Year of the Scorpio: Part One by Stacy Gail

Author:Stacy Gail
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Mafia Romance, Dark Romance, Alpha Male, Mystery Romance, Urban Romance, Ro, Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Stacy Gail
Published: 2016-10-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“So, you’re saying your non-boyfriend hit the bull’s eye in more ways that one?”

I lifted a brow at Shona before turning my attention to the pallet of dry cereal that had come in, using a box cutter to slice away the plastic wrap that bound the two hundred or so boxes into a jumbo cube of multigrain goodness. “That’s not what I said exactly, but considering where we were at the time, I’ll simply say yes and offer bonus points for the double entendre.”

“Yay for bonus points.” With quick efficiency, Shona rounded the pallet while writing on a clipboard. “For what it’s worth, I approve of the sexy-times turn of events in your life. When I first met you, I was thinking it might be too dangerous for me to hang around with you. I mean, riding shotgun with the daughter of Chicago’s most notorious crime boss—”

“Alleged crime boss. My father was indicted several times, but he was never actually convicted of any crime.”

Shona rolled her eyes. “The point is, I was worried you were just some crazy party girl and it was going to be one wild trip after another. But it’s been anything but.”

I thought of how Polo made me come at the shooting range, before he took me to Heaven for more of the same after I’d taken a spin or two for fun around his private stripper pole. “Sorry to be such a snooze-fest.”

“No drugs, no decadent parties, no gangsters with guns, no drives-bys, no sniper shots. And worst of all, no booty calls,” Shona went on, shaking her head. Today her glorious hair was done up in a massive fall of tiny braids, which were then twisted into an elegant chignon and sprinkled with glittering stones. “You’ve never even gone out with the same guy twice in a row since I’ve known you, so believe me when I say you’ve been a total bust when it comes to fulfilling my expectations of what a mob boss’s daughter should be like.”

“Alleged mob boss’s daughter.”

“My point is the president of my high school’s chess club got more action than you, and I should know. He was getting that action from me. Smart is so damn sexy.”

“Maybe this weekend marks the beginning of something new.” I’d certainly been seeing a hell of a lot of action over the last forty-eight hours. I had spent the entire weekend with Polo, from watching the vibrantly decadent, ever-changing show at Heaven from up high on his private balcony, to spending the night at his penthouse. Sunday had started out with me trying—and failing—to make waffles, something that amused Polo no end. Eventually we wound up going out to eat at a gorgeous little place with a birdcage-like solarium, called The Secret Garden. I instantly adopted it as our place, and we finally got our waffles, plus Bellinis and espresso coffee that was so strong I had a caffeine buzz for hours afterward.

Konstantin and Yuri Rodin were our shadows, but their presence didn’t seem to faze Polo in the least.

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