Made to Pay: A Dark Mafia Romance by Tessa Morgan

Author:Tessa Morgan [Morgan, Tessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2023-01-11T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

Zoey

My lips hurt. Not just from Smith’s furious kiss, but because I’m straining to keep them pulled into a smile. What Mr. Dom wants, Mr. Dom fucking gets. I’m going to smile so hard, people will think I’m a shark.

Plus, it seems he doesn’t want to look at me when I’m wearing this Halloween mask of mirth. Which is good, because my brain keeps misfiring when I lock onto his dark eyes. Like how I thought, for a ridiculous moment, that he was kissing me because he likes me.

Pfft. Smith? That was just his way of reminding me he owns me. That I’m his plaything, to do with whatever he chooses. The weird thing is, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t seeing things. There was an urgent need in that kiss, a desperate desire. I felt it. I tasted it.

I’m not reading him wrong. I’ve learned how to pick up vibes from people. Despite them working you to the bone, there’s not much to occupy your mind in prison. I turned to people-watching. The inmates, the guards. People love wearing masks, and I got good at peeking under them.

But Smith’s mask is so tightly glued to his real persona that there’s no chance for me to catch a glimpse of what he’s hiding. It will have to be his decision when I get to see the man beneath this tightly wound professional.

Until he lets me in, all I can do is play the cards I’ve been dealt, and they’re looking pretty shitty to me. But who knows? With just a little luck, a four and eight of clubs could turn into a straight flush.

Troy is waiting next to a limo, smoking a cigarette. He flicks it away when he sees us and then gives me a double take that makes me blush. Smith narrows his eyes at Troy, and immediately the older man makes a point of keeping his gaze fixed strictly ahead.

“Sorry for the wait,” Smith says, moving past Troy so he can open the back door for me. “I forgot how long it takes a woman to get ready.”

I send him an incredulous stare. He was the one fussing with my hair for like an hour. Yeah, it looks terrific, but that’s not the point. How dare he blame this on me? All he had to do was put on a tuxedo and comb his hair. A tuxedo that fits his tall form so well, my mouth goes dry every time I look at him.

I shove my nose into the air as I climb into the limo.

If that’s the way Smith wants to play this, then game on. He thinks I’m just some doll he can play dress-up with? Maybe it’s time he got a dose of the real Zoey Day. I’m done being intimidated by him. Done playing nice.

Smith gets in beside me, glances in my direction, and then gives me a double take too. His isn’t surprised, like Troy’s. His eyes are narrowed, like he’s trying to figure out what I’m up to.

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