Until Death Do Us Part: A Dark Mafia Romance (Beauty in Lies Book 4) by Adelaide Forrest

Author:Adelaide Forrest [Forrest, Adelaide]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

24

Rafael

I strolled through the halls from the library where the men had gathered to discuss the details of our trade. Some territories who’d been excluded from the meeting and the alliance had previously been key suppliers, like cocaine from Samuel in Colombia.

It was only a matter of time before we stole his territory from him, but in the meantime arrangements had needed to be made to ensure none of us needed to function without it. Cristiano in Peru would take care of that for us, stepping up his production as much as possible to make up for the difference.

I was just glad that the negotiations had gone relatively smoothly, prices set and determined without any guns being drawn or lapses within the tentative bonds of the new world alliance. I nodded to Joaquin as I passed, his brow furrowed but a smirk on his face when I practically glided into the room.

The smell of cigars clung to my skin, and I realized it would be the first time Isa was confronted with that scent on me. I wondered if she’d like it or need to grow to appreciate it with time.

She sat in the center of the room with Sigrid at her side, a beaming smile on her face as she threw her head back and laughed at something the older woman said. I tilted my head to the side and leaned against the door frame, watching the interaction with interest in the moments when Isa didn’t know I was there.

Isa raised her hand from her lap, bringing it down to rest firmly on Sigrid’s arm and squeeze, as if the two women had known each other forever. It warmed me to see her fitting in so well, something I’d doubted would come easily to Isa.

She wasn’t one to thrive in crowds or embrace having attention on her, instead choosing to stay at the edges of the group and observe everyone. There was power in that, just as there was power in the way Sigrid worked a room and owned her outgoing personality.

Isa didn’t need to be someone she was not to be mi reina, she just needed to own her place and demand respect, but I appreciated the effort on her part regardless. She’d figure it out for herself in time.

Joaquin stepped into the room alongside me, nodding his head toward where Isa sat. “Somethings wrong,” he said, and I followed his line of sight to where Isa had yet to turn her head and find me.

Something was very wrong. Isa was as linked to me as I was to her. She always knew when I entered the room. I turned my head to meet Joaquin’s fixated stare, sensing the worry that filled him. “Did anything unusual happen?”

“Nothing. She was awkward, normal Isa. There was a little tiff with Vera but nothing Isa couldn’t handle on her own,” he explained.

“What changed?”

“She went to the bathroom and seemed to collect herself. She had more energy when she came out,” he said.

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