Bitter Queen: A Dark Mafia Romance (Advantage Play Book 4) by Kelsie Rae

Author:Kelsie Rae [Rae, Kelsie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-29T18:30:00+00:00

20

Q

I stay silent but hold his gaze and swallow back the bile that creeps up my throat. I am so freaking screwed.

“Who are you?” he demands.

“Queena.”

“And what’s your last name?”

“K-Kowalski.”

Satisfied, Kingston urges, “Do you have any family?”

I shake my head.

“No mother? No father?” Kingston prods.

Again, I shake my head.

“So you just miraculously appeared as a grown adult?” he challenges with a dry laugh. “Who raised you? Are they alive? If not, then how did they die? Do you have any grandparents? Siblings? I’m going to need details if we’re going to figure this out.”

My knee bounces up and down as I offer him a noncommittal shrug and deflect, “There’s nothing to figure out.”

“And I disagree. Listen, I want to make this as painless as possible for you.”

A low growl escapes D from beside me, cutting Kingston off. “Careful, Boss.”

Kingston’s intensity snaps to D before he leans back in his chair and raises his brows, practically begging D to confront him. “Something you’d like to add, Diece?”

“She’s scared.”

“She should be scared. She should be fucking petrified. Half the mob thinks she’s a Fed and is hunting for her head right now. Others are sniffing around, asking questions about her, and yet the one family offering to protect her seems to be the last to know the truth.” Turning to me, Kingston adds, “You need to start talking, Q. You don’t have a choice anymore.”

“I can’t,” I whisper. “I can’t do this.”

Kingston’s expression stays calm and indifferent. But the truth stays the same. He’s my judge, jury, and executioner.

“Like I said, you have no choice.”

Desperate, I turn to Diece and reach for him. “D—”

“Do you want him to lose a hand right now, Q?” Kingston interjects, that same cool indifference oozing from every pore.

“What? No, I—”

“Because if you walk out that door, then that’s exactly what’s going to happen to him. Now, let me ask you one more time. Who. Are. Your. Parents?” He emphasizes each word by slamming his hand against his desk.

I flinch every single time before steadying my breathing and peeking up at a very pissed off D who’s practically vibrating with anger. He looks like he’s two seconds from snapping Kingston’s neck, and I can’t let that happen. Not when he’ll lose a freaking hand. Is Kingston serious? Would he really do that? He’s a mob boss. Of course, he’d do that. I can’t breathe.

Is it hot in here? How do I get out of this?

“Answer the question,” Kingston growls.

“Julia and Alek,” I choke out. “Both died in a car accident a few years ago. No grandparents or siblings.”

He nods his approval. “Do you have any misdemeanors? Felonies? Any run-ins with the law?”

“No,” I choke out again. My throat feels like it’s closing up as I try to focus on the scary-as-shit guy in front of me.

“What did you do for a living? Where did you work?”

“It doesn’t matter—”

“Answer the question.”

My knee could rival a jackhammer as my heart practically beats out of my chest. But he doesn’t understand.

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