All Chapters of Dead By Dawn: A Mafia one Night Stand: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Twenty minutes in and Gio had already disappeared into the kitchen with Sebastian. He barely even spared Lily a glance when they entered, only muttered something quickly in her ear that made her blush, before whisking her away.Now, Lily stood awkwardly at the edge of the crowded room.Everyone looked too comfortable here, as though they all knew each other and belonged to some exclusive club only the rich and powerful were allowed intoThe atmosphere was nothing short of expensive, everyone wearing the same shade of black. It all felt too oddly familiar. Lily could’ve sworn she was having déjà vu.It wasn’t until she finally pinpointed where she’d seen a similar setting did she suddenly feel uncomfortable.It was exactly like the first Omertà Dmitri had dragged her into when they first met. Every detail mirrored that night, the crowd, the feel of power and money in the air.And here she was again, the outsider. And somehow, just like before, everything circled back to Dmitri.With a

“D-Dmitri? What’s going on?”The words tumbled from Lily’s lips before she could stop them. Her eyes locked onto his, searching for something, anything, that resembled the man she thought she knew.But what stared back at her wasn’t the Dmitri she remembered. This one had no trace of warmth nor tenderness.“My, my,” Christian drawled smoothly, but now the British charm she was over heels for felt like broken glass. “Right on cue.”“You’ve all heard the rumors. Wars brewing in the North. Blood spilling in the South. Enemies circling, waiting for cracks in the empire. But tonight—” his eyes slid to Dmitri, “—tonight you witness something else. Unity.”His gaze fell back on her.“Both myself and Mr. Kalanshivo,” Christian continued, his tone tightening with authority, “will be joining forces in this territory. Born and bled for this city, we’ve decided to put aside our… differences. Together, our power is absolute. And you happen to be part of the bargain.”Lily’s stomach dropped.“Dmitr

Lily scanned the room, the only exit was the door she entered from and at the moment Sebastian now stood stationed there. He clearly wasn’t going to just let them off.“Well, we’ll.” He drawled, like his brother, the British accent didn’t waver. “It seems like my brother might have let a little lady like you slip from his watch.”Lily’s pulse thundered in her ears. Instinctively, she shifted, tugging Gio behind her as if her body alone could shield her.“Stay back,” she snapped, raising her hands in offense. “Or I swear I’ll—““You’ll what?” Sebastian taunted her. “Do you plan to scratch me with those little nails? You should’ve stayed put, Mrs. Kalanshivo. Would’ve saved us all the trouble.”Her half baked confidence attempt wasn’t fooling anyone. His hands traveled his pocket, pulling out a pistol.She tugged at Gio’s wrist again, this time Sebastian had wandered a little away from the door. If one of them ran fast enough it could be possible they’d actually make it out.Lily gave G

The kiss was nothing Lily had prepared for.Dmitri’s lips met hers in a hungry desperate rush like he’d been waiting for this moment and was terrified of letting it go.His hands locked behind her neck, dragging her impossibly close. Lily gasped but didn’t pull away, fingers clawing into his needing something to hold on to.His kiss deepened, rougher, hungrier, and when he lifted her off the ground, she let out a startled cry that melted into another moan as her body straddled against him.He carried her up the staircase, lips never left hers, only breaking long enough to trail across her jaw, down the column of her throat. By the time they reached the room, Dmitri pinned her against the door with a heavy thud, slamming it closed behind them. His gaze burned into hers on the edge of losing every ounce of control he had."Dmitri-" her voice cracked on his name, breaking into a moan when his lips traveled lower, searing across her collarbone. He shoved her shirt aside with ruthless impa

Two Months Later..Lily’s palms were sweaty, she adjusted her shirt for the fifth time looking at her reflection in the mirror.It had been a long hard two months of adjusting and trying to get over Dmitri. She hadn’t completely forgotten about him, it’d take more than two months to do that but one thing she was ready to finally do was move on.Today, she finally restarted her career as a journalist. She didn’t know how good she’d be. It was a different country, different culture and she hadn’t worked into an office in over a year.“Don’t sweat it Lily, you’ll do great. You’re the best journalist I know. “ Gio flashed a smile.Lily rolled an eye in response. “I am the only journalist you know.”She was about to start a debate when a stain of icing fell from her hand onto Lily’s shirt as she attempted to pull her for a prep talk.“Oops.” Gio robbed it off awkwardly then cleared her throat. “I think I’ll go.”She pulled the cupcakes she’d just baked into a box and rushed out of the door