Chapter 31. A Dance with the Devil (1)

Dinara

This is not happening. Devil take him!

An absolute nightmare of the greatest proportion, thinking she had been clever enough to withhold her identity from him. She internally frowned at her thoughts.

Like he would give a damn. El Patrón came because of her brother. Dominic Vasiliev. The infamous mafia tzar. Most of the underground lords see the tzar as their leader. It was only prudent they were here.

Her shoulders sagged a bit in relief. Yes. That was a logical explanation. He was not here for her. She should have foreseen this. He was a mafia leader, ergo, he would be present to show he was part of the powerful underground society. She was an idiot not to have asked Alec for the guest list. No matter, she had to endure his presence. Pretend everything was all right in this world then escape as soon as it was acceptable.

However, what’s with the drama earlier? He had seemed... desperate. Frantic.

Though he had covered his reaction well, sh