THE MAFIA BOSS OPENED THE WRONG DOOR—AND SAW THE ONE WOMAN HE WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO WANT

and heard his breath catch.

Then his hands stopped.

When I opened my eyes, he was across the room, running both hands through his hair.

“Better?” he asked, not looking at me.

“Yes,” I whispered. “Thank you.”

He left without another word.

The third incident happened Friday.

I was demonstrating a balance exercise when I stepped on a small puddle of water from continue reading …