City of Salvation: Toxic Paradise Book #3 by Marie Maravilla

Author:Marie Maravilla [Maravilla, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marie Maravilla
Published: 2024-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

My sleep schedule had been fucked for years, and morning was more like six p.m. Hues of pink and orange painted the sky. I wasn’t entirely sure if it was the Arizona heat or the nerves of learning to drive that had beads of sweat popping up around my hairline. Our apartment was on the ground floor, steps away from the parking lot.

My heart nearly stopped when I rounded the corner to find Dex leaning against a blacked-out SUV. His arms were crossed, his muscles pushing the limits of his white T-shirt. Always the same outfit of black dickies, slightly oversized graphic T-shirt, and white Air Forces. The man knew what worked for him, that was for sure. His hair was up in a bun at the top of his head, and the sun highlighted the golden tones interwoven with the brown.

He was painfully attractive, and it wasn’t a wonder so many women fell over themselves to get into his pants.

“Why are you frowning like that? We haven’t even started yet. You can’t already decide you hate driving,” he called out, tucking away his phone.

I flipped him off, letting him think he was correct in his assumption. Thank god he couldn’t read minds, or he’d know that the face was because I didn’t like the idea of him with other women. Which was preposterous since I wasn’t with him either…not really.

He moved over to the passenger side and opened the door, motioning for me to get in.

“I thought I was driving,” I said, climbing into the massive vehicle. “Shouldn’t I learn in something…smaller?” I asked as he shut the door, jogging around to the other side and sliding in.

The engine roared to life. “First of all, most of my time is spent on a bike, so I don’t exactly have a garage full of options for you,” he said, adjusting things.

He was right. Where had this one even come from?

I didn’t have to wonder for long.

“I took Robert’s ride. He’s not going to need it for a while since he’s over in Santa Ana.” He gripped the steering wheel with his left hand, throwing the other arm over the back of our seats and turning to look out the rear windshield.

“What’s he doing there?” I asked after clearing my throat. Why was watching a man’s hand glide over the wheel as he backed up so hot?

“Dunno.” He shrugged a shoulder, his attention back in front as he drove us out of the parking lot and off to who knew where. “Los Muertos shit is my guess. We don’t really talk particulars of our organizations. He knew about you and me because Ryan told him. Now, back to your other questions. Aside from this being the only vehicle available, it’s also bulletproofed, in case anything goes south,” he said, trailing off at the end.

Silence hung between us for a few moments, and I pulled my legs up onto the leather seats, hugging them to my chest. He rubbed at the back of his neck like he felt bad for mentioning that I was a target.

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