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Chapter 9

Author: Heis DaVinvci
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"l'm sorry, ma'am, but you're not on the list. It doesn't matter whether you're Mr. Russo's mother, sister, or fiancée..." The hostess raised a brow at my bare ring finger. "I can't let you in without an invitation."

My smile didn't falter. "If you call Dante, he'll confirm my identity," I said, even though I wasn't sure he would. I'd deal with that bridge when we got there. "This is simply an oversight."

I'd gone home as planned after happy hour and lasted a total of twenty minutes before I caved to Isabella and Sloane's suggestion.

They were right. I couldn't sit around waiting for Dante when my move-in date loomed so close. I had to suck it up and see him, no matter how much he annoyed or unnerved me.

Of course, in order to see him, I had to get into the party. The hostess's face reddened. "I assure you, there was no oversight. We are meticulous in–"

"Vivian, there you are."

An aristocratic British accent cut smoothly through our standoff. I turned, surprise coasting through me whe
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  • Dangerous Game   Chapter 9

    {DANTE}I sent Vivian the information she needed for her move at precisely noon on Sunday. Not out of fear she'd cause a scene in front of my building, but out of reluctant admiration for the stunt she'd pulled at my exhibition.It turned out the delicate little rose had some steel in her spine after all.The following weekend, Vivian showed up at my house again, this time with an army of movers in tow. Greta, my housekeeper, and Edward, my butler, took charge of guiding the movers through the apartment while I led Vivian to her room.Neither of us spoke, and the silence expanded with each step until it became a living, breathing entity between us.Annoyance wormed its way into my chest.Vivian had been perfectly friendly to Greta, Edward, and the rest of my staff, whom she'd greeted with warm smiles and fucking cookies from Levain. But when she got to me, she'd shut down like I was the one moving into her house and disrupting her carefully planned life.Like I was the one who'd showe

  • Dangerous Game   Chapter 9

    "l'm sorry, ma'am, but you're not on the list. It doesn't matter whether you're Mr. Russo's mother, sister, or fiancée..." The hostess raised a brow at my bare ring finger. "I can't let you in without an invitation."My smile didn't falter. "If you call Dante, he'll confirm my identity," I said, even though I wasn't sure he would. I'd deal with that bridge when we got there. "This is simply an oversight."I'd gone home as planned after happy hour and lasted a total of twenty minutes before I caved to Isabella and Sloane's suggestion.They were right. I couldn't sit around waiting for Dante when my move-in date loomed so close. I had to suck it up and see him, no matter how much he annoyed or unnerved me.Of course, in order to see him, I had to get into the party. The hostess's face reddened. "I assure you, there was no oversight. We are meticulous in–""Vivian, there you are."An aristocratic British accent cut smoothly through our standoff. I turned, surprise coasting through me whe

  • Dangerous Game   Chapter 7

    {VIVIAN}"What do you mean, you haven't talked to your fiancé since your engagement?" Isabella crossed her arms and leveled me with a reproving stare. "What type of ridiculous relationship is that?""An arranged one." The bar tilted before righting itself. Perhaps I shouldn't have had two and a half mai tais in a row, but my weekly happy hour with Isabella and Sloane was the one time l could let loose.No judging eyes, no need to be perfect and "proper."So what if | was a little tipsy? The bar was called The Tipsy Goat. It was expected."It's better that we haven't spoken," I added. "He's not the most pleasant conversationalist." Even now, the memory of my first and so far only meeting with Dante sent a rush of indignation down my spine.He'd shown no remorse over skipping out on half our introductory dinner to smoke cigars in my father's office, and he'd left without so much as a thank you or good night.Dante was a billionaire, but he had the manners of an ill-bred troll."Then wh

  • Dangerous Game   Chapter 6

    My fist slammed into his stomach, hard and precise. My first hit of the night.Adrenaline buzzed through me as Kai grunted at the impact. Anyone else would've stumbled and gotten the wind knocked out of them, but in true Kai fashion, he only paused for a few seconds before shaking it off."You seem upset," he said as he countered with a left hook. I sidestepped it with millimeters to spare. "Bad day at work?"A hint of amusement shaded his question despite the direct hit he'd just taken."Something like that."Sweat dripped down my forehead and coated my back as I worked out my frustrations in the ring. I'd come straight to the Valhalla Club after work. Most members preferred the on-site spa, restaurants, or upscale gentleman's club, which meant the boxing gym rarely saw any traffic except for me and Kai."Heard the Santeri deal is moving along, so it can't be that." Kai was barely out of breath despite theaggressiveness of our opening round. "Maybe it's not work. Maybe..." His expre

  • Dangerous Game   Chapter 5:

    {DANTE}Neither Francis nor Cecelia said a word about mylong absence from the dinner table Friday night.Vivian didn't mention our little chat in the office,and I returned to New York dissatisfied and on edge.I could've burned the Lau mansion to the ground with one flick of my lighter. Unfortunately, doing so would've brought the authorities straight to my doorstep. Arson was bad for business, and l'd never stooped to murder...yet. But certain people tempted me to cross the line every day, one of whom I happened to share blood with."What's the emergency?" Luca slouched in the chair opposite mine with a yawn. "I just got off the plane. Give a guy time to sleep.""According to the society pages, you haven't slept for the past month."Instead, he'd been partying it up around the world. Mykonos one day, Ibiza the next. His last stop had been Monaco, where he'd lost fifty grand at the poker table. "Exactly." He yawned again. "That's why I need sleep."My jaw hardened.Luca was five y

  • Dangerous Game   Chapter 4

    I didn't wait for anyone to speak before I walked out and left a fuming Francis, flustered Cecelia, and red-faced Vivian in the dining room.My anger remained a restless burn beneath my skin, but it cooled with each step farther away from them.In the past, I'd exacted retribution on those who crossed me immediately. Fuck revenge being a dish best served cold; my motto has always been strike fast, strike hard, and strike true.The world moved too quickly for me not to move along with it. I took care of the problem harshly enough to ensure there wouldn't be any future problems, and I moved on.Resolving the Lau situation, on the other hand, required patience. It was a virtue I wasn't familiar with, and it stretched tight over me like an ill-fitting suit.The echo of my footsteps faded as marble floors gave way to carpet. I'd visited enough mansions with similar layouts to guess where the restroom was, but I bypassed it in favor of the solid mahogany door at the end of the hall.A twist

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