Sweet Mafia Protector
My stomach growled loudly, a cruel reminder of the emptiness that gnawed at me, of the hunger that I could no longer ignore.
“Can we eat first?” I muttered, voice low and hoarse, still too shaken to even be sassy about it. My throat burned from the strain of holding back my emotions.
Marcello’s smirk was infuriating. He leaned in closer, his breath hot on my skin, sending a shiver down my spine that I couldn’t shake off. His free hand reached up to tuck a stray lock of hair behind my ear in a disturbingly gentle gesture. I knew better than to fall for the illusion of tenderness.