Captive of My Mafia Crush
“Frankie said you took a plate upstairs. And I saw – and smelled – that plate all over the floor a little further down the hallway.”
Something about how he says this makes me spin in an instant, sitting up to glare into his grey-blue eyes. “None of this is funny, Christian,” I snap, immediately livid that he would dare to make a joke about this. “I spent this entire fucking day packing off your devastated sister-in-law while you ignored me, after –“
“You’re right,” Christian says, his face falling as he reaches out to cup my cheek in his hand. “You’re right, Iris. I’m sorry – I shouldn’t have tried to joke. It’s – none of it is funny.”