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

“My cousin says you’re serious,” Lenora said. “That’s usually a bad sign.”

“What does serious mean in your family?”

“It means a man who likes rules and talks about stability as if it’s a favor to everyone else.”

She glanced around the room, let the cigarette die untouched, and pushed the whiskey closer to the candle.

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