflections of the streetlights flickering across my face mask. It still smarted, that memory of Alex finding out the truth about Liam—about me poisoning that little, stubborn brat who simply w