Surrogate for My Mafia Ex
They are wide, shadowed with the sleepless hours I spent imagining Dante’s hand on my sister’s shoulder.
The drive to work is silent. Max’s eyes are constantly on the rearview mirror, his hand never far from the center console where I suspect he keeps a sidearm. My mind is a frantic loop. Finance major, Dean's list, mafia thugs. Every time I close my eyes, I hear Dante’s mocking whistle. I can’t tell Cade. If I do, the fragile safety I’ve built for Michelle and my dad will vanish in a hail of gunfire. But the weight is too much to carry alone.