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She jerks back from me so violently she hits the back of her head on the window.
“Jesus, Val.”
She makes a sound of pain as she hunches her shoulders.
And then I get it.
And then I get mad.
“I wasn’t gonna fucking hit you,” I growl, and it sounds like more of a threat than a promise.
“Well, I don’t know!” Val’s voice is high pitched as she reaches up to rub at the spot on her head.
“I’m never going to hurt you.” I work to steady my tone.
But Val replies with a broken laugh. “Oh, won’t you?”
She’s aiming for sarcasm, but it just comes off sad. So damn sad.
This isn’t going well.
“Have I ever been violent around you?” I try to use reason, wanting her to understand.
Val drops her hand from her head to stare me right in the eyes. “I’ve never evenmetyou.”
* * *
I’ve never even metyou.
Her words have rolled around in my head for the last hour and a half of our silent drive.
She’s wrong.
And as I pull into the parking garage below my building, I decide it’s time to set her straight.
CHAPTER19
Val
Dom turns the engine off,and quiet descends around us.
I didn’t bother trying to figure out what part of downtown Dom lives in. I’m not familiar enough with the city for it to matter. And I’m guessing he has a pretentious penthouse, so I’m sure I’ll be able to look out the windows and figure out where I am.
I may still be ignorant about what exactly being thehead of the Chicago mafiaentails, but I’m assuming it involves massive amounts of money.
Dom climbs out of the SUV, and I want to slap myself in the face.
It seems so obvious now.
That’s why he didn’t bat an eye at the armed guards outside King’s gate.
Probably also why that guard pulled his freaking gun out. He must’ve recognized Dom.
Love that I’m apparently the only person who doesn’t know who Dominic is.
My door gets yanked open, startling a yelp out of me.
An angry-looking Dom leans into the open doorway, crowding me as he reaches across to unbuckle me.
