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LILY'S POV."Actually, Lily, now's not the time; Adler was on some serious shit last night," Kyra had said as she walked out the door, "Hopefully, nothing takes you to the training ground."Needless to say, something did.I could hear the howling and cheers of the men as I neared the door, Adler was furious; I had seen it in his eyes when he looked at Salvatore the night before. It wouldn't have mattered if it had been just the crucifix, but that his consigliere, for some reason, any reason, held my spare key; I could see where he was coming from.I hated that I couldn't explain with the truth, hated that if I'd ever wanted to clear the air, it would be with something so vague it couldn't stand.But if I were to talk with him, explain deeply that it wasn't what he thought, maybe sprinkle a little fallacy… ugh, I hated my life right now—I never thought a day would come when I'd have to lie to him.Even though I hadn't found that particular lie, It still hurt. Why couldn't every day b
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[EVA]You see that guy over there?" Tamara averted her gaze to the same hunk she had her eyes on for the past two hours. Not only because of the strange fact that he had nothing served on his table and was alone there, making him an easy target but also was the reason that the odd man out (surprisingly¿) was Salvatore.She hadn't seen him in quite some time, nearly a week after her argument with Lily. She inquired, and one of the housekeepers, speaking in a hushed tone, informed her that they had witnessed him being escorted to his room, battered and bleeding.He did heal fast for him to be here.That brought the question of why he was in Lucid's and watching her. Didn't stop the butterflies in her belly."Wonder what he's doing alone? And to think he's been giving all these stares," Tamara frowned, "Should I tell him you're just waitressing in case he gets ideas?"Eva rolled her eyes, "Tamara..""What, I'm just saying..."If only the older woman knew this man was the furthest from g
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ADLER.She had avoided him ever since that afternoon, ensuring she was with Nonna before six and going to bed early to ensure they didn't cross paths when he entered the manor.She wasn't the only one giving him the silent treatment. Kyra took it a step further by locking the door after Lily had gone inside, pretending to be asleep when she knew he was likely at the door. She busied herself with loading her guns and arranging them to their liking while listening for his knock.The following day, she would walk past him and ignore his existence.Rune was back to calling 'Boss,' even going further to annoy him by tipping his head low.It was the most awkward week of his life and didn't seem to be ending soon.Except he took things in his hands.Adler stepped into the room, the smell of roses and exotic perfume hitting his nose. Only one room smelled like this; only one person did: Nonna, and since Lily became her caregiver, he always caught the whiff from her.Nonna was one of a kind an
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[KYRA]Yet another attack in less than a week. The shooter had strategically concealed themselves among the trees just outside her window, making it a straightforward and accessible target even for an amateur.Lily was so used to her life being in danger that it didn't bring out a reaction when she was being treated for the abrasion. As usual, Adler had gone in search, scaled through with goons, and gone from room to room searching for god knows what.Everyone was a suspect in a situation where every single person owned guns and knew how to use them.Merely by looking at him, one might assume he was the one who was shot. Hurt and exasperated, he promptly reorganized Lily's sleeping setup, and despite the seriousness of the situation, Kyra couldn't resist a smile.She'd see how long Lily's anger at him lasted when she stayed in his room. Some things couldn't be denied, and one was sexual attraction.Kyra knew because it had her all knocked her. Although she still wasn't comfortable wi
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[LILY]He opened the wardrobe, where his clothes and hangers had already been moved aside, making ample room for my belongings with extra space to spare. I gazed at my small bag, containing the temporary clothes required for a few weeks in his room, and furrowed my brow.“Am I suddenly staying here forever without my permission?” “Raising that hand that carelessly will do nothing but get you a bed back in your ward." Moving up, he stopped at my side, then pushed his thumb into his pockets, staring down at my bandaged arm. “Does it hurt?” "No, it doesn't,” I rolled my eyes."Hmm," he glanced at the wrap, “would you tell me if it does?"“No.” Because why would I? It was a scrape, and yeah, it did hurt, but pumped with sedatives, his fusing around my bed, calling for the doctors and nurses each time I accidentally moaned about a slight discomfort, was grueling and so sweet that I had to remind myself that I was mad at him constantly.I was supposed to be mad at him. Urrrrrgh.I create
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LILY“... Making sure I go through every envelope before it reaches Adler," Salvatore's voice filtered through the speaker and into my ear. "So far, I think your cousin has taken a break."I took a deep breath, the phone pressed to my ear. Despite the seemingly positive words, I understood this was far from good news. Greg's silence, particularly regarding matters that could jeopardize me, was the calm before the storm.And one that should be greatly feared: I wish I knew where he was so I knew where it all came from, but in between my anxiety and apprehension, it was hard to get a hold of myself."Lily, are you there?"I rubbed my eyes, weary from the nights I had gone without sleep, and breathed, "Yeah, I am. I think Greg is toying with me. And he's succeeding."The quietness on the other end stretched for seconds until finally, he sighed, "Are you okay?""Positive," I began. "Adler's room is secured, the window barricaded; it'll take quite the effort to get in,” I chuckled. “And al
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[ADLER]“...look into it, Don Adler; my offer benefits you even more than it does me.”Adler pulled a wedge from his golf bag: This was why he needed Salvatore, and if he hadn't pulled off that stunt, he wouldn't be here finding a middle ground with Guordiola’s son when all he wanted to do was see his brain spill on grass.Looking at the scores of bodyguards he came with, Adler knew the feeling was mutual; obviously, the competitive animosity had been passed down from father to child, for even though Guardiola, who was one of the influential tycoons, worked so closely together with Domenico, they each watched their backs.After Domenico stepped aside, Salvatore handled negotiations, and Adler focused on the field. However, caught between Rune's triumphant smile and teasing "I told you so" and his distaste for golf, he felt trapped.But not trapped enough to admit he was wrong; he wasn't, and he would stand by that, even if he kept making silly decisions that kept him isolated from eve
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LILY.Rune's plans were always over the extreme, one that should be supervised before letting fly, but when a matriarch like Nonna was involved, the result was me in between these men masquerading a bold front while inside, I was a freighting train."Is there anything to lose?" he had asked in Nonna's room. But right now, I could think of numerous things at risk.I sighed in relief when, out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Rune snatching Adler's gun; I flicked my hair back. He had begun this shit; it was just natural for me to play along.At least for me.Not to begin acting like it was all your idea, Lily.I shut down my inner voice."Lily, what do you do?" Luigi Guardiola began as he sized the ball with the club, "Apart from being beautiful?"He swung the club, sending the ball flying, momentarily capturing my attention. From his firm grip on the club to his swing, something about it seemed oddly familiar."I'm a caregiver," I replied when he began to walk up to me. It was how he wa
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