Captivate: An Arranged Marriage Dark Mafia Romance (Savage Empire Book 2) by Michelle St. James

Author:Michelle St. James [St. James, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blackthorn Press
Published: 2022-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

21

He took a shower and put on clean jeans and a long-sleeve T-shirt.

And all the while, his mind was screaming a warning.

It was a mistake. A mistake to talk to Kira with anything approaching transparency. A mistake to spend time with her that wasn’t controlled. A mistake to do so when he was exhausted, when he’d spent the night trying to forget her, to forget the way she’d looked in the restaurant bathroom.

The way she’d tasted.

I don’t want anything to happen to you…

Had he been imagining the worry in her eyes? Was she playing him again?

He didn’t know, and the fact that he was still putting on his shoes, still preparing to talk to her — to really talk to her — for the first time since she’d returned, said everything he needed to know about his state of mind.

It felt strange to be in the casual clothes he’d worn for years as a brigadier and when he’d been assigned to Yakov Vitsin’s security team. Since his bid for leadership of the bratva, he’d been focused on remaking its image. He’d hadn’t allowed himself the luxury of casual clothes unless he wasn’t working — and it seemed he was always working in some capacity or another.

HIs old clothes were a reminder of where he’d come from, of who he was.

A fighter. A killer. A leader.

The Lion.

She was waiting in the living room, worrying her lower lip and staring through the big windows at the city. She turned when she heard the door to his bedroom close, and his heart clutched in his chest.

What was it about this woman — this one woman — that undid him? That made him forget all the promises he’d made to himself, all the times he’d promised to never trust her?

She was wearing a coordinating jogger in black. It should have been too harsh for her delicate features, but it only made her hair seem more gold, only highlighted her creamy skin and pronounced cheekbones.

She’d pulled her hair into a ponytail and left her face bare. It made her look impossibly young, made him want to protect her even when his gut told him that when it came to Kira, he was the one who probably needed protecting.

Why did she have to be so damn beautiful?

“Let’s go,” he said, hoping his expression didn’t betray his emotions.

“Where?”

“I need some fresh air,” he said. “And some coffee.”

She gave a little nod and headed for the foyer. They pulled on their coats and took the elevator to the lobby in silence.

Outside, the city was bustling. Professionals in suits made their way across the sidewalks alongside tourists starting their day in the City of a Hundred Spires. The sun created a haze over the city that made Lion feel like they were out of time.

Chicago seemed very far away.

They found a coffee shop in one of the city’s old buildings, and Lyon marveled at the soaring ceilings, tall windows, and Art Nouveau architecture. Several chandeliers dripped crystal from above while below, customers stood in line as bored as if they were standing in a Starbucks.

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