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Inked Adonis - A Mafia Romance

Inked Adonis - A Mafia Romance

Author: Nicole Fox
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Chapter 1 

Word Count: 1018    |    Released on: 14/05/2026

O

s not

this is no

e leg of the hottest

's my responsibility for the duration of our loop around Lincoln Park. Given the single-minded focus with which Rufus is cu

bounding after squirrels and almost taking me out with his baseball bat of a

d

oman that I am-what

damn

Rufus goes to town on a suit that looks like

grasp of consent or a worse ability to wriggle off their leashes, or both. Patsy, Sn

er in the hopes that her take-charge personality will ma

?" I

barking dogs, gawking at the nightmarish sc

it-he's

ving partner-in-cri

ing. Not just Rufus's horny lit

shouldered and dark-haired, with steamy silver eyes and a jawline that Michaelangelo would be jea

ttered, the one thought that keeps repeat

wish I was R

we do?"

r daze and hisses ri

r. But Hope is more than just my best friend in this instance; she's also my new business partner. If I want her to m

hands and stumble forward, ready to pretend I hav

chooses this exac

y h

tall and then there's tall. He towers over me an

ave lost contr

ine instead. "Rufus!" My voice aims for commanding but lands somew

eurism, because he hum

Great Dane to see if he's as unimpres

s not, in fac

utterly unimpressed. I study the hard corners-for science, of course-trying to decide if he's finding t

an snaps h

ice a dark promise that ma

his human counterpart. With a little apologetic whine, he detaches

the dog i

iste

ally li

If that man gave me an order, I'd be

wherever h

esentful that the man's

uly something. They make it hard t

ri

ic gro

This is my first day walking him, and I-" I

n me. I'd have to get a stepladder just to reach those lips of

's a

ot bey

those lips. And that reason is about as

f his suit pants. The once immaculate fabric is now crumpled and dusted wit

an would be screaming in my face as he "took care" of Rufus. My father is not what yo

ither. Hell, if he could kick humans across the rainbow bridg

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“My BFF sent the hot stranger a voice note... Of me saying I want to climb him like a tree. And he just. Texted. Back. It's the dog's fault, really. If this untrained Great Dane I'm walking had any manners at all, I never would've ended up With my leash wrapped around the most gorgeous man I've ever seen. Lucky for me, the guy is a good sport about it. (Although his joke that "Dogs take after their owners" hits a little too close to home when Rufus starts humping his leg.) He leaves me with his business card and a smile that makes my knees weak. I'm still pinching myself as me and the bestie resume our walk. "Methinks you had a little crush on him," she accuses. Not thinking and a little flustered by the whole experience, I reply, "I'd wrap my legs around his waist tighter than that leash." THAT'S when she reveals that she'd been recording my response. THAT'S when she gives me the most devilish grin I've ever seen and says, "You're welcome." And THAT'S when she hands me my phone and reveals... She sent the recording to him. My heart is in my throat as those three little dots appear... Then a text. "PROVE IT."”