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

his eyes.

“That part was free.”

To her surprise, he smiled then.

Not fully, but enough to change his face in a way that made the room feel less cold.

It did not soften him.

It made him human.

And that was not nearly as safe as softness would have been.

Dinner moved in strange currents.

Not smooth enough to be easy.

Not jagged enough to fail.

He asked about the continue reading …