Gilded Desires: An Mafia Reverse Harem Romance (The Gilded Key Society Book 4) by Penelope Wylde

Author:Penelope Wylde [Wylde, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Nine

Belle

It’s almost five the next afternoon before I am back on Club Genesis property. No way in hell I took the men up on their offer to drop me off at home. I might as well slap a flashing neon sign on my forehead: Mafia princess, stay clear.

Nope. Not happening. I like Gage, Aziel, and Rush. I do not want to scare them off. Before they released me—their words, not mine—I had to promise to call them later tonight so we could discuss the details of the contract. Only then was I able to escape their teasing kisses and warm arms. Not that I wanted to.

Feathers of anticipation at what I have done leave me anxious and excited. I’m all about adventure and adding excitement to my life, but if my brother finds out what I’ve done I have no idea what he will do. For the most part I have a strong bravado, but there are times my knees shake. Not out of fear for what he will do to me. Harlon would never hurt me. But out of fear of disappointing the man who has always been there for me. That is almost worse than a physical beating.

There are hidden passageways only a select few know about. After the cab drops me off a block away from the club, I use them and make my way to the top floor. I pause outside my door and take a deep breath and send up a silent prayer of gratitude I didn’t run into anyone.

I rub a hand down my borrowed Guns N’ Roses T-shirt and too-big sweatpants—another reason I took the hidden backways.

“I don’t owe anyone an explanation for my actions. I am an adult. The family business is not my concern. I have a right to do what makes me happy.” I quietly chant my rehearsed mantra over a couple of times.

I slip the golden key to my room into the old-fashioned lock and turn.

“So how was dinner? Or did you go straight for the dessert last night and stay for breakfast given it’s been twenty-four hours since you left.”

My heart attaches itself to my throat and hangs on like Tarzan swinging on jungle vines. Wide-eyed, I scream and slap a hand toward the light switch. White light floods my small entryway and living room. Adrenaline shoots through me and I nearly pass out from fear.

I clutch my chest. “My freaking God!”

Piercing blue eyes latch onto me and the devilish smile lifting my cousin’s nude-colored lips has me moving from wondering if this is my end to wanting to commit a murder of my own.

“Damn it, Sapphire! I nearly died walking through my freaking door.” I drop my dress on the end of the small sofa and walk around the coffee table to kick at my cousin’s Jimmy Choos.

“Why the hell are you sitting in the dark and ambushing me Godfather style? What if I had a gun? What if I had shot you? What if I had

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.