Unwilling Pawn: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance by Measha Stone

Author:Measha Stone [Stone, Measha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2021-08-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Amelia

Christian’s place in New York overlooked Central Park. Like a tower hovering over the glistening city below, and I was to be its prisoner.

On the plane, I’d envisioned something more of a fortress than what he brought me to, the penthouse in a high rise on Central Park South. I knew nothing of New York City. I lived my entire life in Chicago. Most of our family vacations were spent on a Caribbean island or a boat cruise, something my father enjoyed. I would have preferred to find a quiet cabin in the woods and escape people.

Looking out of the massive window of Christian’s living room at the car lights and the streetlights laid out before me, it seemed I was far from being able to escape.

It was already dark when we arrived from the airport and Christian had been called away the moment we stepped inside. He’d been busy the entire trip, talking on the phone, pacing his private jet, or huddled with his men at the front of the plane. All while I sat in a captain’s chair at the back, wondering how the hell my life ended up this way.

“Amelia.” Christian’s voice boomed across the open room. While his cousin’s estate dripped of wealth and status, Christian’s tastes were more minimalist. I hadn’t explored further than the living room, but it was comfortable. Masculine in design with the sharp edges of the tables and chairs, but the couches and loveseat had a soft tenderness to them. Like I could sink into one and drift away. Maybe one day it would even feel like home.

I turned from the window.

“Is that the zoo?” I asked with a pointed finger at the window.

He’d already shucked off his suit jacket. His sleeves were unbuttoned and rolled up to his elbows. He’d been hard at work apparently. His tie was gone, and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone. It gave him a less fierce look, but the danger of Christian Kaczmarek didn’t reside in his clothing.

“It is. Do you like visiting the zoo?” he asked.

I lifted a shoulder. “Not really. I find it depressing. All those animals locked in cages instead of being able to run around free in their natural environments. I don’t find their misery entertaining.”

His left eyebrow arched. Maybe he took my comment as a personal shot. It hadn’t been my intention, but I wouldn’t disagree with the comparison.

“Then we can cross that off the list of things you’d like to do here.” He walked across the room, coming to stand next to me at the window. He peered out. “There’s a lot of other things to do that don’t require anyone be put in a cage.”

I turned up to look at him. A smile played on his lips. As I looked at him longer, I noticed a jagged white scar along his jaw running up to his ear. The dark stubble of his beard usually covered it, but he’d shaved this afternoon.

Without thinking, I reached up to touch it.

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