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

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The sentence erased the last threat of fear inside her and replaced it with something colder.

Lenora stood before Silven or Matteo could stop her.

She grabbed a heavy steel flower hook lying near the crates and crossed the distance in three strides, fueled entirely by old grief and the fresh knowledge of what bad men did with names, records, and fathers.continue reading …