Wicked Roses: A Dark Mafia Romance (Gangsters & Roses Book 1) by Sienne Vega

Author:Sienne Vega [Vega, Sienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

17. delphine

“We need to figure out how we’re going to do this,” I say the next morning. I’m perched on one of Salvatore’s kitchen stools. Two mugs of coffee sit on the island counter. One for me. The other for him.

He scratches his head, still half asleep as he pads into the kitchen shirtless, in only his sweatpants. “Phi, I’ve been up for five seconds. I’ve no clue what the fuck you’re talking about.”

“This…” I gesture between us. “You said we’d handle it as a team.”

“I might’ve been speaking out of my ass.”

My right brow ticks up. “As in?”

“Phi, I had just got done getting laid. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind.”

“Is that your way of saying you were telling me what I wanted to hear?”

“It means I probably would’ve agreed to chopping one of my ears off if it meant getting to be inside you.”

Heat flames over my skin, though I hold my ground. “Some things really never do change. I can always count on you to be crass.”

“You call it crass. I call it honesty.” He shrugs and picks up the mug I’ve set out for him. He swallows a couple greedy mouthfuls, his fingers finding his hair. Normally so sleek and slicked back, the cowlick has returned with a vengeance after a night’s sleep. “Look, Phi, you want to make this guy suffer. You want revenge. I told you, I get it.”

“Then why do you treat me like I’m made of glass? I can handle myself.”

“That’s not what I’m doing—”

“I’m going to get revenge regardless of your attempt to stop me.”

A scowl fixes itself onto his face. “It’d be a lot easier if you’d listen.”

“You should know nothing about me is easy... or ever has been.” I abandon my coffee mug on the kitchen island and spin toward the hall leading to my room.

On my way past, Salvatore catches my arm and holds me back. Even after last night, his touch elicits a fresh current of desire through my body. I can still feel him inside me; I can still hear the sounds of our breathless moans to the backdrop of the rain.

This morning I woke up sore, and I couldn’t be more grateful.

Salvatore is a lot of bad things, but his touch has always been good—wanted.

After what I’ve been through, it means the world.

“Phi,” he says, easing me back by the arm. “I still don’t know what we’re dealing with. You seem to think this is some guy off the street.”

“You seem to think it’s not. Care to explain why?”

He husks out a deep breath. “I can’t tell you the full story. But I have reason to believe someone was targeting you—a lot happened the night of your attack. The guy who broke into your apartment was probably hired to do so. Who have you pissed off lately?”

“I can fill up a book with names. Pissing people off is part of the job as ADA.”

“You know who I’m talking about.”

“The Belinis?”

“I’m looking into it. It’s complicated.

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