Cat and Mouse: Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Surprise Pregnancy Mafia Romance (New York Mafia Syndicate Book 1) by Lenora Wilde

Author:Lenora Wilde [Wilde, Lenora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13 - Elizabeth

I can't believe I let him do that.

I stand in the middle of my room, staring at the mirror, replaying everything that just happened. My lips are swollen, my neck feels raw from his mouth, and I can still smell him on me. That mix of leather, smoke, and something darker, something dangerous. Him.

I should be disgusted. I should be horrified. But I'm not.

I liked it.

I liked the way he touched me, the way his hands felt on my skin, rough and unrelenting. The way his mouth claimed mine like I was some prize he could take whenever he wanted. And I let him. Hell, I wanted him to.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

I yank my clothes off—jeans, top, all of it—like I can scrub away what just happened. I toss them into the washing machine and slam the lid shut, my chest tight, my hands shaking. The smell of detergent fills the air, and I stand there, staring at the spinning water like it holds the answers.

But midway through the cycle, I regret it. My fingers hover over the stop button, tempted to yank everything out, hold on to the smell of him. Jesus. What is wrong with me? It's like I'm trying to hold on to a piece of him, like he's something I'll lose. And maybe I already have lost him.

"This is insane," I mutter, slumping over the machine. My hands press against the cool metal, my breathing ragged. I need to get a grip.

Leo's a psychopath. He's not just dangerous—he's lethal, the kind of man who takes out entire gangs without breaking a sweat. The kind of man who can kill someone in a police station, surrounded by cops, and walk out like he just bought groceries.

And yet… some stupid part of me still believes him, believes that when he says they deserved it, maybe they did. But how can I believe him? How can I trust a man who holds life and death in his hands like it's nothing?

I shake my head, pushing away the thought. This is crazy. I'm crazy.

The doorbell rings, jolting me back to reality. Pizza. Right. I almost forgot I ordered food. Maybe eating something will help me snap out of this fog. Maybe I can pretend for a second that I'm just a normal person who didn't just spend some time with a killer.

I pay the delivery guy, barely registering his face, and sit down on the couch with the box in my lap. I stare at the pizza for a minute, not really tasting the first bite, then the second. It's mechanical, like I'm on autopilot, chewing without thinking. The flavors don't even register. It's just… nothing.

It's like I'm in some kind of trance, going through the motions of being a human but not really feeling anything.

God, what the hell is happening to me?

I finish the slice, wipe my hands on a napkin, and lean back against the cushions. I'm exhausted. My body feels heavy,

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