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Chapter Seven

Author: Odessa Blue
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GABRIELLA

A loud bang erupts in the air. Airbags inflate and slam into my face, hot and hard, snapping my head back. A sharp, acrid smell fills the car, stinging my nose and traveling a slow path down my throat. My eyes remain shut, my body still for an uncountable number of minutes.

Until I hear the front door being ripped open. Until I feel his presence beside me.

The airbag deflates slowly, creating room for me to twist my body and get the hell out of here.

Not so fast, now.

I peel my eyes open to see Leon’s eyes taking me in. The dark glasses are gone, leaving me exposed to the brunt of his sharp, stabbing gaze. Earlier, I wanted to see his eyes. Now, I want them covered back up. The way he looks at me, his eyes cold and clinical, assessing me for any injuries or scratches like I’m some expensive trophy, makes hot, white anger simmer in my chest. And directly under the layer of rage is something else.

Embarrassment.

I just made a complete fool of myself, all for what? To make a
Odessa Blue

Hello everyone👋 Thank you for giving The Darkest Devotion a chance. I’m sorry I haven’t been available for some months now, but I’m back now🎊 Yayy! And I will be posting chapters more consistently. I hope you’re loving the book so far. Buckle up, because it’s about to be a long, bumpy ride💕

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  • The Darkest Devotion   Chapter Seven

    GABRIELLAA loud bang erupts in the air. Airbags inflate and slam into my face, hot and hard, snapping my head back. A sharp, acrid smell fills the car, stinging my nose and traveling a slow path down my throat. My eyes remain shut, my body still for an uncountable number of minutes. Until I hear the front door being ripped open. Until I feel his presence beside me. The airbag deflates slowly, creating room for me to twist my body and get the hell out of here. Not so fast, now.I peel my eyes open to see Leon’s eyes taking me in. The dark glasses are gone, leaving me exposed to the brunt of his sharp, stabbing gaze. Earlier, I wanted to see his eyes. Now, I want them covered back up. The way he looks at me, his eyes cold and clinical, assessing me for any injuries or scratches like I’m some expensive trophy, makes hot, white anger simmer in my chest. And directly under the layer of rage is something else. Embarrassment.I just made a complete fool of myself, all for what? To make a

  • The Darkest Devotion   Chapter Six

    GABRIELLAFor a few seconds after the words are uttered from Papa’s lips, I am quiet. Unable to speak. Unable to think.A bodyguard.I lock gazes with that of the man standing behind my father, the man currently invading my space.My soon-to-be bodyguard. This cannot be happening. He’s tall, the tallest man I’ve ever stood in the same space with, which is easy to identify because I barely hang around men. My eyes travel the slow path from his feet, clad in expensive-looking leather, to his long legs in a dark suit, up to his broad shoulders, and finally to his blank face. There’s only one word to describe his features.Striking.He has the kind of face that cannot be ignored. His hair is just as dark as the suit he’s wearing. His eyes are a vivid green, his piercing gaze fixed unwaveringly on me. His face is cold, devoid of any recognizable emotion. Other than his physical appearance, there’s something else… something I can’t quite place a finger on, something about him that makes

  • The Darkest Devotion   Chapter Five

    LEON The next day, Salvatore calls to inform me that Tomaso had fixed a meeting in an upscale hotel in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I join him at a random parking garage we planned to meet at, and he smirks at my appearance. “How old are you again? You look younger without your goatee and mustache.” I had a clean shave this morning to look the part of a cold and dangerous bodyguard, although I don’t have to try too hard. I am already cold on the inside and dangerous to people who had been unfortunate enough to experience my wrath. Tomaso is about to be one of those people. I ignore Salvatore and slip in beside him at the backseat of his car. The driver, a buff, bald hunk of a man, is wearing thick, black goggles, but I know he’s staring at me through the rearview mirror. The man in the passenger's seat only turns to glance at me briefly before turning his focus back to his front. The drive to the hotel is a short one, and throughout the drive, I try to tame my murderous u

  • The Darkest Devotion   Chapter Four

    LEON As soon as the words leave my mouth, the room goes still. Everyone looks at me like I’ve lost it. Shit. Maybe I have. Ivy is the person to break the silence. “You’re joking.” “I’m not.” She stands up and starts to pace around the room. “You want to play bodyguard to the daughter of the man you’ve wanted to kill since you were a child?” Dante exhales. “I can’t lie, that’s dangerous. A lot of things could go wrong.” “I said we needed a way in. This is it. She’s the key. If I’m around her, I’ll know everything about Tomaso. Where he goes, who he talks to, the people he trusts the most,” I say, looking around at their faces. “We’ve never been able to penetrate him. His men are loyal to a fault, and he’s the only target we’ve never been able to get an inside man on his team to feed us information. So I’ll be the inside man.” “That makes sense,” Kai says with a nod. “It’s not the worst plan. It’s actually smart.” “Smart?” Ivy scoffs. “It could get him killed.” She turns to m

  • The Darkest Devotion   Chapter Three

    LEON I never miss. No matter the target, the distance, or the chaos in my head, once I point my gun at my prey, I always hit. But I just did, and it’s all because of a girl. “Fuck!” I let out an angry growl before slinging my rifle over my shoulder. Thumping footsteps echo behind me, and just then, Dante bursts out onto the rooftop, already ripping his mask off his face. “We’ve been spotted,” he says in an urgent voice. I knew this would happen the moment my assasination attempt failed. Tomaso’s men would be on our tail. Without sparing another second, we bolt, our legs pounding against the concrete rooftop as we sprint toward the fire escape. We rush out of the building, cornering into an alley where Ivy and Kai are waiting for us with the engine of our getaway car already running. The cold air whooshes past us, biting against my skin as we near the car. “Get in!” Ivy yells, and just then, I spot two of Tomaso’s men arrive at the back end of the alleyway. I th

  • The Darkest Devotion   Chapter Two

    GABRIELLA A few hours later, I’m in a sleek, off-the-shoulder dress, my makeup done lightly, sitting in the backseat of my father’s car while his driver takes me to Dine, an upscale restaurant in the heart of the city. The drive to the restaurant is quiet, as always. None of Papa’s employees are allowed to speak to me unless spoken to, and I don’t feel like making small talk. We arrive in no time. The restaurant is dimly lit and way too formal. But it’s Papa. I’m not surprised. When I step inside, I spot him almost immediately. He’s sitting at a table close to a window at the far right corner of the room. As always, he’s in a black suit, his greying hair is slicked back, and he is nursing a glass of wine. As I approach, I notice his men scattered around the room like they’re just regular customers. You would think this is a business meeting and not a birthday dinner. I sigh and slide into the seat across from him. “Do you really need men stationed at every corner like this is a

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