Just a Bit Heartless by Hazard Alessandra

Author:Hazard, Alessandra
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: straight guys, gay romance
Published: 2022-08-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

A sudden jolt woke Jordan up.

For a moment, he felt disoriented, but then his sleepy gaze focused on the man standing by the bed, looking at them.

Raffaele Ferrara.

Flushing, Jordan scrambled into a sitting position. He looked sideways at Damiano, who was already seated, leaning back against the pillows in a manner that would have seemed lazy if it weren’t for the hard glint in his eyes.

Oh, and the fact that there was a gun in his hand.

He wasn’t aiming it at Ferrara, thank fuck, but it wasn’t very reassuring, considering what a fast shot he was. Jordan had no idea where Damiano had even gotten the gun from so fast. Did he sleep with a gun under his pillow?

The thought made his stomach clench. It seemed he was really lucky that Damiano’s subconscious had gotten used to him so much that his body didn’t react when Jordan climbed into the bed.

“Get out,” Damiano said, looking at Raffaele coldly. “You know how much I hate to have my sleep interrupted.”

Ferrara’s lips thinned. If the gun unnerved him, he didn’t show it. “You have some nerve. I won’t leave without him.”

Damiano smiled, his gray eyes glinting with something ugly. “Are you saying you’re jealous? Don’t be a hypocrite, Raffaele. Should I tell your boyfriend about the fuck-toy you have on the side?”

Fuck.

Jordan exchanged a look with his boss, and quickly made a decision. There was no point in lying anymore. Ferrara might not believe him, but Jordan knew it wasn’t Damiano who had been trying to kill him. There was no reason not to tell him the truth.

“All right, that’s enough,” he said, pulling the gun out of Damiano’s hand. “Give me that.”

Damiano shot him a sour look but let him take the gun. Ferrara stared at them like they both had grown seconds heads overnight. In any other circumstances, Jordan would have laughed. He’d never seen his unflappable boss look so confused.

“First of all, he isn’t my boyfriend,” Jordan said. “He’s my boss. He paid me to take his boyfriend’s place on this trip, because he was concerned for Nate’s safety and we look similar enough.” He held Damiano’s gaze steadily. “My real name is Jordan. Jordan Gates. I couldn’t tell you the truth until we knew for sure that you weren’t behind the assassination attempts on Raffaele and Nate.”

“We still know no such thing,” Ferrara said with a sigh, but Jordan ignored him, his eyes only on Damiano.

There was a very strange expression on Damiano’s face, but he couldn’t quite read it. Jordan couldn’t tell what he was feeling—if he was feeling anything at all.

At last, Damiano shifted his gaze from Jordan to Ferrara. “Did you really think it was me?” he said, his lips twisting in derision. “I had a higher opinion of your intelligence. If I wanted you dead, you’d be dead. Killing you is pointless for me. The only people that would benefit from your death are your blood relatives, who can actually inherit your property. I’m pretty sure it was Gustavo—he’s the one who needed money the most—so you’re welcome.

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