The Darkest King: A dark mafia billionaire romance (The Dark Kings of NYC Book 1) by Juliette N. Banks

Author:Juliette N. Banks [Banks, Juliette N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark romance, mafia romance, mafia billionaire romance, crime romance, steamy dark romance
Publisher: Juliette Banks
Published: 2023-05-19T18:30:00+00:00

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MIA

“Is he going to follow us everywhere?” Sienna asks, and I nod.

Connor insisted I have a security team, and after much debate, I agreed to one man. Although, George is the size of two men. Much like Connor but with short brown hair, and I’m not sure he knows how to smile.

Then again, that’s not his job.

I’m used to having protection, but for Sienna, this is new. Along with the paparazzi trailing us. They’re keeping their distance, and I suspect it’s because they think George is a mobster—something I’m not going to correct.

“Yes,” I reply, pushing open the door to Toast Bar. “It’s better than having cameras right up in our face, trust me.”

“They weren’t not in our face.” Sienna shoots me a look as we spot Duncan and Isabelle and wave. “They literally swarmed you when we walked out of the building.”

It could’ve been a lot worse, but I don’t argue. None of this is fun or normal for her. Or for me. I’ve been in the shadows of the Mancini mafia world, protected and of little interest to the U.S. media.

Now that’s all changed because I’m marrying Connor. The fact my father is Joe Mancini is just an added bonus. The response from the public has been a mix, and Tim said that’s to be expected.

Mostly, it’s positive, aside from the broken hearts of women around America. To quote Fox News.

On my end, my phone has been going crazy with my relatives and friends from my other world. They’re shocked and wondering what my father thinks.

The answer is, he’s not happy. I haven’t heard from him since the news broke, but he’s expecting us for dinner, and I know he’ll have a lot to say.

Or he’ll threaten Connor and tell him to break it off.

I’m not sure. This is unchartered waters for me.

For tonight, I organized drinks with my friends so they understand this engagement doesn’t change anything. After this is all over, I will pick my life back up, and I want these three to be a part of it.

I won’t be a mafia princess—technically—and I won’t be a billionaire’s wife.

I’ll just be Mia.

Isabelle leaps off her stool and grabs my hand.

The Rock of Gibraltar is totally the star of the show. One of the morning shows did a whole segment on it. Even I learned a few things watching it on my phone in Connor’s office. When I glanced at him in surprise after hearing the diamond is graded a D on the DIA scale—the highest and most rare rating you could buy—he just shrugged.

“I could hardly get you a ring from Diamonds Are Us.”

“That’s not even a real place.” I laughed, but I knew what he meant. A billionaire would buy the woman he loved an important ring of value.

Isabelle squeezes my fingers and gasps. “I can’t believe you’re marrying Connor Barrett. You kept that a big secret. Oh my God, look at this thing.”

“It’s insane,” Sienna says, ordering us two glasses of the house wine.

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