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My Mafia Mystery: The Barefoot Princess

My Mafia Mystery: The Barefoot Princess

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Chapter 1 The Viking

Word Count: 1321    |    Released on: 30/08/2024

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of the Palazzo Hotel, hearing the steady breathing of the occ

myself as I pulled the lock picks fr

hould be at 3am. Only a sleepy looking desk clerk had possibly seen me, but I think the

u would expect to find at a five s

uietly open before I snuck inside. The room was lavishly decorated and my bare feet sunk into the thick carpet. Exquisite

a bonus for sure, but I had

m moonlight streaming in through the open windo

put it?" I mouthed, not daring to whisper

lled over, facing the bedside table - an

ed, didn't it?" I thought t

acefulness of his expression, making him seem like a Viking from the olden days. I could imagine him leading a group of fellow Vikings on a raid,

rely covered by the duvet and I bit my lowe

I guess that meant he was supposed to be my rival too. It should be a crime to lust after a man who would probably s

about her work as a prostitute. I just had no desire to launch myself at the Milano men who hung around the house

icked it up and opened it carefully, my eyes watching the man's face for an

emed familiar somehow with its zig-zag rows of diamonds encompassing the entire piece of jewellery, but I guess it wasn't so unusual to a

iece. I had initially planned to string it around my neck beside my own necklace, but there was no way I could walk ba

t back down in the exact location I had found it. I was about to tuck the necklace into my bra - the onl

, his green eyes watching me closely. Before I could blink, he

hat I can only describe as a

s his hands cupped my face. I closed my eyes as his tongue swept inside

I shivered at the contact, a s

realise that it had come from me. That realisation was like a bucket

rom my fist, glinting in the moonlight and I could see the moment he noticed it. The passionate haze in his eyes turned ice cold a

ran as fast as I could, escaping through the door as fast as I could. The roar of anger behind me told me that the man was following me, so I darted down the

appen. It spurred me on, bursting out of the stairwell as fast as I could before I dashed through the foyer. I heard the desk clerk shout out in su

mering loudly against my ribcage. Leaning against a nearby tree, I bent

she sees that I destroyed her cous

feet and groaned. In my haste to r

re. And what was worse was the knowled

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1 Chapter 1 The Viking2 Chapter 2 Louvre3 Chapter 3 Playing with knives4 Chapter 4 Experiment5 Chapter 5 Pretty Little Princess6 Chapter 6 The Most Gorgeous Thing7 Chapter 7 Missing Treasures8 Chapter 8 Assignment9 Chapter 9 The Dog10 Chapter 10 Suicide or Murder 11 Chapter 11 Confessions12 Chapter 12 Vampire 13 Chapter 13 The Death of Me14 Chapter 14 Bait and Switch15 Chapter 15 Escaping the Mafia16 Chapter 16 Good Dog17 Chapter 17 Substitute18 Chapter 18 No Turning Back19 Chapter 19 Stupid Enzo20 Chapter 20 Pasta a la Murder21 Chapter 21 Discovery22 Chapter 22 The Big Bad Wolf23 Chapter 23 Target Practice24 Chapter 24 Mine25 Chapter 25 Choices26 Chapter 26 It's All History27 Chapter 27 Ambush28 Chapter 28 Princess and the Pauper29 Chapter 29 Hell or High Water30 Chapter 30 Drama at Ten Thousand Feet31 Chapter 31 Protocol32 Chapter 32 Uncle Mattias33 Chapter 33 Dinner and a Show34 Chapter 34 Evicted35 Chapter 35 Princess Lessons36 Chapter 36 Attack37 Chapter 37 Prognosis38 Chapter 38 Golden Stranger39 Chapter 39 Damian40 Chapter 40 You Are Mine41 Chapter 41 A Light Jog42 Chapter 42 Princess Duties43 Chapter 43 Power over Love44 Chapter 44 Slave or Mate45 Chapter 45 Bears46 Chapter 46 The Garden47 Chapter 47 A Man With a Plan48 Chapter 48 Escaped Princess49 Chapter 49 FREEDOM50 Chapter 50 Burgers and Desire51 Chapter 51 Rejection52 Chapter 52 Attack53 Chapter 53 Family affairs54 Chapter 54 Insults and Accusations55 Chapter 55 Choosing Love56 Chapter 56 Murder Most Foul57 Chapter 57 The Fall58 Chapter 58 Imprisoned59 Chapter 59 Revelations