Temptation and Tyranny (Steele Enterprises Book 2) by Rachel Avery

Author:Rachel Avery [Avery, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Key & Ink Publishing
Published: 2025-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Allegra

I laid in the dark on Cooper’s satin sheets, trying to make sense of what had happened in the past twenty-four hours. My mind was racing, and I was having trouble keeping up with all of these new developments. Bianca kneaded the sheets next to me, her claws catching on the satin, most likely snagging it. But, since I wasn’t here by choice, I refused to feel bad for it.

It was Cooper’s fault I was in this mess.

But even as the thought crossed through my mind, I wondered if there was any chance that my father could be involved. It was odd that he was in Paris since the bulk of his operations were in Milan, but I hadn’t given it too much thought, considering it just a strange coincidence.

Should I tell Cooper?

My gut turned as I envisioned telling him that I was a giant hypocrite and was the offspring of a man who was a vicious, cruel dictator. My father granted no mercy, took no prisoners, and left nothing but despair in his wake. I knew that he’d been involved with drugs, weapons, and even orchestrated large hits on entire factions of what he considered to be his competitors. But my father operated in plain sight, so this type of stealthy attack, having me followed, wasn’t his signature.

It was easy to convince myself that this was entirely Cooper’s dealing. Besides, I’d been living in relative peace, Tomas aside, for years now. There would be no reason for me to get wrapped up in any type of underground dealings that my father commanded.

I continued to toss and turn in Cooper’s room, lying in his sheets. I could only imagine the sheer volume of women who had come before me (literally and figuratively.) Beautiful women that Cooper had seduced and screwed all night. Suddenly the thought made me ill, and I ran to the bathroom, feeling the buildup of sweat along my hairline.

“Allegra?”

Cooper stood in the bathroom doorway, looking at me with heavy eyes. The top floor of his building was basically an entire bedroom suite, but the actual bed was directly against the wall on the far-right side, with a wall preventing direct viewing access to the bed. The wall stopped on each side, creating a walkway on each side of the alcove. The bathroom was just off of the sleeping area.

“Are you okay?” He watched me as I fiddled with the copper tabs on the faucet, letting the water get cool. I dipped my hand in, then placed some of the cold water on the back of my neck.

“I’m fine, it’s just been a long day.”

He nodded, his sweatpants low on his hips. His shirt was gone, and he was barefoot. There was a five o’clock shadow on his face, and somehow that made him even more handsome. He wasn’t one to dress up, and aside from the event supporting the hospital, I hadn’t seen him in anything but jeans or athletic apparel. He had looked dashing in his tuxedo that night, but I found I preferred him like this.

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