Liars Like Us - Book 1: Legacy of Lies
Whispers followed her like perfume: another mistress, another game piece, another pretty thing Dante would discard.
Valentina smiled at them too, her lipstick gleaming red, daring them to underestimate her.
When the champagne tray circled, Dante plucked two glasses and handed her one without looking, his hand brushing hers just long enough to feel deliberate. “You’re quiet,” he murmured.
“I’m listening,” she said. “The walls here talk louder than the people.”
His eyes flicked to her, the faintest trace of approval glinting there. “Good.”
Across the room, Alejandro Cruz’s lieutenant, Mateo Alvarez, stood in conversation with a senator’s aide. His gaze found her instantly, lingering on her lik