Delfina tried not to bristle at his words. “Rules?”
“Yes. Rules. You are meeting my mother. The matriarch of the Matrone family and as such she is to be afforded all the respect in the world. You will treat her reverently.”
“Of course,” she swallowed nervously.
“My sister will also be in attendance. She is currently feeling a bit vulnerable, and you will be mindful of it. She is nine years younger than I am and her husband is a bit of a dirtbag.”
“You have the audacity to say such things about another man?” the words were out before she could stop them, and she rounded her eyes apologetically. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”
He barely reacted to her comment, “while I am many things, Delfina, the one thing I would never do is cheat on my wife. My sister and I were supporting my mother while
