Dark Deviant: A Dark Mafia Enemies To Lovers Romance (Vengeful Villains) by Kristen Luciani

Author:Kristen Luciani [Luciani, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Danil

Heavy winds whip against the windows, howling gusts that sweep in from the ocean making the building shudder. The overcast sky is as ominous and foreboding as the threats that have been launched against us.

Daniela nestles against my chest, her arms slack now that her body has finally succumbed to sleep after the horrors that plagued us at the funeral home. Her breathing is soft and even, whispers of warmth against my bare skin. I hold her tight, making sure that even as she sleeps, she feels the security and comfort of someone who will always protect her, someone she barely knows, but at the same time, knows so well.

Before my brothers and I could process that there might be another group of deadly henchmen out there with an entirely different objective, cops swarmed the funeral home under the direction of that fuckhead Lieutenant Nogueres, who’s always angling for a reason to bring down my family, and barraged us with questions.

After we made arrangements to switch the burial to another day, everyone went their separate ways. Luka sent a few guys with us, creating a motorcade to make sure we got back to my place safely.

I rake a hand through my hair, still damp from the rain. Anger chews on my insides. We weren’t fucking prepared for that attempted hit, and because of it, we could have lost so much more.

My eyes slide over to Larysa where she’s curled up in the recliner across the darkened room. She should have told me about the guy at the concert hall. Blood simmers in my veins. There has to be a link between the attacks on our families. Everything happened too close together, and all evidence points to the fact that we’re being pitted against each other.

Only Alek Severinov can confirm that suspicion. And the one thing I hate more than not having the answers at my fingertips is relying on an arrogant prick for them.

I squeeze my eyes shut, my temples throbbing as images from the ambush wallpaper my mind. And the sounds — the screams, the cries, the shattering of glass.

Just one more disaster I couldn’t prevent.

And among all the images from today’s attack is Dima’s smirking face. Fuck, I want to pummel so many damn people right now. But instead of putting a fist through someone’s throat, the best I can do right now is drown my rage in booze.

I struggle to my feet, swallowing a groan when a sharp pain slices into my back. Next time, I need to cushion the wall with some pillows, or else I’m gonna end up in traction. A contented sigh slips from Daniela’s bow-shaped lips. It makes me smile, and for a split second, I forget.

Leaning over, I place her in the center of the thick blankets and tuck one of her baby dolls in next to her. I run my finger down the side of her cheek. The attachment I feel for Daniela is beyond anything I can put into words.

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