The Mafia's Nanny (SPG)
He chuckled, low and warm, and I pulled Levi away, keeping my pace fast.
“Nanny—we take care of pussy—”
“Kitten, Levi. K-I-T-T-E-N.” I said it slow, pressing each letter into the air between us. “Kitten.”
Yakov snickered behind me, and I shot him a look that could curdle milk. Let him feel the fury of a woman who’d spent her life trying to be good—even if I’d once demolished a jumbo hotdog like I’d been starved for a year.
He just nodded, grinning, and leaned to peer into the carrier Levi held. Inside, the kitten was curled tight as a fist, its fur warm and dark against the plastic, breathing in soft little puffs.