Tangled Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Romanovs Book 3) by Stella Andrews

Author:Stella Andrews [Andrews, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 30

ARMAN

Fuck! I watch Ellie leave with tears in her eyes and I’m the man responsible for that. I made her feel worthless. I may as well have called her a whore, and yet it was for a very good reason. I want everyone to think she’s an escort from Burning Roses because it makes things easier for me and hides her real identity. We can be seen together in public and nobody would question our relationship.

My enemies would believe she is nothing to me and not even consider her at all.

Now I’m stuck with Estelle and it would look suspicious if I ran after her, so I do the next best thing and say politely, “Excuse me while I answer this text.”

“It’s always business with you, honey.” She purrs as she flutters her lashes in my direction.

I conceal my frown as I dash off a text to Luka and resign myself to fending off a woman who believes she has ownership of my body.

I dated her the last time I was in town and she was a lousy fuck. All she cared about was that I didn’t mess up her hair and lay there like a plank of wood while I did all the work. She is boring to talk to and even more boring to fuck and yet she considers she has a diamond encrusted pussy to match her daddy’s billions that she lives off.

“You should have called me, honey. I could have been your date tonight.”

She rests her painted talon on my chest and edges closer. “Now your companion has left, we should slip upstairs to my suite. It would be more fun there than this stuffy old party.”

“Excuse me, Estelle. There is a business associate I must catch before the auction begins.”

She pouts as I move away and the rage boils inside me as I frantically search for Ellie.

She is nowhere to be found and when Luka catches up with me, he says simply, “I couldn’t locate her. She must still be in this room.”

“The exits?” I ask.

“Covered. Everywhere is secure. She won’t be far.”

I swear every nerve ending I possess is frayed because Ellie is not holding my hand and not within my sight.

“Find her.” I growl as I notice Michael Johnson heading my way and the fact he’s alone tells me he has something on his mind.

Luka disappears and I’m confident he will find Ellie, and I nod as Michael approaches.

“Arman, regarding your problem.”

My heart quickens as he nods toward the open door leading to the terrace.

As I follow him, we take two flutes of champagne from the waiter and as we head into the night air, I sense my heart beating frantically inside me.

“I’ve been thinking of your poor father and who may wish him harm and there is something that may help with that.”

“I’m listening.”

He glances around and lowers his voice. “Are you aware of the name Charles Kenricky?”

“The politician?” Of course, but I’m not going to admit that to Michael before I understand where this is heading.

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