Queen of The Reapers: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Reapers of Caspian Hills Book 2) by Jessa Halliwell

Queen of The Reapers: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Reapers of Caspian Hills Book 2) by Jessa Halliwell

Author:Jessa Halliwell [Halliwell, Jessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-29T16:00:00+00:00


Melanie hisses as the bag of ice touches her swollen lip. She’s seated on one of her lounge chairs as her bodyguard Charles leans over her and tends to her swollen lip.

“Sorry, Miss Diaz.” Charles says, tucking a long strand of honey blonde hair behind her ear. “I know it hurts, but we have to stop the swelling.”

She looks up at him, and for a moment her eyes soften. “Thanks, Charles.” She says, clearing her throat. “Could you give us some space? I have a few things I need to discuss with my friends.”

Charles gives the four of us a warning glare before giving her a slight bow and quietly retreating into the house.

The way she emphasized the word ‘friends’ makes me feel like shit. I stand by the edge of the pool and wrap my hands around myself. Everyone else is surrounding her, but I can’t stomach the idea of coming face to face with her.

Once the guys arrived, we were at a standstill. Melanie called for more security and the guys jumped in to explain what happened before things got more out of hand. She cancelled the call for reinforcements, but things between us are still far from friendly.

If I had followed the plan like I was supposed to, I would’ve found out that the guys had cleared her of any wrongdoing within minutes of us leaving them behind. According to her cell records, she’s been home for the last two nights and hasn’t been in contact with anyone outside of her compound for the last few days. She didn’t take Alex and I feel like such an idiot for assuming she did.

“Let’s go over this again.” She says, cutting her eyes at me. “You thought I kidnapped your sister?”

“Yeah.” I confess as embarrassment flames my cheeks. “I did. But I realize now how stupid that was.”

“You don’t say.” She mumbles with an eye-roll.

Cyrus takes a seat on the lounge beside hers and studies her for a moment. “Where were you last night?” He asks. “If you don’t mind me asking.”

Melanie throws him a vicious glare as she readjusts the ice pack. “It’s like I already told you.” She huffs, closing her eyes as she leans back into her lounge. “I was home last night. You can ask Charles for the video footage to prove it. Your psycho girlfriend made a fucking mistake.”

“And the s… scratches on your face?” Tristan asks, squinting his eyes to get a better look at them.

“Happened two days ago.” She says, bitterly. “You know, when I was helping you guys save her stupid ass. Remind me again why I did that?”

“Because we would’ve killed you, if you didn’t.” Atlas clips before letting out a heavy sigh. “How did it happen?”

“After you guys left, Jessie saw an opportunity to escape, and she ran with it. Luckily, after a minor scuffle, I was able to take her down.”

Atlas studies her for a second. “She’s telling the truth.” He says, turning to look out at the infinity pool.



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