BRIDE TO THE MAFIA HEIR
p club's VIP area. Kylie's gaze hooked onto it, her heart thu
giggle threatening to leave her lips. "Only
thing, the distant throb of bass from the main room, and Daniel's low, ominous
re, let alone fired one. Sure, she'd seen them in mo
ng herself. In one seamless act
It was heavier than she thought, and her arms trembled slightly under itwas rigid, opposing her efforts. A small part of her brain recog
realized. "He ha
er arms shaking as she directed it at Daniel. The barrel
at single word. She sounded afraid, which she was, b
ers down Kylie's spine. His eyes raked over her, taking in the shaking gu
u know about a big ole gun like that?" he
ack, making the too tight dress cling even more tightly to her skin. T
nger now. The initial astonishment was fading off, replaced
s attitude darkening. "I d
wn. She saw his gigantic bulk flying towards her, his hands outstretch
eezed the
t from her grip. The blast was thunderous in the small space, leavin
to the bed before crumpling to the floor. A dar
, now feeling ten times heavier. The acrid scent of gunpowder assaulted her nose,
ts, an unending loop of panic and disbelief. She'd shot someone.
rashing down on her like a tidal wa
, eliminating any evidence of her fingerprints. That was awkward and am
ed down the hallway, nearly tumbling in her haste to flee. She passed a boredlooking guard, who scarce
She swallowed it down greedily, attempting to rid the odor of gunpowder and panic from her lungs. He
ver's seat. Her hands shook so terribly she could hardly get
eat on full blast. Her teeth chattered, her w
ng a long-ago first aid training. "It's ju
normally. The last thing she needed was to get pulled over
blood. Tiny droplets, barely apparent unless you knew to look for them. B
ing. The car veered uncontrollably, nearly slammi
rough gritted teeth. "I am Kylie go
curled around the poor girl's throat. The girl's body hit the floor, abandoned like rubb
cefully, shoving the memorie
to the garage of the Morgan mansion. The vast home loomed over her, its windows
ior, using enough cleaning agents to make her eyes water. Her disguise came off piece by piec
o the voracious flames. Kylie watched as the evidence of her night's esca
conspicuous coveralls, Kylie's mind raced. What would happen now? Would the polic
ng the treasured Morgan's name, was almost
er on full blast, not bothering to wait for the water to warm up before stepp
the water soak through the coveralls. Then, as if a dam had cracke
r spray. Kylie slid down the tiled wall, pre
uelly, recalling her mother's oft-r
er shower, Kylie didn't feel like a Morgan. Sh
ie's mind slipped. How had she landed up here? It felt like only yesterday she'd b
ld her of her forthcoming marriage to some mystery billionaire.
hter. But inwardly, questions had festered. Who was this man?
w questions here and there, some covert inquiries about her parents' s
to organized crime. And then, the most alarming of all rumors
fragments of discussion, and a few wellplaced bribes to the proper people. But that was enoug
, Kylie wondered if it had been worth it. She'd confirmed he
fied or not, that was a weight sh
ess, Kylie forced herself to stand. She took off the soaking co
y makeup swirled down the drain, along with the cheap perfume she'd coated herself in. By the
mo
surroundings felt alien now like they belonged to a different person. A Kyli
few hours, the sun would rise. The world would go on turning, ignorant
Recognized her, despite the disguise? The questions wh
y realized what their perfect daughter had done? The t
ever know. No on
on. She would bury this night deep inside herself, lock it away in the darkest reg
And Morgans were nothing if not m
off into a fitful sleep, one
d ever be th