Lies like Rubies, Part Two: A Dark, Reverse Harem, Mafia Romance (A Savage Jewels Duet Book 2) by Poppy Jacobson

Author:Poppy Jacobson [Jacobson, Poppy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

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SOFIA

The weekend dragged on as I prepared for finals, attempting to balance my ridiculous new role as a mafia boss with my studies and Lizzie. Finally, I snapped at Dante and reminded him he was the one who insisted that a queen trust her generals, and if I couldn’t trust him to run a fucking mafia, who could I trust?

I still hadn’t reconciled the man who managed to quiet my inner turmoil, who made me desperate and aching to please him, who babysat my daughter, with the boogeyman that his reputation made him out to be. Maybe I never would.

Nick struggled too. Without his clinic, he’d made Lizzie his top priority while I studied, and Lorenzo and Dante searched for Sergio. It wasn’t enough, but none of us had our eyes on the long term right now. I wished I could say anything to make up for his loss, but Nick refused to complain in front of me, just kissed my temple and told me I was worth it.

Lorenzo stuck to my side like glue. His heart ached for his relationship he’d had with my father, the man that raised him, and I vowed to fix it once I’d graduated, freed myself from Sergio Accardi, established my independence from my family, and put a stop to the budding trafficking ring in Yorkfield.

Small goals, really. Nothing I shouldn’t be able to wrap up in a week.

Ana and I met for our last Monday coffee, right before my first final. We’d burned two more Costa warehouses to the ground over the weekend. The Costas called Dante and asked for a meeting. He told them to call me.

She hugged me tight. “My father’s losing his shit knowing I’m meeting you today.”

Surprised Ana brought it up, I asked, “Do you want to be an intermediary?”

We’d limited our conversations over the past week to shallow topics—the mind-blowing sex I was having, her antics to annoy her father, and school. We never discussed my week in captivity, and she never allowed me to thank her for picking me up and bringing me home.

Ana picked up her iced coffee from the counter, sipping it with a delighted sigh. “Absolutely not.”

We took seats outside, the summer heat blowing over our bare shoulders, the sun blocked by our wide-brimmed hats. I dropped my sunglasses on the table, taking a breath of fresh air.

“You’re gonna do great, Sofia. You’re gonna be a fucking boss,” Ana continued, keeping her sunglasses on as she sipped. “What are your plans for next Monday, after you graduate?”

“I don’t have any,” I whispered, shocked to realize that I had no idea what I was going to do after I graduated. I’d put all of my previous plans on hold to take out Sergio and deal with his trafficking ring. I wondered if I’d lost my shot at a normal life. Had I just been fooling myself that I’d ever had one?

Ana took my hand in hers. “Sofia, if you want this life, there’s not a single person in our generation better suited to what it is you’re about to do.

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