The Lies We Tell: A Dark Mafia Romance (Sicilian Mafia Wars Book 4) by Meaghan Pierce

Author:Meaghan Pierce [Pierce, Meaghan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pierced Soul Publishing
Published: 2023-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Tessa checked the time on the large antique clock hanging in the hall, twisting her phone in her fingers in case someone walked by and she needed to look busy. Matteo, Luca, and Sienna were all gone to Agrigento today. Another meeting to decide the best way to overthrow and take down her father.

Matteo hadn’t wanted to leave her alone, staying curled around her in bed well past when he’d normally be up and going about his day. It warmed her in a way she knew it shouldn’t, but every time Matteo touched her, a little piece of her slid back into place. His touch erased the memories of the man she’d killed.

She didn’t feel bad about killing him, not knowing the fate she’d saved Sienna from, saved herself from. But she hadn’t heard from her father since it happened, and she was beginning to worry that there’d be an unwelcome gift with his message the next time she did.

Which is why, as much as she hated it, she was going to force herself to use the empty house as an opportunity to send her father something she hoped he could use. If only to keep her mother breathing a little longer.

But the more time she spent with Matteo, the more she hoped Maeve would find her mother so Tessa could do everything in her power to help the Bianchis bring her father down. She wanted his end, just not more than she wanted her mother back.

A noise at the top of the stairs drew her attention, and she melted into the shadows of a potted palm. Whether because of Matteo’s orders or sloppiness, the maids had begun leaving Matteo’s bedroom door unlocked after cleaning it.

The study remained a vault she couldn’t get into, but Matteo sometimes brought work to bed. She’d seen a stack of file folders on his nightstand last night before he took her across the hall to her room and they made use of the giant claw foot tub in her bathroom. Matteo had taught her a new love of bubble baths.

The way he touched her, as if he’d never get enough of her, was addicting. She was constantly reminding herself it meant nothing, that he wouldn’t want to have anything to do with her if he knew the truth about why she was here.

Her head would be on the chopping block right next to her father’s if Matteo or any of them found out she was passing information to him. Even if that information never seemed to be as helpful as Salvatore wanted it to be. He was growing increasingly agitated that everything she’d sent him so far still left him a few steps behind.

The maids descended the stairs, talking animatedly while they lugged their buckets and vacuums from one room to the next. They always cleaned Matteo’s room last, so she knew she’d have the whole upstairs to herself for a while. Matteo said he wasn’t due back until midafternoon.

Waiting until their voices faded, she darted quickly up the steps, jogging down the hallway and around the corner.

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