Angie came into the kitchen sputtering, “there’s a stripper in a nurse’s uniform at the door. She said she’s a friend of yours. She has a kid with her, too.” “Did you let her in?” “I made her wait at the door. I’m not letting some stranger in a stripper outfit into the house!” Sasha rolled her eyes as she put the lid back on the soup she was making and walked past the woman, “do you think you could take your prejudice out of your ass for ten seconds?” “This is my grandfather’s house!” Angie trailed after her. “Your friends aren’t welcome. This is a special place. My grandmother would be rolling in her grave at the fact my grandfather is entertaining you in her home. This place is sacred.” “It’s a house not a church,” she clenched her fists. “It’s a home. It’s his home. My grandfather’s home. He doesn’t just let anyone in here.” “Is it? How would you know? You never visit.” She spat over her shoulder and was happy to see Angie’s face flush from

She carried her bowl of soup in the direction of the room when she caught sight of Viviana coming down the stairs flanked by her mother and sister. “Where’s Rin?” “Sonny’s room.” She turned back in the direction of the kitchen. She did not need the drama. She’d rather eat alone. Surely Sonny wouldn’t get annoyed with her for avoiding them. “What smells so good?” Viviana questioned her eyes peering towards the bowl in Sasha’s hands “Soup. I made a huge pot. It’s in the kitchen. Help yourself.” She stood now frozen unsure of which direction she should go. Frick. She felt like she could handle Viviana, but Angie and Concetta were a pain in the ass. “Don’t you have to get ready for work?” Angie looked her over. “Where’s your costume?” Sasha tried desperately not to make a face at Angie. “Most girls don’t arrive to work in costume. They dress up when they’re there.” “What is your favorite costume?” “Executive CEO,” she bit out smartly. “Mafia princess is my other one.” She shifted t

He was walking purposefully toward her now with the whip dangling over his fingers and he flicked his wrist making it effortlessly coil around her middle, stinging her flesh but not intensely. He was letting her know he had excellent skills in wielding the weapon. “Did you know I have a cattle ranch?” He tugged the leather and pulled her towards him. She stumbled over her feet at his trickery. “No,” Sasha swallowed at the intensity of his stare as he looked down at her. Her fingers gripped the leather as he pulled them closer together. She noted for the first time his nose was a little offset and had a small bump as if it had been broken once. She found herself wondering if it was work-related or from playing sports or something which happened on his ranch. “Mm. I’m an avid horseback rider. I have five hundred head of cattle. I am very good with a riding crop, a bullwhip and of course, the sexy ones like floggers and little braided hand-whips.” She licked her lips at his words. “Yo

Chastity was waiting for her when she got the club. She’d been late because she’d had to avoid Rin and racing through the house to the safety of her locked bedroom had been more difficult than she’d expected. “Is Orion okay there? I can’t lie. I was terrified to refuse Rin Allegretti.” “Orion used to spend time with Sonny there before during the afternoons when Ruthie was alive. Sonny has spent many evenings with Orion up in the apartment. He knows Sonny really well and I know he’s safe there. Any word from your sister?” “No. I half expected to hear she was picked up again by the cops, but it’s been quiet. She’ll likely be gone a few days at least.” She groaned following Sasha into her office and throwing herself onto the sofa. “I wish she’d just relinquish custody to me and let me have him and stop fucking his life up so bad.” “Yes, but then she’d have zero control over you and what fun would it be for her?” Sasha rolled her eyes sarcastically. “The woman is a v

Rin sat behind his grandfather’s desk and plugged away at the work in front of him on his laptop. His eyes kept flicking to the key on the desk where he had left it after Sasha had slipped it to him. Her movements had been slick and practiced and he chuckled as he realized there was more to the little mouse than he’d imagined. He wondered if she had been a pickpocket at one point in her life. She had taken it from him with ease by distracting him with her beautiful mouth.When he’d arrived the day before to his grandfather’s house, he’d been intent to throw her out on her ass, tell the old man he wasn’t going to make a fool of their family name and put an end to this woman living with his grandfather once and for all. Now, he realized he’d jumped in without assessing the full situation.Her fiery personality telling his parents and sisters off had pissed him off for a split second and then he couldn’t stop watching, waiti