Dante: A Mafia Bad Boy Romance (Sinsations Book 2) by Jessi Talbot Read Free Book Online Page B

yours, and he wishes to use that to his advantage.”
    I blinked. Swallowed hard. Dante would give his life for me? I was pretty sure my parents would’ve made that kind of sacrifice but I had never known a man who was willing to that. I had never even known a man willing to say the words. And I could tell by the look in Dante’s eyes that they were more than empty words. He meant it. How does someone respond to that?
    Luckily, Dante saved me from that. He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and stood up. “Stay here. Don’t open the door for anyone. I’ll take care of this as soon as possible.”
    I nodded as he walked out the door. “Stay safe,” I whispered.

Chapter 12: Dante
    I double-checked – and then triple-checked – the door to make sure it had locked. Olivia was mine now and I’d do anything to insure her safety. When I got my hands on Boris he’d regret his foolish idea of revenge.
    I pressed the button to summon the elevator, glancing back towards my suite, unable to suppress a smile. I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to have Olivia sharing the place with me, to wake up every morning and go to sleep every night with her curled by my side. She had forgiven me for my past sins, even for causing the death of my brother, which she said wasn’t my fault. It was interesting idea, a liberating idea. I had cloaked my heart with his death for most of my life because it had been my responsibility – my duty – to take care of him. But what if I was truly innocent? What if it had just been a cruel stroke of bad luck?
    The elevator doors opened and I stepped inside, nodding once at the man in the loud Hawaiian shirt and floppy wide-brimmed hat before turning to face the doors. It seemed like everything I had ever wanted was finally within my grasp in the form of a curvy Hispanic woman who was able to see beyond my flaws, beyond the sins of my past. As soon as this matter with Boris was taken care of… A bad idea suddenly occurred to me. I looked at the polished metal elevator doors, staring at the reflection of the ridiculous tourist standing slightly behind me. I frowned. It was a rookie mistake. The floppy hat hid his features. The bag slung over his shoulder could hold any number of weapons. And his hands were behind his back. Or was it just one hand?
    The man chuckled. “Worried about your woman?” a familiar voice asked.
    I turned but I already knew it was too late. Boris brought his arm around, revealing a Taser in his hand. Two tiny darts pricked my chest, and then the world exploded as electricity raced through my body, setting my nerves on fire, locking my muscles as if I had been turned into a statue. I couldn’t even scream, and I desperately wanted to.
    I fell back against the elevator doors, willing my hands to pull those damned darts out but my muscles wouldn’t listen. Boris just stood there calmly, watching as my insides burned. Finally, the lighting racing across my nerves stopped. I dropped to the floor, my twitching muscles refusing to do as I commanded. The elevator doors opened and I tumbled back, laying on the floor, half in and half out of the elevator.
    Boris stepped over me. “The great Dante,” he taunted. “Thrown off his game by a simple piece of ass.”
    “Kill… you,” I gasped, the twitching fading away, my muscles slowly coming back under my control.
    Boris laughed. “Say that when you’re a little more intimidating. It’s not very convincing at the moment.” He raised his foot and kicked me in the face.
    As the world faded to black, I watched him walk down the hall towards my place, towards Olivia.

Chapter 13: Olivia
    I sat on the couch, staring at the TV screen mounted on the wall. It would probably be more entertaining if the TV was actually on but I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on a show right now. All I could think about was Dante, out there all alone as he tracked down a lunatic from his past.
    Someone knocked on the door, making me jump.