Mated To A Mafia Boss
a whip, sharp and unrelenting. Mia stood a few foo
ice was firm. "I am not risking my li
I studied her, her defiance was amusing -almost. And the fac
put you. I paid a fortune for and I expected a return on my investment." Actually, I don't mean any of my
rall. Instead, she stepped closer, her voice shaking with barely restrained rage. "An
falter. "Don't mistake our arrangements for something, it
didn't back. "We aren't equ
nce between us. "After we shared a bed? Don't let that go to your head. It c
ge, it won't work. Didn't we both moan
oked suspiciously like hurt. "You're unbelievable," she whispered. "You use
ng in front of me. If you hated it s
eyes searching mine for something-an apology, maybe, or a hint of the man
ation, a distraction. Even in my anger, it took all within me not to claim her lips in min
er. "Go back to your room before
in death." Before I could turn to reply, she made her way outside and the
on
d in the air wit
cause I'd learned the hard way that trust was a luxury I couldn't afford. The streets of La
nsion. The suffocating walls of the study f
gine as I drove to my penthouse. Her words clawed at me, d
e in solitude. Trust? It was a luxury I couldn't afford. Trust did kille
eded to get distracted by a woman thighs. Our relationship was a perfe
wering on the third. "I tho
anter and went straight to the p
id, her voice ringi
w how to satisfy them, both in cash and in kind. A rare blend of charm and gener
lf a drink, the whiskey burning itself down my t
didn't notice I had a company
ll, blonde, and dressed in a mesh gown that put her breasts
olled myself. "Who
r. "Lisa couldn't make it,
ng a strange woman in my bed di
hing her hands slightly against my shoul
was wrong. "Leave, or I make you regret it,"
sure ab
l catching my eye. I dodged just in time, the knif
blade fell off her hands, hitting the floor
azed. "Consider
ted for the door. I followed, but the pain in my side slowe
hrough my fingers but I barely noticed. My gaze
ust the b
name I hadn't seen
message had confirmed my specu
her is
wants m