Chapter 53 - A Vicious Threat

• I quickly shot up from the couch, while practically knocking Lorenzo off his knees to get to the door. My face was, no doubt, still horribly flushed from my previous engagement, which I prayed would go unnoticed.
• I opened the door and graciously accepted the envelope from the maid. Muttering a quick ‘thank you’ under my breath, I closed the door and headed back over to the desk. Lorenzo failed to hide his annoyance as he crowded the side of the desk next to me.
• “What is it?” he grumbled.