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entering an entirely new phase in her life…she had to let go of the past and of dreams that she’d clung to like a girl. She was a woman—with a woman’s mistakes and experiences behind her. And if she had a chance at ever getting Dominic to see her as something more than a mistress, she had to start taking more control in their relationship.
    She’d let Renni use her because she loved him and she had the bad feeling that if she wasn’t careful she would let Dominic do the same thing.
    She exited the washroom to find Dominic and Ian both in his office.
    “Are you okay?” Dominic asked.
    She nodded. “Yes. I’ll go back to my desk now unless you need me?”
    “That’s fine. Ian wants to go over the arrangements for you both to head to London. He will be out in a few minutes.”
    She walked out of his office, feeling as if she’d never get back to her desk, but then she was there. She sat down on her chair and really had to fight to keep her equilibrium.
    The phone rang and she answered it, glad for the distraction. “Signore Moretti’s office, this is Angelina.”
    “ Ciao, Angelina. This is Bruno Marcelli, Dominic’s solicitor.”
    “He’s in a meeting right now, can I take a message?”
    “Yes, please tell him that the arrangement he asked me to draw up is ready for his review. I’m going to fax it over now,” Bruno said.
    “Is it for the Vallerio agreement?” she asked.
    “No, it’s a personal matter. In fact, it involves you, Ms. De Luca. The fax I’m sending is for you,” he said.
    “Is this regarding my personal arrangement with Dominic?” she asked.
    “Indeed. Signore Moretti has authorized me to offer you the services of one of our solicitors and my associate Signore Lunestri will be contacting you later today to discuss it. There will be no charge to you for this service.”
    “ Grazie, Signore Marcelli.”
    “You’re welcome. Ciao. ”
    She hung up the phone and a minute later heard the ring of the fax machine. She stood and went over to the machine, wanting to remove the papers from the tray before anyone else came into the office. It was a private machine, but being Dominic’s mistress and having others know it wasn’t what she wanted.
    This wasn’t turning out the way she wanted it to. And she remembered the vow she’d just made to herself in Dominic’s washroom. The promise that she’d take control of this. She pulled the papers off the machine and read them over carefully.
    In her mind she started to change the entire way she’d been viewing her affair with Dominic. She had felt guilty for her actions in the entire corporate espionage thing, but she realized she had to let go of her guilt.
    Dominic wasn’t going to forget it and she never would, either, but it could no longer be the focus of her every action around him.
    She took a pen and started making notes on the document, which was very generous. She was sure that Dominic didn’t expect her to turn down his offer of a new wardrobe or an apartment, or the many other things he could give her, but she knew, deep inside, that she didn’t want things.
    She wanted Dominic Moretti, and the only way to win him was to make him realize she wasn’t like every other woman he’d known.

    The new penthouse apartment that Dominic had selected for her was large with an entire wall of windows overlooking the city of Milan. It was quiet and felt empty despite the fact that it was filled with sleek ultramodern furniture. In the two weeks since she’d signed the agreement to become Dominic’s mistress, she’d realized that living with him was going to be a challenge.
    She’d gone to London to meet Barty wearing the brooch and bringing the false information with her. Ian had been in place, and they had been ready to entrap him, but instead Patrick had shown up to retrieve the information.
    So she’d had to leave Renni in London to continue his gambling in case Barty was onto the trap they were trying to set. Ian had worked out