Chapter 25

Roman rested back against his chair, taking a sip of his scotch. Their meal had been excellent. They had turned down dessert. They had both requested a vintage scotch on ice. He looked at his friend. There was something definitely going on with him. Lines were etched into his forehead and around his mouth, and he had lost weight. “Luca, what’s going on with you? You seem distracted and you look tired.” 

Luca rubbed his hand across his face. “I’m not in the US just for business. I’m here hunting for a woman.”

Roman leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table. “Why? I thought you were marrying the Bruno heiress.”

“That’s not happening now. I… I was involved with a woman before my father made me promise to marry Elena Bruno. I didn’t want to. She is just a child, only turning eighteen last month.”

“Why did you promise to marry her then?” Roman set his drink down on the table. No one made Luca do something he didn’t want to do.

Luca looked down into his o