Page 91 of Plunge into Obsession

I couldn’t even remember the last time I had thought of Lucinda.

I had been so caught up in everything, I’d forgotten the real reason I had taken a job at the strip club in the first place.

To get close to the man rumored to have ties with the cartel.

And it turned out, the rumors were true, and I had gotten close to him.

So close, he was never letting me go.

14

GABRIEL

The friend would have beena problem if Bianca hadn’t done such a good job convincing the girl that she wanted the marriage.

She was so good, she almost convinced me.

I was sure Bianca was aware I was there, listening in.

I didn’t give a fuck.

It would be better for her to learn that there would be no secrets between us from now on.

At least, not when it came to her.

It might make me sound like a hypocrite because I sure as hell would be keeping shit from her, but that was only to ensure the darkness of my world didn’t touch her.

Nothing would touch her.

Kaia spent more time with Bianca in the room after that.

They had their dinner there, so I didn’t see Bianca all day.

Quietly, I walked into the bedroom and stood by the edge of the bed, watching her sleep.

She looked so fucking peaceful like this. My heart pinched at the sight.

I told her I would kill her friend if she didn’t agree to be mine completely.

I didn’t make empty threats.

Until now.

I didn’t go around killing innocent women, even if that would get me what I wanted, but Bianca didn’t know that.

She was already convinced she knew the kind of monster I was. She never doubted that I wouldn’t be able to kill her friend, no matter what I said.

It made things a hell of a lot easier for me to get what I wanted, but fuck, something about the fact that she would think that didn’t sit right with me.

I reached over and cupped her face.

She let out a soft little sigh and snuggled into my touch.

My phone vibrating in my pocket pulled me out of my reverie, and I quietly walked out of the room and closed the door behind me before I picked up the phone.

“Yeah?” I answered when I saw Raphael’s name on the screen.

“Gabriel. Bad news.”

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