Don't Tempt Me: a Bad Boy Mafia Romance by Renee Rose

Author:Renee Rose [Rose, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Burning Desires

Joey

“Have you seen Sophie?” I ask my mom, not spotting her anywhere when I return.

“She left with Eddie.”

Eddie? I scowl. “What? When?”

“Right after you left.”

I swear under my breath.

“Joey, I think you should let that one go. She’s beautiful. But she doesn’t love you.”

I roll my eyes. “I’ve only been dating her for a week, Ma. Of course, she doesn’t love me.”

“I mean, she can’t. She never will. It has nothing to do with you—it’s about who you are.”

I stare at my mom, not understanding.

“She can’t handle La Cosa Nostra. She’s just like her mother.”

I bristle at the mention of her mom, more details of the night Artie Palazzo died surfacing in my memory. “She’s not like her mother.”

Except a sick sense of knowing washes over me. Maybe my mom’s right. Maybe I’m trying to convert Sophie to a life she’d hate, the same way her mother had hated. Because her mother’s hate started long before Artie died. Her mother’s hate was indirectly the cause of his death.

But I’m not ready to write Sophie off, not when I feel so connected to her. When being with her feels so right. Not when this thing between us feels so deep and important. And honestly? It always has. I wasn’t romantically interested in Sophie that day I took her for a drive to the beach. The day of her father’s funeral. But there was a connection between us. I understood her. I wanted to be with her in her grief.

Now, in retrospect, it seems like it’s because part of me knew she was mine. That Sophie would grow up and become the woman I would lay down my life for.

Besides, if Sophie has a renewed beef with the outfit, I can’t let her walk away. She’s stuck with me.

I skip saying any goodbyes and drive straight to Sophie’s. There’s a sense of urgency to get to her. To find out why she left. Understand what’s going on in her head.

I knock on the door, but she doesn’t answer. I test the handle and find it locked. At least she remembered to secure it. Except…fuck. What if she’s not home yet? What if she went somewhere with Eddie?

My cousin’s kid is barely twenty-one, but irrational jealousy streaks through me. I’m being stupid, I know, but I can’t help it. I pound on the door with my fist, knowing it sounds overly aggressive but unable to stop myself.

I wait a few beats and repeat the pounding. “Sophie?”

I can’t hear anything from inside, but for some reason, I’m sure she’s in there. She’s not with Eddie. That was a stupid thought. No, she’s alone and upset.

Why won’t she answer? Probably because I’m banging on her door like a lunatic. Like I’m going to break it down.

“Sophie?” I call. “Just let me see your face, baby. I need to talk to you.”

After a moment, the lock clicks, and the door swings open.

“Hey, bella. Are you okay?”

Sophie blocks me from entering. “Joey, I’m just tired. I’ll see

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