The Monster's Nemesis

L I

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ne but myself for bei

ever since he showed up at the cafe. Except for a man ta

He had lived his life like he fucked the

lity was

is attention. If that meant letting a local g

nd turn of my body as I pick up the r

drew said over the phone,

e I told you not to call me

" he informed with a

ha

are dead,

omeone, they obliterate them sooner or later. Vittelos wa

inic was busy,

up in the alley didn't show up for the rest of the paymen

concern. An

si is back

uld Viktor's deadliest enforcer be bac

careful, Lill. Marco Alessi is always bad ne

her in the underworld and was equivalent to an

ill

that I need a better plan to get into the mansion, I skimmed through several possibilities to

g cracking robbed my attention. The heavy footsteps approached th

pened, I struck the silly

ze was none o

the devil

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M I

But all of a sudden, something slammed hard against my shoulders catching me off guard. Befo

around, I saw th

and and threw it away. Without another word, I gripped both her wrists in on

g towards the discarded lampstand, "

ing into her apartment, and if she'd tried to use that sorry e

slipped away replaced by an angry scowl. Her gaze

ck are you doing here?" sh

oman and he

lmost a deep shade of purple, the right corner of her lips was cut, and there were scraping bruises on her hands and knees. Her au

ou go to a do

our fucking business. You can't get into my apartment like this," she snapped b

re injured, too,

of the bedroom towards the kitchen. I opened the refrigerator to look for an ice pack. When I c

he headboard, wincing and frowning at the

ng the ice-pack over her bruised

tantly as possible. And before she could gla

s none of your f

quipped. Seriously, keeping my coo

leaned into her, so my face

n nicely lift the t-shirt and let me see the damage. Or, I can throw you over my shoulder, drag

snapped it shut, glancing away from me. But slowly, her finge

r ribs were definitely bruised, if not broken. My fingers gently sk

see a doctor. These pain-killers-" I pointed to the bedsi

n't hurt." She didn't look up and

finger under her chin to lift up her face. Beneath that wild

his to you?" I asked. This time m

head. "No. The

, silence hung be

down, and I knew

id, tugging at h

or what was going to happen next. "What? No

ld not help but smile. It would be interesting to hear he

thi

o help you. Let me take you to the doctor. And before you argue any furth

bossy?" she snarled bu

to bring that side of

re bruised but not broken. But even then, her condition was far from better. By the time I b

ard her murmur as

Good," I approved and nodded my head. "You need better locks f

ate you helping me and all, but now I can

loser until our faces were close. Liliana blinked, swallowing an audible gulp. He

nervous. Except, I didn't know it

, I breathed, "Do you really want me to leave, Liliana? Just say the word, prec

inic

d to her closer as I pressed a gentle kiss on her forehe

sand times and I knew what it meant. Fuck! When t

r unblinking gazes locked for a long minute, unsure

me to leave," I murmure

udying me...memorizing me. And when her gaze finally paused over my

moment, like a raging tempest wreaking havoc o

auburn locks and pulling her into me. Liliana tasted of wild

asted each other. She welcomed me like a scorching summer craved

tighter in her hair while her fingers dug painfully into my fore

e again. Either we'd survive together or we'd breathe our last, and

her. And she bet

n the wave of sensual frenzy receded, the blue orbs met the b

epeated once again except, this time, th

he scared or overwhelmed? I wondered. But I wasn't going to find out right no

e think she cou

ymore, for both of us. She

ds the closed door, I scoffed