*Cat*
Despite my burning anger at the threats I’d overheard, I feigned ignorance, sitting on the couch in my little nest, downing my iced tea, and watching cartoons just like normal when Elio came down. I could see his stress from miles away but just like I pretended that everything was fine, and so did he.
Throughout the day, Elio had several men arriving for secret meetings up in his study. He always kissed the top of my head, making sure I had everything I could want before heading up. I didn’t sneak up to spy on another meeting.
I had heard everything I needed to know.
It was hard to keep calm, knowing that me and my baby were being threatened and that people were being killed as examples of it, but this was the life I had signed up for. The ring on my finger grew heavier the more I knew of the consequences of this privileged life I lived.
Money and status came with a price, and it was our safety.
