SHE PRETENDED TO BE A BAD GIRL TO ESCAPE A BLIND DATE — BUT THE MAFIA BOSS SAW THROUGH HER IN MINUTES

The way he measured the shop.

The way he spoke as if time already belonged to him.

Fear finally stopped pretending to be irritation.

Silven saw the change in her face.

“You don’t stay here tonight.”

Lenora’s head snapped up.

“Absolutely not.”

“They know the shop. They know the building. They know you didn’t go to the police. That means they expect you to continue reading …