Hers to Take (Loving Your Enemy Book 1) by Talia Ellison

Author:Talia Ellison [Ellison, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: drug cartel, romantic suspense, strong female lead, dark romance, contemporary women's fiction, new adult, mafia romance, contemporary romance
Publisher: Talia Ellison
Published: 2016-11-22T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“How could this have happened?” Aaron grabbed Marco by the lapels of his black leather jacket and slammed him against the wall so hard that I could’ve sworn the painting hanging on it moved. The vein in Aaron’s neck was pulsing with rage as Marco swallowed hard. If I didn’t know this whole little show had been prearranged, I would’ve believed it all. Roberto watched their altercation with interest, his eyebrows shooting upward, his hands clasped in front of him.

“I don’t know, sir,” Marco stammered. “That’s what Lloyd told me. I wasn’t in charge of the shipment, so I don’t know anything else. I can bring him here if you wish.”

“No,” Aaron said coldly, and let go of Marco.

“What’s going on?” Roberto asked.

“One of my shipments was lost,” Aaron said.

“You lost one of your shipments?” Roberto’s tone was mocking. “How?”

“That’s what I’m trying to find out!” Aaron gritted his teeth. “Someone tipped off the cops! I thought we had this under...”

Roberto lifted his finger to shush him. “Come with me.” He rose to his feet from the sofa he’d been sitting on. “We can’t discuss this here.”

Aaron nodded, and his lips twitched lightly as if he wanted to smile because he’d gotten what he wanted.

“Walk,” Aaron said to me as he roughly grabbed me by the arm. I moved forward, keeping my eyes expressionless and staring in front of me. Roberto’s gaze flew over me, but he didn’t pay me any attention since he probably assumed I was again drugged out of my mind. Even if I didn’t seem catatonic, I was sure Roberto would never see me as a threat. After all, in his eyes I was just a slave to be used.

After we entered the office, Aaron pulled out a flash drive from the pocket of his suit jacket and slipped it into my hand. The drive was supposed to be undetectable, and once I connected it to Roberto’s computer, it would copy everything without leaving any trace of its activity. It was something similar to what my brother had made for me when I’d intended to steal Aaron’s files. Aaron had assured me the plan would work. As Roberto and Aaron took their seats, I sat down on the floor and leaned against the desk so Roberto couldn’t see me. I glanced around the room for cameras, but the buttons on the desk told me they were off.

“I’m going to find them and kill them all,” Aaron said, and goose bumps erupted all over my skin because of the sheer coldness and determination in his voice.

“Now, now,” Roberto said. “We can get your shipment back. I’m going to contact my men. You have nothing to worry about.”

“But this shouldn’t have happened, Father,” Aaron snapped. “There’s no way the cops would’ve detained that truck if they hadn’t been tipped off. And not many people knew about the shipment.”

“What are you saying?” Roberto’s voice was guarded. Careful not to disturb anything, I squeezed next to Aaron’s legs and slid under the sturdy desk.

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