Blade of Iris: A Dark Mafia Romance by K.A Knight

Author:K.A Knight [Knight, K.A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-FIVE

IRIS

My first stop is at the hotel in the picture. It’s a massive swanky joint with tourists streaming in and out of it. It’s the perfect place to hide in plain sight, and unless somebody was looking, they would never find someone here right under our noses. It’s a good ploy, one I use to blend in, to stay close to the enemy as they look far and wide for me.

There are too many people and rooms to check, especially since I don’t know who I’m looking for, so I hurry to the reception desk, pasting a fake bright smile on my face as the happy young lady in a fancy suit greets me. Her smile reminds me of sunshine, and when she speaks, her voice is infused with enthusiasm you can’t feign.

“Welcome to The Cosmopolitan. Are you checking in?” Her hands are poised over the computer, ready to do just that.

I lean into the counter like I’m sharing a secret, smiling back at her. Her warm brown eyes scrunch in confusion as she watches me. “Actually, I’m looking for someone, one of your guests.”

“I’m sorry, miss, but we can’t give out any information on anyone staying here. Privacy, as I’m sure you understand.” Her smile drops as if she’s truly sad she can’t help me.

Leaning closer, I try again. “Pretty please? It’s really important, I won’t tell,” I murmur like we’re girlfriends.

“I’m sorry, miss, but I can’t.”

Fuck, new tactic. I scan her. She’s a happy young girl, but more than that, she’s clearly confident and beautiful. I’m betting she’s the type to have your back in a fight, and I’m counting on that now.

I drop my voice lower, adding a slight angry tremble to it as I let her in on the secret.

“Look, here’s the truth—my girlfriend texted me a picture of my boyfriend coming out of this hotel yesterday when he told me he was on a business trip. I flew all the way here to find the skank he’s cheating on me with. Please, is there anything you can do?” I flash her the picture, and her eyes widen. She clearly recognizes him.

She glances at her colleagues, who are busy with other guests. “I’m sorry, miss, but there isn’t anything I can possibly do to help you. I certainly can’t look up the room number, but if you would like to wait, I can find the number of someone whom you could ask.” She smiles sweetly as she runs a search on the computer.

Sighing, I prepare to leave when she writes something down.

“Get the cheating bastard,” she mutters, sliding a business card across with a hastily scrawled room number on it. “I’m sorry, miss. That’s all I can do. Have a nice day,” she calls louder for her colleagues. Grinning, I thank her as I hurry off. She probably expects me to knock on the door, but that’s fine. I’ll find my own key.

Memorizing the room number, I pocket the card and whistle as I make my way to the bank of elevators.

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