Savage Ruler: A Dark Italian - Irish Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance (Sinfully Savage) by Kristen Luciani

Author:Kristen Luciani [Luciani, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Heaven

I stumble out of The Temple Bar, a pub in Dublin, clinging to my cousin, Molly. She’s trying hard to slick a lip gloss wand across her lips, but I’m making it difficult since I keep swaying into her. She has only succeeded in coloring her cheek and chin so far.

“Heaven forbid you learn to hold your liquor,” she quips, steadying me against the wall. “You’ve been in New York for too long, love.”

A loud chuckle erupts from my throat and I take a swig of the pint clutched in my hand. “You’ve, ah, got some lip gloss on your nose, too,” I say, backing into the railing as I point it out to her.

Molly rolls her eyes and pulls out a pack of cigarettes, lighting one up and taking a long drag. “Breathe, Heaven. You desperately need air right now.”

“If I sober up, I’ll just have too much crap running through my mind. It’s better this way,” I grunt, teetering in my heels.

“Listen, I know you’re preoccupied with that meeting,” Molly starts but I hold up a hand.

“Stop! I’m compartmentalizing!” I roll my eyes. “I’m not going to think about that tonight. I’m only opening the fun box tonight.”

“Sounds so dirty,” Molly says in a mischievous tone, taking a drag of her cigarette and blowing out a thin stream of smoke.

I force a giggle, even though the so-called fun box has just been doused by a big ass bucket of water courtesy of my cousin.

The meeting.

The reason my family is here in Dublin in the first place.

But I didn’t want to think about that tonight.

I’d already thought about it plenty after I overheard Granddad speaking to my father earlier. Snippets of the conversation bubble up in my mind, and I clench my glass tight, imagining it’s one of their necks.

Or both of them.

Molly gives me a curious look. “You sure you don’t want to let it out, Heaven? I mean, the booze will only help until you wake up tomorrow. And then you’re gonna have to deal with reality and a nasty hangover. Talk to me.”

I shake my head, my lips tight. “I’m fine. Really.”

Except I’m not. At all!

Molly takes a final drag before stomping on the butt with her high-heeled boot. “Well, if the fun box is still open for business, let’s go find some cute boys to play in it, yeah?”

I force a smile, chugging the rest of the beer. “Yes, that sounds like a good plan.” We head back into the pub, and the heavy sounds of the Dropkick Murphys blaring through the deejay speakers make my ears ring.

And I’d gladly welcome tinnitus if it can help block out all of the other things battling for airtime.

We push through the noisy, sweaty, and rambunctious crowd as we head for the dance floor. I really need to work my way out of this funk and figure out a plan for tomorrow.

Tomorrow, when Granddad announces that Conor will be the successor for my father.

Just thinking those words makes my heart clench.

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