In The Mafia's Shadow

cament, and she was the only one who could bail him out. He'd somehow managed to infuriate

eatedly let her down was a mystery to her. Yet, desp

tense silence. "I want him to leave here alive and unt

lied, more a statement than a question. Valentin

ely. Valentina's anxiety eased a fr

er cool skin. His fingers traced their way to her shoulder, then paused at he

elt weak, and she sank onto the bed, pressing a hand to her neck where h

s leaving

ed to watch his departure from the balcony. Nervously, she bit he

ything she once knew, weighed heavily on her. T

she knew he possessed. Over the past two days confined in this hotel room, she had come to understand that Dru

"Bring him out," he ordered. Valentina's eyes locked onto the bl

his word. She watched as Lorrel walked toward a wa

eroed in on the white bandage wrapped around Lorr

flared within her. She turned to Dru

to him?" She as

with a smirk. It irked he

pitch. She looked like she was about to cry,

finger... or two. I don't really remember. Besides, it

made Valentina ev

ed. "You didn't keep to your end o

using to see her fuming and

t and tugging his sleeve up to reveal a gold watch and the gold bracelet he wore. He glanced at it briefly. "After all, I never told you he would be leaving here unharmed. I only promised you

towards him, her heels clicking on the

ing her hand to give him a slap. That

n't shake it out of. Before she knew it she was pinned to the wall

all twice. It left her gasping for breath and weak against him.

to the wall with only one hand. "I don't like people who can't keep their anger to themselves. I try to be nice,"

choke out but he only tigh

rely managed to keep herself standing on

felt fingers on her chin and she found herself being

ce, darling. And I'm delighte

ay and he rel

burr that stirred something within her. "But for now

as the sounds of Druid storming out of the

a slam and she covered

herself into this time? What

.