Prince of Blood and Steel by Nazarea Andrews & AJ Elmore

Author:Nazarea Andrews & AJ Elmore [Andrews, Nazarea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mafia, Romance, Suspense, Family Drama, New Adult, Thriller
Publisher: A&A Literary
Published: 2014-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Mandeley, New York City. June 12th.

She waits patiently for Seth. A board member—a distant uncle, perhaps, she doesn’t remember—stopped him on their way out, and she can see his frayed patience in the way his head jerks when he nods. For another few minutes, she stands quietly to the side, waiting as Seth’s irritation grows.

“We have a reservation,” she murmurs into a brief lull in conversation. Seth seizes the opportunity and shakes the older man’s hand before he turns away.

Emma eyes him in the car as he slumps in quiet relief. There are tiny lines around his eyes, worry evident even here, in this semi-relaxed state.

“Do we really have reservations?” he asks without opening his eyes.

She nods. “At Corton.”

He mutters a curse, one with which she wholeheartedly agrees. The classy restaurant is a hotspot for paparazzi, and neither of them is particularly easy to miss. Seth leans past her, speaks to the driver, and she wonders, idly, if she should call and cancel their reservation, but she dismisses the idea almost before it is fully formed. She turns her focus back on Seth. He’s watching her, and there are questions in his eyes that she does not want to face. Instead she glances down at her hands. His eyes are heavy, warm on her skin, and she resists the urge to fidget, to cover the fading bite on her neck that is hidden by a silk scarf.

“Have you been out with any of the kids from Irving recently?”

The question breaks the silence suddenly, and her eyes jerk to him. He has leaned his head back, not looking at her, but she knows he is acutely aware of her—even in the quiet safety with just the two of them, he is ever alert and intent.

“No,” she answers shortly. “Not since graduation.”

One eye opens to peer at her. “Why not?”

How to explain this? She sighs, a soft, barely there sound, and his eyes open to stare at her fully. There is sadness and knowledge there, and in that moment, he seems a thousand years older than her. She looks away first, unwilling to see the emotion she has never wanted to admit in him

“Seth,” she asks, her voice taking on a different note, one that brings his head up questioningly, “have you ever used a whore?”

His eyes widen at the question, incredulous and shocked. She blushes and looks away, aware of the intensely intimate nature of the question. They ride in silence for a long moment, and when she finally peeks back at him, his face is composed, the shock hidden behind careful amusement. He smirks. “Do you think I’d need to?”

Anger fills her for a moment—he is baiting her. Her gaze grows lazy as she takes in his polished shoes, the too-expensive, delicious black suit that he wears as no one can, the unbuttoned shirt—he has discarded his tie. Her eyes leisurely crawl up him, and when she reaches his still-thin face, his jaw is clenched.

It is his turn to

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