Mafia Beast : A Dark Mafia Romance by Shanna Handel

Author:Shanna Handel [Handel, Shanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-01T18:30:00+00:00

16

Charlie

It’s obvious what he’s undertaken here on his island. He’s not operating a human trafficking ring.

He’s the leader of a movement risking everything to destroy one.

And now, I’m an accomplice.

I can’t leave.

I wouldn’t do anything to put those women further into harm’s way. Nikolaos and Rockland are concerned that if I leave the island, the secret could somehow leave with me. Or, God forbid, be drawn from me. These are bad men, the worst of the worst, running this ring. Who knows what kind of spies they have out in the world?

I’m safer here. The women are safer if I stay. Besides, I want to help. And I’m no longer afraid of the Beast. It turns out Nikolaos isn’t only a Greek god. He’s a superhero.

Which complicates my already confused myriad of thoughts.

When there was a chance he was a bad dude, it was easy to convince myself I should be staying away from him. But now? After getting glimpses of the real him, his softer side, hearing about his past, and finding out he’s trying to save the world…

I’ve no reason to stay away from him.

But it’s not my castle.

And he’s not my man.

So, one would say I should keep to myself.

But I’m me, Charlie Bachman. I can’t hear someone’s having a bad day without baking a casserole. I’m not going to be able to stay away from that boathouse. I know that about myself.

What I wouldn’t have guessed about myself is that I can’t stay away from him. I’d sworn off men. I’d promised my cursed little self that I’d never date again. But here I am, perfectly happy with the fact I can’t leave. I blame it on that little she-devil living on my shoulder. That and the throbbing in my core that starts to hum like a heartbeat every time the darn man gets within arm’s reach of me.

He’s having all my clothing and personal effects shipped here from my townhouse in a few days. He said it’s not forever, just for now, and he wants me to be comfortable. I lack for nothing. When the shipments of chocolates I’d ordered for the girls came in with the sun this morning, there were three extra boxes of assorted pieces with my name on them.

And one bar of milk chocolate. Its tag read, For little Alice, as sweet as chocolate and strong as stone.

Courtesy of him.

He’d called up Lush and tacked the items onto my order. It’s enough chocolate to last me months, especially now that I’m no longer alone, buried under blankets and tissues, crying on my couch.

I slip my favorite, a milk chocolate filled with creamy caramel, between my lips. I’m never alone here. And I’m not unhappy.

I’m… happy. I have been since I arrived on this whirlwind of an adventure. A little confused by my emotions and desires, sure. There were a few harrowing moments when I thought Nikolaos was a sex trafficker, yes.

Have I experienced moments of white-hot shame and self-hatred?

Of course.

But the sexcapades were magnificent.

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