Sweet Cruelty: A Dark Mafia Romance by Zoe Blake

Author:Zoe Blake [Blake, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2020-10-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I both wished and feared to see Mr. Rochester on the day which followed this sleepless night. I wanted to hear his voice again, yet feared to meet his eye. - Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Emma

I pushed the empty book cart behind the information desk and sat down on the rickety wooden chair with a huff. I had hoped getting lost in the stacks as I re-shelved books would take my mind off Dimitri, but it hadn’t worked. My mind kept wandering back to last night. I couldn’t stop thinking about the feel of his hands and mouth on my body. My rational side kept screaming that there were too many red flags, that he was dangerous, that I needed to cut and run now before I got in over my head.

Unfortunately, my emotional side kept sing-songing tooooo late!

Pushing up my sleeve, I touched the diamond bracelet. Earlier today it had felt heavy and foreign on my wrist, but now the metal had warmed. I liked how the diamonds sparkled and danced in any light. I also loved what the bracelet seemed to represent. My inner heroine. The bold, sassy woman who had the power to capture the attention of a man like Dimitri. Even if it was just an illusion.

Looking around to make sure Old Sour Berry wasn’t watching, I leaned down and opened the rusted metal file drawer where I stashed my backpack while at work.

Digging into the front pocket, I searched for my phone.

Pressing the home button, the screen lit up.

My heart sank.

No new messages or calls from Dimitri.

Just as I was about to put the phone away, a notification pinged.

My earlier responding text message to him had failed to send.

Stupid old phone. I desperately needed a new one. This one was over three years old, which was a lifetime for an iPhone, and it was always acting up and losing service.

Darn it. I had spent half of class thinking up the perfect response, which made me sound sophisticated and aloof yet appreciative.

Good morning to you as well.

Okay, so it wasn’t Shakespeare, but I was new at this.

Just as I was deleting the failed text, my phone notifications started pinging again.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Missed calls from Dimitri.

Uh oh.

Then the late text messages from him started pinging.

This was bad… really bad.

My head spun as all the blood left my body.

Ping.

Ping.

Ping.

A text from Mary warning me in her own special way that Dimitri was mad.

Remember Buffy Season Two Episode Fourteen when Angel goes all evil demon after kissing Buffy?

Well, sharpen your spike cause Dimitri’s looking for you.

Now the late voicemails were coming through.

Maybe it wasn’t too late to flee the country?

I heard Canada was lovely this time of year.

Just as my frozen brain came up with the idea to call Mary for advice, there was a tremendous crash as both heavy double doors to the Newberry Library swung open simultaneously.

Dimitri had found me.

I knew it wasn’t possible, but I’d swear it looked like he emerged through a cloud of smoke and dramatic music as he crossed the threshold.

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