Serpent King's Bride: A Dark Mafia Romance Trilogy (The Dark Mafia Prince of San Francisco Book 2) by Olivia Blair & Clarissa Bright & Chloe Parker

Author:Olivia Blair & Clarissa Bright & Chloe Parker [Blair, Olivia & Bright, Clarissa & Parker, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Abby

The engine hummed a low, menacing growl as I felt the leather of the passenger seat cling to my skin through the thin fabric of my dress. Nathan’s silence was thick, smothering the air between us as we left the deceptive tranquility of the Zhou house behind.

His knuckles were white on the steering wheel, his grip so tight I half-expected to hear the crunch of plastic under the strain. His jaw was set, a muscle ticking in his cheek.

Dinner had shaken him–understandably enough, given how quickly his father had flown into a rage–but I didn’t take Nathan as someone easily rattled.

I cleared my throat to slice through the silence. “I can handle the initiation,” I said, my voice steady despite the fluttering in my chest. The night outside mirrored the darkness creeping along the edges of our situation, but I refused to let it swallow me whole.

Nathan didn’t even blink. His eyes remained fixed on the road ahead, his body a coiled spring, ready to snap. I pressed on, unwilling to let his silence deter me. “I’ve been trained for this. I know how to stay safe.”

“Thinking you’ve ever been safe—that’s your first mistake.” His growl cut through the hum of the engine, sending a chill down my arms. His grip on the steering wheel tightened further, if that was even possible.

His words stung, a slap of reality against my wishes. I turned to face him fully, trying to decipher the shadows that played across his features in the intermittent glow of passing streetlights. “What’s your deal, Nathan? We talked about this. I know what I signed up for. You’re acting like—“

“Like I’m walking it back?” He interrupted, his tone laced with an edge of frustration. The car accelerated again, and I had to brace myself against the door. His profile was all sharp angles and taut skin.

“Exactly,” I snapped back, unwilling to be cowed by his sudden mood shift. “We had a plan. I thought we were on the same page here.”

Nathan’s breath hitched, almost imperceptible, but I caught it—an inflection of vulnerability he’d never show under the harsh fluorescence of his father’s scrutiny. His silence was heavy, an unspoken confession that things were slipping beyond his control, beyond our control. “We are on the same page, Abby. But this isn’t about that. This is about my father.”

I raised my eyebrows. No…he wasn’t telling me everything, and I didn’t fucking like it. “What happened back at your parents’ house?”

“What do you mean? You were there–”

“I was there, but I don’t have the full story,” I interrupted. “There’s something about him that’s getting to you–so tell me what it is.”

He shrugged. “The usual,” he replied. “Look, my father isn’t just dangerous. He’s the scariest person you’ve ever crossed paths with.”

I felt a chill run through me, despite the warmth inside the car. My heart raced, not only from fear but also from the frustration of being kept in the dark. I hated Kenny Zhou for the glimpses I

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