Bruno's Devotion: A Dark Mafia Romance (Cosa Nostra Institute Book 3) by Atlas Rose & Raven Scott

Author:Atlas Rose & Raven Scott [Rose, Atlas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-01T16:00:00+00:00

24

Her

A flash of brilliance made me open my eyes. But it wasn’t a slash of lightning in the midnight sky that drew my gaze. It was my phone...illuminating with a text. I slowly reached up and turned the cell toward me.

Him: Bernardi is inside your apartment.

My heart lunged, slamming against my ribs as the screen went dark.

Bernardi…is here?

I jerked my gaze to the doorway of my bedroom. Shadows fell where they hadn’t been before, spilling across the hall. How the hell did he find out? Panic rose as I searched for a moment where I’d slipped the disguise and pushed my fingers under the mattress.

Cold steel kissed the tips of my fingers as I grasped the hilt of the knife and pulled it free. Now…my pulse boomed. It’s happening now. My phone illuminated with another text. I glanced carefully at the camera in the smoke alarm. Was he watching me? My breaths deepened with the thought.

I could end it here and now, plunge the knife deep into Bernardi’s chest and watch as his life slipped away. All I had to say was I'd defended myself when he attacked…who would know? Excitement coursed through me.

My phone illuminated again. The sound was on silent. I ached to read his text, hungered for any part of him.

He’d been avoiding me since I arrived. I understood the need for secrecy, but still it stung. My texts went unanswered, calls went to voicemail. I’d tried to find him on the grounds, waiting for hours in the dark, until I came home alone.

I swallowed hard and inhaled. But he was reaching out now.

I risked a glance over my shoulder and dragged the knife close as I rose. My feet hit the cold tiled floor and my lace negligee spilled to mid-thigh. But the sound of footsteps in the hallway made me stop. Bruno Bernardi wasn’t heading this way…he was leaving?

Panic filled me. Did he know it was me? Or did he think I was her…Evan Valachi? I stepped around the end of the bed, gripping the knife, and stopped in the doorway. I licked my lips, my mind racing with thoughts on how to take advantage of this. I could end this now. Kill him and walk away. We both could. We’d leave this island, and this whole fucking vendetta behind.

And be together. That’s what I really wanted…just the two of us. Evan and Bruno would be dead, their families's legacies in tatters. A life for a life…from each family.

My grip clenched around the hilt of the knife as I stepped out of the doorway. The slow clunk of the elevator doors sounded as I moved faster, striding through the kitchen and headed to the entrance.

But he was gone.

I clenched my jaw until my teeth cracked. Gutless bastard…

What do I do? How can I finish this? I jerked my gaze back to my bedroom and moved. I hurried, slipped back inside, and moved to my closet. In the dark, I yanked on black pants and a dark hoodie before sliding my feet into dark sneakers.

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