Runaway With The Mafia

time he had refuse

king for your assistance because I want to involve you in my problems; I'm asking because I'm terrified, and Jayson is going to kill me when he wakes up! I just nee

. "Fine." The doors unlocked, and she slipped

e muttered under his breath and cast her an irr

.

r his desire to escape her presence. There she was, softly snoring, her nightdress

if I

wing." The thought of her in his sheets, in his bed, in his house without any clothes made him gr

's instructions but didn't question him as he

er door. "Mrs. Harake?" he called softly. Her lips re

her neck and arms. Curled into a ball, arms clasped aroun

rritory. He shouldn't have brought her to his estate, but

ke summer-no fragrances, just the gentle aroma of soap in her hair mixed with sweat and the

, when her eyes suddenly flew open. The light gray of her irises was glazed, and

ches, he stood up straight, slipping his hands

nfusion as her gaze drifted around

coffed. "This is

e absorbed the grandeur of the villa, the statues, the pool house, and the fountains framed b

"Not that it matters. I've been informed that Jayson is alive and we

nnections to acquire that information, but she

red with a hint of fear

take you to? A family member, perhaps? You must understand that you can't stay here. Wh

er gaze becoming evasive. "You don't need to

strong urge to hear her sa

at the way she spoke his name, as if it were a fond caress. Her eyes darted from the ground to his

ou prefer I take you back to the bridge, Mrs. Harake? Honestly, I don't care where you sleep tonight. I've been criticized for

fierce dragon, breathing fire into his face as she retorted, "Don't call me a

nse gaze without flinching-just the kind of stare that made men

ir

long he had been standing there. He usually was more aware of his surroundings. This

y for use, and you hav

stomach. He nodded once and headed inside without sparing her another gl

; a call from his step-grandmother meant something was wrong back in Milan. She never reached

d the landline and pressed

was shot on

as he inhaled deeply, anger su