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

Silven did not nod. He did not speak. But the waiter seemed to understand anyway and stepped away.

“There,” Lenora said, tapping ash with more confidence than skill. “That’s the part I hate.”

“What part?”

“The part where men pretend they don’t enjoy being obeyed.”

She leaned back and crossed one leg slowly, as if she did not notice the slit of the dress continue reading …