Owned By A Sinner : An Irish Mafia Romance by Michelle Heard

Author:Michelle Heard [Heard, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MA Heard
Published: 2022-05-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Kiara

Mom stares at me with horrified eyes, a hand covering her mouth. “My God.”

I’ve come clean, telling her everything that happened with Finn and what Liam’s done for me.

“You should’ve told me sooner, sweetheart.” Her face distorts as she fights a wave of emotion, then she comes to hug me. “Jesus, this will give your father another heart attack.”

Pulling away from her, I say, “That’s why we aren’t going to tell him.”

“But…”

I shake my head. “No, Mom. We don’t tell him anything until he’s stronger. Let’s just wait a couple of months. Okay?”

The last thing I want is for Dad to hear what happened. It will be a death blow.

“Okay.” Her eyes flit over my face. “I can’t believe someone hurt you like this.”

“It looks worse than it feels,” I try to set her at ease.

The worry doesn’t leave her eyes. “Liam helped you?”

“Yes. He’s gone above and beyond to help.” I’ve never kept secrets from my mom, and I don’t want to start now. “He’s arranged security for you until Finn is found and no longer a danger to us.”

Her eyebrows dart up. “Oh?”

When she smiles nervously, I tilt my head and ask, “You know Dad’s a part of the Irish mafia, don’t you?”

Shock flutters over her face. “You know?”

“I found out last week.”

“So, you know who Liam is?”

I nod.

“You have to be careful, Kiara. The mafia’s no place for the likes of us.”

“Liam won’t hurt me,” I say with dead certainty.

“But the world he lives in will.”

I refuse to believe it but answer, “It’s not like we’re dating. Relax, Mom. He’s just helping us out because his stepbrother’s responsible for the mess.”

My words seem to set Mom at ease, then she lifts her hand and brushes it over my cheek. Lowering her eyes, she frowns at the clothes.

“Liam’s,” I explain. “I haven’t had time to change.”

She lifts an eyebrow in warning, and it has me saying, “I’ll be careful.” Not wanting to keep Liam waiting for much longer, I gesture at the door. “Liam’s here. Can you pretend you don’t know who he is? He doesn’t know about Dad.”

“Of course.” She nods. “Yes, don’t let him find out who your father is. That would be a disaster.”

“Thanks, Mom.” I walk to the door but then stop to say, “Please be careful. I’ll ask him to introduce the guards to you. Don’t go anywhere without them.”

She nods quickly. “I’ll be careful.”

Opening the door, I peek into the hallway. Just as I thought, Liam’s standing in the middle of it with his arms crossed over his chest. I gesture for him to come. “My mom wants to meet you.”

When he steps into the doorway, his eyes sweep over the small space, looking just as displeased with it as he did with my apartment.

Can’t blame him. This is why I need to save up enough for us to move.

“Liam, this is my mom, Tara Murphy,” I introduce them. When Mom lifts her hand, I take hold of it, giving her a squeeze.

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