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ould have

air. My men stood at the entrance, their eyes sharp, their hands resting near their holsters.

, I had co

a Mo

ti-my greatest enemy. The one

rs, her red lips curling around the rim of a glass filled with something strong. She wasn't like the other women w

I should have walked away. But I

ice me at first, but when she did, something flickered

d stop staring," she said

eeping my movements controlled. "Yo

you're a long way from

alle

k into her space. "Should I be concerned

ease. My father barely knows I exist when business is in

rest

s family with an iron grip. The idea that his daughter co

e you doing h

. "Maybe I just wanted a night whe

pa

Luca? What brings the big, bad mafia prince to a place like this? Su

ou assume too much, Elena. M

fingers along the rim of her glass, "yo

n h

he saw through

ng her wrist. A warning. A test. "You're

met my gaze head-on, her pulse thru

blurred. It was just us, locked in

th

shattere

ant. My men sprang into action, weapons dr

ainst the bar as bullets ricocheted thr

they had

se in that moment, as Elena clung t

eady gone