The Mafia King's Pawn
Andrei years ago. The girl who made my brother weak and vulnerable. All this time, I
t have changed after all these years. I knew her faile
gators to watch when she would sta
he land, and she could go to hell for that. When I realized
her
ith a grainy photograph. Illyra had always made a great effort to keep her away from me. They moved to dif
er sister. I didn't trust the Bennet's especially since th
et full of cash outside a grocery store in front of her. She had run two
at. She would have kept the walle
ra's sister." The investigator had told me. She was nothing li
full of love and compassion. She knew nothing
njury in Oahu with a private poker game in Hale Ka'nani, I bribed
t the job offer because they we
nto Illyra and they would cause a
ould have a heated argument. And I would utilize that ti
er for days and I was running out of time,
n away from the restaurant. I didn't know why I had expected anythin
s as greedy as her sister. That her eyes would sparkle with desire whe
y, not only had there been no heated argument between Andrei and Illy
i's offer to a single card draw between them-a million dollars versus
he game and she was for
lan. I was definitely not hoping to make the couple happy again. F
ns to humiliate my brother had blown up in my face.
n hitting on me right and left until even that began
ra Bennet was here and wished to marry me after all. And now, h
said, hoping she would buy it. "It shows how despera
shade of red. I turned
kto
hat her big brown eyes had seen through my heartless soul? H
w penny. "What did you mean by the plans you had?" I exhaled,
help it, and I laugh
She said, beaming. "I had always dreamed of my wedding and
ish is my com
e a cake." She said, he
on't tell me you're
t grumpy. My flight ran out of my food when they reached my aisle, and I hadn't eaten for the pas
eturned to the bar and pre
ir
a breakfa
our hig
ck." I glanced back at Lyra. "Anyth
open. I turned back to the interco
s,
was staring at me, apparently mesmerized, like I had done so
was
Why don't you w
wedding cake. Or a wedding dress. I think it's best for us-" She looked at me sideway
d. "You're the bride
ing her head nervou
that much about ho
she chewed on her full, pink bottom lip. "You're be
saying that?" M
it's
onal, just as you said. Cour
odded. "In
e of kindness if she knew the truth about what I intended to
my plans immediately. She was cunning, smart, and vicious.
hat blew up every