Contracted To The Mafia Prince
e in front of me; my cell phone screen
was
general. Now I was staring at the empty seat ac
nd topped off my tea. "Sir, would yo
and left the table. Where was she? Had she changed her mind? No, she wou
he was in a dress that she didn't seem comfortable in, but she looked
stepped into the restaurant. The host spoke to her while she nerv
d she politely pointed my way. The host led her over, and I reluctantly
y is here," our host
yes. She cleared her throat at my staring and tucked a pie
not have a GPS
ave been nice," I said, ge
es narrowed a bit f
anded her a menu. "What can
tea, p
ulders were tense, and she looked oddly
ual,"
fer a smile. In fact, she looked about two seconds away fro
k in my chai
y feminine. A soft heart shape with lips that looked kissable. H
vestock was not what I had in mind while picking out
id. "That's
you do, C
rinks and she nervously took
ready to orde
d hurriedly scanned over
handed it to Stephanie. "We'll
Hines. We'll ha
then she glanced back at me. "What if
thigh. "If you don't like it,
ms across her stomach. This was not going how I imagined it wo
do you do?
urious face. "I own this
ulders slumped and she sat back against
asked, lean
Charlot
seen all over Google when I looked her up. "
er cell phone, and showed me the screen. On h
h lifted and I almost
own soon and didn't want you to wait on her. Can you please just give her a second date when you get back? Then she can woo you herself? This is stre
her lack of etiquette and her unintere
gave me her first au
Ava, there is no reason to waste the
it tables to make ends meet. I don't have the money or the class tha
them into her clutch. Stephanie brought over our food and slipped it in f
luscious lips op
ll. Someone I could mold into the wife I needed. Not someone with tons of money. Someone who wasn't used to money. Someone that would care for it, admire
she was desperate. Someone who wou
d me to do this, which is embarrassing, but I needed the money. She has the flu and should
iece of food. "Do you know
face closely.
ct from the pocket of my shirt. "I di
, Charlotte is going to
wly slid it across the table. "I'm not offering
t marry you, Fletcher. What is this?" she asked, looking around the restaurant. "Some kind of prank
of contract. Arranged marriages weren't a common th
pped in the door frame. He eyed Ava with a
it was going. It was going, but I wasn't sure where we
reaching across the t
asp. "No, you listen. I'm here for my sister who has this
n my blood. "You don't thin
m not the person you're looking for. I don't know why you need to sudden
hear me out," I said softly, uncharacteristically. "Read the contract, Ava. Don't tell yo
o her clutch. "The answer is no, but out
late. "Can I t
meal? I won't hold you down and force you to m
and she took a slow bit
reen eyes were intently staring at me when I looked back. "No offense, bu
ickly, and the auction was a go
ith money?
h cl
she said with a shrug
eed to have Ava. Even if she did get her sister to agree to look at the contract
fered her my hand. Reluctantly, she took it and let me guide her out of the resta
to marry you,"
. I'll speak with
r shoulder, turning her back to fac
et out of ther
person for the job. Though as Ava stole a glance at me over
contract. I just needed t
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