All Chapters of RUTHLESS: The Mafia Alpha's Toy : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

AnnaInternally, my entire body and mind were going haywire. Externally, I stared at Timothy with disinterest.“He's a cop. He's been snooping around for information about the iron vine. What do you think of him?” Duncan asked, a maniacal grin on his face that told me he knew something, but what? I shrugged.“I don't know. Never met him,” I said, even though I was shaking with fear inside. Timothy has been my partner since police academy, and in a way, he'd become my best friend. I didn't want to lose him, but he was in Duncan's grasp now. He was definitely going to get killed.Duncan smiled.“Maybe I should rephrase, love,” he murmured. “What do you think we should do to him to send the law a message?”His voice was lower now, more dangerous, but I knew better than to let that intimidate me into slipping up.“I see what's going on; you don't trust me. Understandable but I have no idea what you are asking besides, Duncan. This isn't why I am here. I am here as your accountant and as

Anna Fucking hell! I groaned, pacing my room.Timothy had fucked up heavily. Snooping around had been a horrible mistake from him.He'd been on leave, the day I was assigned this mission. We'd skirted around the possibility of me getting this case for months but he'd been against it.Timothy was like the brother I never had.We both grew up in the streets. Although, his life was way more glamorous than mine.He'd run away from home when he was seventeen from his abusive parents who were very rich but monsters with the fetish of beating and humiliating their son. We met in community college. He was a ladies man and he'd tried to get with me but I had told him he repulsed me and we'd become thick as thieves since then. We both sold drugs together and eventually we found ourselves enrolling for the police academy.Timothy had always been reckless— too bold for his own good. But he was also the only person in my life I trusted completely. That's why his screw up tonight has me pacing m

AnnaThe party was in full swing by the time we arrived. The air was thick with the scent of expensive cologne, alcohol and something faintly metallic- blood maybe.I wasn't sure. I was too much in awe of the opulence and elegance of the place to pay attention to anything else.I hadn’t expected this. This wasn’t the kind of gathering I associated with the mafia. I’d envisioned something darker, grittier—underground clubs, pounding bass, and the sharp tang of gunpowder. Not this.Classical music played from an orchestra and I blinked in surprise.Surprise was an understatement. This wasn't like the gang meetings I was accustomed to.It was sophisticated with men and women dressed in sharp suits and delicate beautiful gowns. The air of aristocracy was a great contrast to the gang parties I had been to.As I stepped in, I could not help but feel out of place. “Are we at the right place?” I murmured to Lily who was walking beside me.She was wearing a beautiful peach–coloured gown and

AnnaMy breath hitched at Duncan’s proximity and touch.He was so close that I was fighting myself to enjoy his company. It hurt like hell.I had never had to fight my attraction for anyone before this hard. It felt odd.“You should be careful, Boss,” I whispered, my voice steady despite the battle I was fighting with myself. "People might think you're flirting with your accountant,"Duncan smirked, his desire-filled eyes assessing me like prey as his hands trailed lower, grazing my shoulder.The touch was heated with sensual undertones that I couldn't deny. I felt in intimate places I didn't care to name."People? You mean my subordinates that have pledged their life and loyalty to me?" He chuckled.When he put it like that, it made sense he was flirting so hard. Nobody could check him at the end of the day.But why was I responding?Why did I feel the need to impress him?I still had to keep up appearances; that was why.“Right. I forgot how powerful you are.”“Dance with me,” he sa

Anna“Looking for something, Anna?”Duncan asked as he walked towards me with long strides and an unreasonable expression etched on his face.I swallowed, racking my brain for a reasonable lie.Shit;“I lost my way….” I said it with as much believable confidence as I could.“You lost your way?” He asked, his tone sceptical, his eyes burning with… I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at.“This place is a maze.” I added, hoping he bought my ridiculous excuse.Why was he here? I had been gone for only less than ten minutes for goodness sake!His eyes narrowed, and tension ensued between us. I waited with bated breath for a response. Anything from him…Suddenly he grabbed me by the neck and slammed me against the wall, knocking the breath out of me.“I just can't seem to figure you out, Anna,” he whispered, his voice dripping with curiosity as he tilted his head to the side.“Please…” I breathed, his hands slowly squeezing my throat.“I know there's something suspicious about you, but i