Series: Penny Dee
Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 97669 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 488(@200wpm)___ 391(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97669 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 488(@200wpm)___ 391(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
I never said I was a good man.
Her hands slide up my chest as she practically purrs in appreciation. “It’s good to see you’re not all talk, Silas Vescari.”
I grab her by the waist and pull her in, so she can feel my growing cock, and her smile widens, that mischievous glint in her gaze.
“That was fun; thanks for that,” she says, and shoves me away. She walks over to her clothes, purposely bends over so I get a clear view of her, and I see my cum gleaming on the inside of her thighs. I’m so lost in watching her that she snaps her attention back to me and immediately starts dressing again. Then it dawns on me as shock washes over me like a cold bucket.
Is she fucking leaving…
When she pulls her shirt on and holds her bra in her hand, I finally speak.
“I drove,” I tell her, as if it’s a lifeline between us. Is she serious?
I’ve never had a woman just leave right after, though I often wish they would. Instead, I’m the asshole for leaving because I don’t do other pleasantries. But I’ve never had a woman do it to me.
“I have a phone,” she says, as if it’s the obvious answer, holding it up and going to leave.
“Wait,” I say, catching her elbow. What the fuck?
She smiles sweetly. “Thank you for getting me off.” Then she pulls her arm from my grip and walks herself to the front door.
A tic in my jaw jumps as I look around the room. What the fuck just happened? If she’s hoping I lose interest, she’s just done the complete opposite.
21
LEONORE
It was a mistake.
I’m woman enough to admit that. And now that I’m thinking clearly, I know that I won’t do that ever again.
Even if it was the best sex I’ve ever had in my entire life.
I hate that it was with him. Because that gives him power over me. Power I never wanted to give him.
I run my hand down my face. I let him make me fucking beg. And I don’t beg.
Although, apparently I do for him.
So that in itself is clearly an issue that needs to be stopped in its tracks. And then I think about Nessa… She’s been ignoring me. Not that we have never fought in our friendship before, but I honestly can’t remember the last time she purposely hid something from me. It doesn’t sit right with me. Does she not trust that no matter what she says I will still be there for her? Have I not proven over the years that no matter what, I’m always going to be there for her and Larissa? Tori asked me a few times during the week why I am so quiet, not that I’m usually a talkative person, but she can tell that something has been up with me. Especially since Tori has been oddly quiet even though she’s the talkative one among us.
Seems like everyone has secrets lately. I hear her speaking with someone, and ordinarily, I don’t think twice about it, but it’s when I hear her giggle that I grow curious. I linger at the door between the reception desk and the area that only we’re permitted to enter.
“I made sure it was a quick death. I know how you don’t approve of the more gruesome stuff,” a man says. I peer through the door. He’s an attractive guy, probably mid-twenties, but I haven’t seen him before.
“I know it’s what you do for work,” she says quietly as she leans into the counter, purposely squeezing her new fantastic boobs together, and he definitely notices.
He reminds me of someone, but I just can’t put my finger on it. He has darker hair and tanned skin. I wonder if he’s one of the Nero sons. I’ve only ever dealt directly with their middle son, Elias, once.
“So can I pick you up later?” he asks with a charming smile. A burn on his left wrist catches my attention. Where have I seen that burn mark before?
A sinking feeling settles in my stomach. Wait, didn’t the man wearing the mask who dropped off Silas’s crew member’s body have a similar burn mark?
A tightening knot continues in my stomach. Is it possible?
The front door opens, and the man immediately stands upright when he sees Cian and a few of his men walk in. Tori clears her throat as she says, “I need to get my boss. I’ll talk to you later.”
He doesn’t reply as he walks out, and my mind begins turning over ideas. Could that have been who brought in the body? But that doesn’t mean he took it. Or does it?
Tori steps through the door and jumps the moment she sees me. “Jesus, you look like death when you sneak up on me. The Hayes crew is here to see you.”