Twisted Queen: A Dark Mafia Romance (Five Families Book 2) by Penelope Black
Author:Penelope Black [Black, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-13T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Seventeen
MADDIE
Dante pulls out a bottle of whiskey from a cabinet above the refrigerator. Thereâs a sea of bottles up there, and most of them look full. He grabs five modern-cut highball glasses from another cabinet and brings it all to the island. âI think we all could use a nightcap,â he says as he pours two fingers in each glass. He glances at Aries. âEverything taken care of?â
âItâs sorted. For now,â Aries replies as Dante slides a glass to him.
Dante slides the remaining glasses to each of us as I patiently wait for someone to fill me in. I cradle the glass in my hand and look at each of them from beneath my lashes. When it becomes apparent that no one is going to offer anything else, I decide to assert myself.
âWhatâs going on?â
âNothing you need to worry about.â Matteo takes a healthy sip of his drink.
Irritation spikes in my bloodstream, and I debate on whether or not I have the energy to dive into this tonight. I knew that starting a relationship with multiple men would have some growing pains, and I knew that any sort of relationship with men of their connections would also have some unique challenges.
But marrying those two concepts together might be a bigger task than I anticipated. Luckily for everyone, I love a good challenge.
I take a small sip of the whiskey, wincing as it burns a path of fire down my throat. I set my glass down and stare right at Matteo. âRight, well, I thought we agreed to be more honest with one another if we want this to work.â
âAnd what is this, exactly?â Aries asks.
I tilt my head to the side. âWhat?â
He motions between me and them with his index finger and a glass in his hand. âThis. You. Them. And me.â
I take a deep breath and swivel the stool to face Aries. âIâm into them. And you. So I want us to date. All of us. More accurately, you'll date me, and no one else.â I keep my gaze locked on Aries, even though I see Matteo and Dante shift out of the corner of my eye.
Aries whistles under his breath, the noise low and equal parts astonishment and sarcasm. I wasn't sure a single noise, a half whistle, no less, could sound sarcastic, but that's the best way to describe it.
âIs that right?â
I tip my head up as my heart beats harder in my chest. Thereâs a very real possibility that Aries will walk away from thisâfrom me. But I promised myself that I would take those chances, and I like to think Iâm a woman of my word. âYes.â
As he slouches in his chair, he spreads his legs apart even further, and his knee slides between my legs. My breath hitches, but I don't take my gaze away from his.
Aries can play my body better than most menâall the men in this room can, really. But if he thinks reminding me of that fact will deter me, heâs wrong.
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