Scorned Princess: An Enemies to Lovers Gang Romance (Crooked Paradise Book 1) by Eva Chance & Harlow King

Author:Eva Chance & Harlow King [Chance, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2021-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

17

Mercy

Kaige tossed me the car key, which I caught easily. “That was one hell of a detour,” he said with a grin.

“Thanks,” I said, ignoring his innuendo. Yes, we’d just had mind-blowing sex, but his ego clearly didn’t need any stroking on that score. It was time for me to get down to work.

Kaige gave me a strange look as I climbed into the Audi. You’d have thought he’d be happier about my easy-going approach. I mean, we’d just had our first hook-up on the hood of his car. Presumably he hadn’t thought we’d be holding hands and whispering sweet nothings next.

I started the engine and smiled. This beat a taxi by a mile.

Kaige hit the button to open the garage door for me, and I thanked him with a little wave as I cruised past. I pulled out of the driveway and swung the car around the corner to careen down the steep hill that led into the center of Paradise City. As the car zoomed toward the bend, I leaned back in the buttery leather seat.

It smelled like Kaige—musky with a bit of a spicy bite, like ginger or something. To my annoyance, the scent set off a flare of heat low in my belly. When I squeezed my thighs, I could feel the lingering wetness between them.

Okay, maybe a tiny part of me hoped our hook-up would turn out to be more than a one-time thing.

As Paradise City’s pretty streets gave way to the Bend’s grittiness, a twinge of homesickness rippled through my chest. I knew each and every corner of the place. Before my formal education had even begun, Dad had made me memorize the street names and the by-lanes that ran past them. I’d made so many nooks and ledges my own, sneaking in my parkour practice when I could. This neighborhood had been mine, and now Colt had me running scared.

He’d pay for that like he would for so much else.

I found a quiet street in Claws territory and parked the Audi there out of view, because even if it wasn’t especially flashy, a car this nice would draw the wrong kind of attention. As I stepped out, I pulled on my hoodie, yanking the hood up to hide my ponytail and shadow my face. The sun was starting to sink, thank God, because one minute in these clothes and I was already sweating.

There were a few bars in the neighborhood where disreputable types tended to gather. I headed toward the nearest one. Passing my favorite diner, Joe’s Morning, a whiff of pancakes-for-dinner filled my nose and made my mouth water. Whenever I’d been feeling low, I’d stop by here.

Movement caught my eye. Up ahead, a grey car had stopped in the middle of the street. Three guys got out. One was swinging a baseball bat idly, though there definitely wasn’t anywhere to play around here, and they all had red bandanas tied around their upper arms. Red bandanas with an emblem of a knight’s helmet on them.

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