The Mafia's Runaway

firm but not painful, his presence both intimidating and oddly reassuring. She didn't know whether to trust him,

ng me?" she asked,

ue eyes scanning the alley before he pulled her into a narrow doorway. The

ally said, his voice low

onio's men were hunting her, and the city was a labyrinth of danger. She swallowed

, a single flickering bulb, and a worn leather couch were the only furnishings. Viktor

d, gesturing

arms crossed over her chest.

never leaving hers. "Viktor Sokolov. And y

hed. "How do yo

siness to know everything that happens in this city. Espec

was. She was a pawn in a game much larger than hers

e?" she asked, her voice

in a dangerous position, little bird. Antonio De Luca doesn't take kindly to be

ut she refused to let them fall. "I had no

er with an intensity that made her

t skipped a

rprisingly gentle, but there was a hardness in his eyes that sent a shive

he asked, her v

for the first time, Bella saw the preda

Bella's mind raced, trying to make sense of wha

rhaps. But it's the only way to keep you ali

g away until her legs hit th

cing. "You don't have a choice, little bird. It's eith

he wanted to argue, to fight, but deep down, she knew he was ri

is?" she asked, her

, just for a moment. "Let's

back to the bar, pouring another glass of whisk

said. "You'l

shing against his. The contact sent a spark through h

playing on his lips. "Welcom