We have been sitting at Azure for the past hour. Deno is laughing, Kylie is going on about Vincent.
Our wine is going down smooth, the table decked with snacks and my favorite chocolate truffles.
“How is it that he leaves you more pissed off than when he leaves Marco? And those two can fight,” Deno muses.
“I have my way sugar. Nice to keep things interesting.”
Kylie who is sitting by the window goes stiff as a small smile plays on her lips. A smile I know too well.
Curiosity gets the better of me and I turn my head.
“Speak of the Devil.” I sneer seeing a man I hoped to not lay eyes on today.
Deno finds me amusing as he stands up. He has removed his jacket and pulled up his sleeves since our 2nd shooter. His hair is still sleek and his jaw clean-shaven. His prominent nose, showing his strong Italian heritage.
I keep my eyes on Deno, ignoring the man approaching us.
“Ladies,” Marco says all polite, if only he was like that, polite.
“What brings you here,” Deno asks as the two kisses and hug.
“Actually, Aliyana.” My body goes stiff at the mention of my name from his lips.
His order
glare at his
Kylie makes an uh oh sound and Deno
him, and
grabs my wrist as I take the passage, and before I even have a moment to think, I am getting pulled into Deno’s
out. I haven't seen him since a week ago and that was
“What the fuck do you think you
try it, maybe it
me in, “Bull fucking shit. I received a
my face and it takes me a second to recognize the
with Alice, Aleksie, and
one last fucking time, Aliyana, what the fuck
lunch with
together catching up on old family drama. So, I am going to ask one more fucking time, what the fuck are you doing?” His eyes are
gave you that?”
my city, and you are a part of my people, Queen or not, how the fuck do you think this
okay, what do you want me to tell you?” I
“The truth, Goddammit.”
him. Everything but nothing at
know about
This is true, but my long last dead cousin who now belongs to a Biker club is not the reason I’m talking to the siblings I hate the most. Nor was it my sudden desire to know Alice and
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