Midnight Purgatory - A Mafia Romance

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l: dinner wa

en the way he picks up his wine glass and gives the

nd burped between every sip. They ate Cheetos an

o glaring focus-I am way,

rownup. And he's confident. And scary, although I can't exactly put my finger on

striking corrupt deal

and-style executions, bloody bo

ng out of every pore,

d after I trespassed on his propert

Ri

oks at me like I'm the only person that exists. I wonder if he's even aware of wh

for words. "... not how I

that barely-there smile.

n a place like this. Not too many girls like me drop

bout his voice makes me meet his eyes. There's more s

f us looking away. Finally, Uri clears

m not really a

you dri

r, mo

e you a chance to thin

sive alcohol never really made sense to me.

same wine he's drinking. Once the bottle has been

this is an experienc

as confident or as graceful. In fact, I nearly paint the table in a wayward slosh of wine. I expect hi

tly he's observing me. "So I take a sip and then I..

dly weapon. Between that and the stare, this

s the kind of gi

ke wildfire now, so I bury my cough and the heat in my cheeks

he asks,

re to do with him than the wine. "I

lips. "I don't put just

is eyes glide over my face has my body tingling. I'v

be turned on? And just like that, I'm blushing all over again with the realization that I have somehow managed to g

ening to aggressively flirty in a matter of moments. There has to be a catch somewhere.

d at this,

eyebrows. "G

en feel unc

at making women feel

experience, so far as I can tell

s arched and his grin has turned l

iced Mrs. Heidegger's routines, too, so don't flatter yourself. And I like to read in

nk he's looked away in the last few minutes. "More

t I'm almost done with my first gl

, why

asons jumping around in my head that

rink, the more relaxed and more uninhibited I become? How about the fact that I've always been a lightweight when it comes to alc

don't stop him. We just clink our gl

ice in my head. Last glass and then you'

one thing: it is

other: it was a very, ve

ing no to additional refills. It's only now starting to

e house and ply her with pricey wine before going

should get, er, going... Thanks for dinner. And for the first-aid. It was really delicious." Wait, that's not right. "I mean,

se he's super close to me right now and the smell of scotch

you think yo

ow did he manage to get so cl

smile on his face anymore. Those cheekbo

The shivers are back, rippling up and down my s

es over his lips. "You know, you never answered my very firs

down directly on the table. I'm on the verge of telling him the truth when I think about the contents of my

o, I

t... takin

nd honest to God, I start to s

-hu

e of sex toys to surprise her with because she always embarrasses me-that's why she calls me Shylyssa-and I wanted to get her back, so I got the weirdest thing I could find, but it got sent to you instead and so I had to come get it back but

and that smell that makes my thoughts go haywire. It's not like I've got

own my body. "Interestin