My Mfia Target: One Last Job
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his world like I belonged, my puls
reaux, and by sunrise, Lu
flickered across marble floors, drowning in the scent of whiskey and power. He
erthought, the way his enemies feared him more than death itself. Lu
But by the time this night was
g around me like spilled wine. Every step was calculated, a
fel
burning r
t just look at a wo
had already decided I belonged to him. My stomach tig
me closer. And just like th
close enough to breathe in his colo
" he said, voice low, rich,
ed. "No
ere I thought I knew every
ching his slow, deliberate movemen
nterest. "Then what are yo
early brushing his ear.
my knee, testing. "Then you
k I was just another woman drawn
him w
oment he let h
e last woman h
s fingers traced along my knee. Testing, te
a slow smile, tilting my head just slightly so my hair brushed his shoulder. A carefully crafted move-one that
d, his voice a slow drag of whiskey and sin. "And
matching his deliberate movements. "Maybe you'v
A predator who knew a
elf in. I needed that. I needed him intrigued, curious-distracted. Because the longer he was thi
of me. Luca didn't look at her, didn't break his
you make a habit of giv
hed. "Only the
ll for an easy trick. He wanted to see how far
layed t
eye contact. I didn't flinch at the burn of expensive whiskey or
fingertips ghosting along the slit in my dress. "
laugh. "Only when
t his breath warmed my skin. "And
our lips brush in the faintest, most ta
between us was electric
d t
scr
d from the entr
ell sha
ng between me and the chaos, one hand reach
raining taking over. But just as my fingers brus
wrapping aro
Now, bella, what exactly do y
hi
ers pressing into my wrist just
"What does it look like?" I purred, tilting my head slightly, letting m
A pret
might sa
through the club as men in masks stormed in, weapons r
steel. "Funny, because I could've sworn
He hadn't seen the blade. Not ful
to his grip just slightly. "And if I
idn't have to. The weight of his stare said enough
unged toward u
moved
wn weapon, and fired. The man barely had time to react be
s more masked men flooded in. A hit. Someone had come
I wasn't the only one
hi
gun still raised, voice l
e laughed.
ore he could move. His brows lifted slightly-not ma
ncerned. Not desperate. Not eager. Just enough to make him think I was a
ng in his eyes even as bullets flew a
d. He ha
from his grip before sweeping his legs out from under him. He hit the floor hard, and bef
ow, impressed. "
my blade on the dead m
e grabbed my hand without thinking, pulling me behind
uld have broken away. But
st time in my ca
toward m
ke. A de
sn't ready to