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

stay where your life already is.”

“I won’t.”

Kora folded her arms.

“That sounded very mafia.”

Silven looked at her.

“It was.”

To Lenora’s surprise, Kora laughed.

Not because anything was funny.

Because honesty in the middle of fear sometimes sounded ridiculous enough to be useful.

Moren did not laugh.

She watched Silven like women her age watched storms, assessing continue reading …