Liars Like Us - Book 1: Legacy of Lies
She drew it out and laid it down, the sound of it against the wood louder than the din of the casino below.
“There,” she said, her smile lacquered red and unbreakable. “Exactly what you asked for.”
Dante didn’t reach for it. He didn’t even look at it. His eyes stayed fixed on her face, dark and steady, as if the ledger were nothing but decoration.
“Tell me,” he said softly. “How?”
Valentina tilted her head, letting a laugh curl from her throat. “Does it matter?”
“It does.” Dante leaned back in his chair, one arm stretched lazily along the rest, but the weight of his attention was absolute. “Because most men Alvarez trusts don’t leave the Venezia Club alive. And yet you did. With his ledger.”