Triplets for the Mafia Prince: A Christmas Romance by Ajme Williams

Author:Ajme Williams [Williams, Ajme]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

18

BELLA

Isit at the kitchen table, watching Nic make notes and plans. My body still tingles from our intimate encounter earlier. Who would have thought that being stuck in a cabin during a snowstorm with a Mafia underboss could lead to such pleasure?

But when I woke up from my nap alone, I began to second-guess everything. I didn’t regret letting Nic touch me, but I wondered what it all meant. Especially when I found him plotting revenge on his father like nothing had happened to us. But that’s what sex is like for men like him, right? It doesn’t mean anything.

He's made it clear that once this is over, I'll be sent away, whether it’s back to my father, to Ava, or on my own. At least he’s giving me a choice, although that choice doesn’t include staying with him.

The ache in my chest at that thought tells me I'm too invested, too enamored. Of course I've developed a crush on him. He's handsome, dangerous, and he's shown me pleasure I’ve never experienced before.

Heat rises to my cheeks as I remember his hands on my body. But that's all it was, a physical attraction and my naive heart latching onto the first man who's shown me real attention. My crush on him is just that—a crush. Something to look back on years from now and smile about. It'll make a good story someday, nothing more.

I need to stop acting like some lovesick teenager. Stop reading meaning into every touch, every look. I'm not stupid. I know how these things work.

The way he talks about my "freedom" after this is over makes it crystal clear that I'm a responsibility to him, a problem to solve. Maybe he feels guilty about almost delivering me to his monster of a father. Maybe he even feels protective of me. But love? Partnership? Those aren't even possibilities in his mind.

I force myself to think practically about my future. If I go to Ava, I'll have protection through the D'Amatos. If I strike out on my own, I’ll have to find work and figure out how to adult on my own. That scares me a bit because there’s so much I don’t know, and yet, the idea of living my own life, making my own choices even if they’re bad ones, is exciting.

I think about Ava again and realize she would have heard about the attempt on our lives and how we’re missing.

I clear my throat. "Can I call Ava to let her know I'm safe?"

Nic's head snaps up, his dark eyes narrowing. "No calls to anyone. We don't know who we can trust."

"But she's my sister." I wrap my arms around myself, feeling the chill of his rejection. "The D'Amatos could help us."

"The D'Amatos are part of The Outfit. Your sister's loyalty is to her husband's family now." He returns to his notes. "For all we know, they could be working with my father."

"Ava would never betray me." My voice cracks. Growing up, Ava was more than just my sister.

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