Ghosted: A Mafia Assassin Romance (Team Zero Book 2) by Rina Kent

Author:Rina Kent [Kent, Rina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RK Publishing House
Published: 2019-04-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

My heart and head are twisted in knots.

Worse, both of them are led by my stupid body that’s completely enchanted with Julian’s.

He cages my hand in his and drags me into the storehouse. There’s no way I will be able to untangle myself from his hold or to run the other way.

A stupid part of me doesn’t even want to run away. A stupid part is blazing in foolish fireworks of thrill and excitement I’ve never felt. Not even in the fighting ring.

Julian has been strangely quiet all the way here. He hasn’t said a word in the car or even looked at me. There’s been so much tension in his shoulders that I’ve been tempted to reach out and massage them.

What’s wrong with him now? If it’s because of my angry episode in the park, then he didn’t show it earlier. Now, it’s like he’s come to an unpleasant realisation.

Or perhaps, he was playing along with my anger earlier and it’s time for his own anger.

My stomach drops. Does he think I actually hate him? It was a stupid ruse of the moment. If only I could bring myself to hate him. If I did, I wouldn’t be having these inexplicable feelings. I think I’m going insane because my fingers itch to console him. Even if he might still hand me over to Johnny.

Kyle greets us at the entrance, carrying a bottle of cognac and smirking. He appears drunk and melancholic. “Ye’re back, love. Grand. Do you know how much Godfather – ”

“Stop calling her ‘love’.” Julian cuts him off with a harsh glare.

I offer Kyle an awkward smile, and he winks. My smile turns into a yelp as Julian places a hand behind my back, an arm under my legs, and carries me inside, bridal style.

Shock reverberates through me at how much his possessiveness turns me on. This isn’t supposed to happen, right? Normal humans shouldn’t feel this way. But who am I kidding? Julian and I are as far away from normal as possible.

My face heats and the insides of my thighs turn to jelly. I wrap my arms around his neck and hide my face in the crook of his shoulder.

He kicks the door to the room open then shuts it behind us. My pulse leaps into my throat as he places me onto the bed. Instead of kissing me and satisfying the ache lodged deep within me, he towers over the bed. The darkness in his eyes sparks with punishing intensity. Lust is there, but it’s anger that stiffens his posture.

“What were you thinking, Elle? When I told you to stay put, why didn’t you?” He grits out, then takes a deep breath as if to calm himself. “How can you fucking leave when Johnny’s men were right outside?”

A shudder takes over my body at the thought. He’s right. Johnny’s men could’ve taken me. My voice comes out in a whisper. “I didn’t think about that. I only wanted to survive.”

Julian is on me in a second.

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