Chapter 28_ Explain

LEILA

I forced my eyes open and I realized how bright the day was already. It was morning, maybe very late in the morning because of the sun. I've slept too much because of how tired I was. The first thing that came to my mind was to check on Dominick to see how he was feeling today. I hoped that this wouldn't be a bad idea as his mood might differ from yesterday's. I couldn't forget that I was dealing with an unpredictable, murderous Mafia man. Dominick's attitude sometimes freaks me out, especially how he kills and seems to remain calm by it. I took my bath and put on a white fitted short gown and went out of my room. I had checked the clock a while ago— and it was about nine a.m. Dominick might have gotten out of bed by now, or not. Since he wasn't feeling well, I assumed that he might still be in bed so I went directly to his room. When I got there, no bodyguards were outside his room and I went in. My only mistake was that I didn't knock on the door before entering— as I witnesse