The Mafia King's Pawn
that to me. How cou
ean that," I said, m
ed me." He shrugged. "No on
to come to him. Without him, I would lose my sister. She wo
ears gathered in my eyes, and without thinking,
you made a dying promise to your mother." Although I was pleading for hi
d forgotten for a second that he was a mafia lord. He
man to be toiled with and would crush me with one hand if I did. Although I felt desired
el the tension and the tingling sensation of his touch. He lifted
He was probably assuming that his brother had sent me. Only if he knew
ed. "My
is hand from my face and walked around me. "Judging on her pa
rother kidnapped her. He took
s and turned to me. "B
truly meant by his last words. "
d to see his anger, shock, rage, or anything a
then paused. "Wait. A
gered herself to him in a poker game, and she lo
said, eyeing
be here if he did
n't. I mean, they have always been obsessed with each other. It only makes sen
my eyes wide open.
tell yo
her to go
er how he took h
her in the first place. I want
u start gamb
ave known me all my life
o minutes is enough to know you are the m
I fired back. "Illy
I sighed. I couldn't even boost of my toug
ened?" He
while Illyra was working to play because I believed I would win some money to pay off o
hy
nd paid for our flight to Hawaii." I answered. "Anyways, she was right. There was something weird
eful not to infuriate him
think I ca
are the only one who can take him down because you hate him the most." I took a deep breath.
robably considering if I was lying to him or not. I only hop
l." He said, and I l
t person on earth." I voiced,
rred to me." He stared at me straight in the eyes. "Then I shall bring your sist
ough hands against mine, and I trembled. I slowly lifted my gaze to meet his and
doing this," I
slept in days." He said,
know what I've had to eat for the past twe
d. Why did I have to blurt out every thought in
o handsome, and no woman could think pro
ly. He led me to a high-ceilinged room lined with books on one side. He wal
se," I repli
. "I could order you
g off before I realized I did. "Sorry,
d and poured wat
taking the glass from him
girl, Lyra." He s
o me. I wiped my mouth and
round a woman who makes absolu
is a waste of my time. Men like y
eathtaking. "You're selling yourself s
rassing for you." I stamme
how how that affected me. "You'll be my
e ever?" I asked. "You might meet
only thing that awaits me in the future is more power