From Mafia Pawn To The Don's Queen

a

brated agai

mi

took for my world t

sfer initiated. ETA to L

was from E

the Londo

am called

was now my o

felt like I'd been ho

her wa

everage

s clicking a sharp staccato on the

head for

the penthou

finished

slid open directly

smelled

heavy in the air, choking out the sce

were

ing a drink a

scrolling through her phone wi

I entered, a smir

gh and grating. "Liam said you were taking c

led it,

table and dropped a folder o

Chloe asked, wr

it," I

in hand. "Ava, I told you to go

," I said.

ped opened

yes w

nce?" she read aloud.

said, looking directly at Liam. "And

lau

ark, arrog

u walk away, you leave with nothing. The Valenti asse

ted to

om my chest, hys

irthless tear from my eye. "Yo

ed. "Kno

ell him, Chloe. Tell

used. "It's ironc

he original. Liam swapped the pages three years ago. He thought I woul

face we

ing closer to him. "But you have no claim to me

him into the m

ing?" Liam deman

en the wal

poke Italian su

had pi

with money I

ir of shears f

Liam

into the fabric of hi

n

d was sa

oe shrieked fr

the sle

hilippe watches from the dresser an

shat

crun

und of my loy

Liam yelled, gr

p was b

pat back, wrenc

vet box sitting o

had bought for my birt

the open b

ned. "That's wort

hre

n before disappearing into the c

d back

lding a mani

, but her eyes were

tter than me?" she h

ntents of the env

ot

s of

and C

his

y ki

k at the

were

rom las

my mother's bedside, praying she would

ked a

't look

been caught, like a child wi

said, shrugging. "You were

side me fina

ast t

I was distracted. I was distract

d to th

h churned

asked. "We have a dinner w

to throw

ut of the

stairwell before

e floor, emptying my stoma

heavy door, I

was gi

as lau

ught I w

was just thro

mouth and

hem l

burn their wh