High Stakes (A Dark Romance) by Waltz Vanessa

Author:Waltz, Vanessa [Waltz, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: alpha male, alpha male romance, bdsm romance, dark romance, mafia romance, dark erotica
Published: 2014-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

Stay awake, a voice echoes in my head. Awake.

A warm hand cups my cheek, and fingers brush my hair away from my face. His breath billows over my face and he kisses me. My tongue darts out as something wet sticks to my mouth. The metallic tang makes me recoil. Blood.

My eyes flare open to a dim, orange sunrise illuminating the grey skyline beyond the glass. A shadowy form kneels in front of me, the sparse light illuminating his battered face.

“Vince!”

I stand up with him, noticing how he carries himself differently. There are lines under his eyes and his lip is bleeding, but his chest is puffed out. He looks proud of himself.

“Can’t believe you waited for me all night like this on the floor.”

“Of course, I waited!” I rub the sleepiness from my eyes. “Vince, what happened?” I take his hand but he winces.

“I’m a little sore.”

“Oh, Jesus.”

He lets me drag him into the bathroom, where I flip on the lights and we wince horribly from the sudden flare. Then I gasp when I see all his injuries thrown in sharp relief.

There are little cuts all over his face, swelling on the side of his head. His white shirt is bloody and torn.

“Did he throw you in a blender or something?”

He laughs at the joke. “I believe it’s times like this when they usually say, ‘you should see the other guy.’ Well, you should see the other guy. Believe me, he’s not going to be doing anything much for a while.”

My eyes squeeze shut when I see the gloating smile on his face. “You killed him, didn’t you?”

“Adriana, relax.”

Opening my eyes, I still see the monster covered in blood, grinning at me. He reaches out for me and I recoil.

That sobers his expression.

“I did not kill him, Ade.”

“You must have beaten him really badly.”

“So what?”

“So, you don’t just beat someone because you have a problem with them.”

“Since when?”

Fear strikes a chord in my heart. I swallow hard. Of course, I should have expected this. I shouldn’t act so surprised. He told me, didn’t he? He warned me. I’m not a good man.

“You’re involving me in things I want nothing to do with!”

He turns from the mirror to face me. For the first time, I see a hint of remorse on his face. “I’m sorry for bringing you into this, but I won’t apologize for what I did.”

A frustrated sigh leaves my lips. “I’m not into this alpha male posturing bullshit. I just want someone who makes me feel safe.”

“I’ve told you my reasons. I’ll deal with the consequences.”

Consequences?

“Look, this is my life. Either deal with it, or get out. I won’t change.”

A flush of adrenaline tingles through my body. I know I should. I know that I can’t change him. He touches my throat and the shock travels down my spine. I can’t give this up.

“I’m giving you this one last chance to walk away. Maybe you should take it, but I hope you don’t.”

“I don’t want to.”

His thumb presses into my neck, into the jumping vein.

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