Love Amidst Shadows: A Mafia Romance Story

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I said softly. "Want to tal

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and for an instant, I saw

our name?

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warm glow over the garden, Denise's

ening as he saw Denise smiling. My God, he was strikingly attractive. Hi

had a masculine body with trimmed waist. I struggled

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and she whispered, "

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, his voice low a

f my skirt, preparin

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just stay here, doing nothing, while my

sive. "You're in no condition to sea

. "You know nothing about me or

te is the only place you're secure. Outside, you're vulne

y chances," I spat

with warning. "You're

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. "You'd do well to remember who I am. I am Do

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I stood my ground. "I

was cold. "We'l

to thicken, hea

leaving?" I challenged

men. The gates. The walls. You won't l

, my mind racing

but the thought of Clinton, possibly

vowed, my voice bar

't change, but his eyes se

determination lasts," h

the weight of his warning settle upon me.

*

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