For Fallon (Chicago Syndicate) by Naomi Soraya

Author:Naomi, Soraya [Naomi, Soraya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Soraya Naomi
Published: 2014-07-23T12:00:00+00:00

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He didn’t come back to ‘our’ home last night. My apartment has been our home for weeks. Everything here reminds me of him.

I take my time in the shower, realizing I can’t afford to call in sick with this year’s biggest event in two days. I refrain from calling him. He left. Maybe he doesn’t want to hear anything from me? Maybe it’s over? Feeling miserable, I dress myself.

As usual, I first head to the coffee shop for my Lady Grey tea before taking the fifteen-minute walk to work. I’m reliving the past several weeks over and over in my head while standing in line to place my order. What did I miss? Have I been naïve and ignoring signs?

“Excuse me… Excuse me.”

I’m jarred from my thoughts by a customer behind me. The guy reminds me that I should order.

“I’m sorry,” I state, distracted, and move forward to order my tea. I’m fumbling in my purse, swallowing back a wide array of emotions.

The man behind me gently touches my elbow. “Is everything okay?”

I look at him but can’t find any words.

He orders a coffee and pays for both of us. Taking our drinks, I follow him to his table. I don’t join him as he takes his seat. “I’m sorry. I’m having a bad day. Let me pay you back.”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s on me. I noticed you seemed distracted. Please feel free to sit if you want,” he mentions nicely.

I hesitate at first, but I should calm myself before heading to work and decide to accept his offer.

Before I even get the chance to sit down, the front door opens loudly and Luca advances in,

stalking determinedly toward me. Luca with the same furious eyes as yesterday. He leans in close to my face. “Can I talk to you?”

Because of the uncompromising lines of his hard profile and my need to avoid a scene in here, I agree. “Thank you. I’ll see you around,” I greet the guy.

Luca pins him with a displeased look.

“It was my pleasure.” He doesn’t back down under Luca’s scowl.

I smile timidly at the guy when Luca places his hand at the small of my back and guides me outside. The door closes and I spin around as soon as I step over the threshold, eyes narrowing. “Happy now that you’ve marked your territory?”

His jaw clenches. “No. Trust me, that was me being civil.”

Suddenly a disturbing thought crosses my mind. “Were you following me?” Luca knows I first have a tea before walking to work, but this morning I’m almost an hour behind on my regular morning routine.

“Yes,” he confesses without any remorse.

“What?” I refuse to cry and suppress my hurt and surprise at his confession. “You said you would come back, and you didn’t. I’m going to work because I don’t want to talk to you now.”

“Fallon.” Luca softens his voice and tries to palm my face with one hand, but I avoid his touch by taking a few steady steps back. Luca rushes

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