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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Lover in Lingerie (Lingerie #15)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>B07GZQMGV5</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
I know this has no future. Only heartbreak. <br />
Bosco Roth may be the man I've fallen for, but he'll never be the man I marry. <br />
He's too dangerous. Too risky. <br />
When our three months is over, I'll walk away. <br />
At least that's what I keep telling myself...<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>1<br><br>Bones<br><br>Vanessa’s pregnant belly had gotten so big that it limited our positions during lovemaking. She was almost finished with her seventh month, and her distended stomach became rounder and rounder. My son was going to be a big boy, judging by the way he constantly needed more room in her tiny body.<br />
<br />
Now I liked to stand at the side of the bed with her ass hanging over the edge. I cradled her legs in my arms and thrust inside her, careful not to hit her stomach. She was getting uncomfortable in her pregnancy, her back and feet hurting, so I did all the work.<br />
<br />
Not that I minded.<br />
<br />
She held on to my wrists as I gently thrust inside her, moving my big dick through her tightness. Despite her dull aches and pains, she was still just as aroused by me as ever.<br />
<br />
I watched her come for me, finding pleasure for a moment before she returned to her constant discomfort.<br />
<br />
She dug her nails into my skin and whispered my name over and over, full of my cock, my baby, and my love.<br />
<br />
I came as she ended, filling her pussy with my seed. I didn’t know how I would feel about her pregnancy before she became pregnant, but now I knew it was another thing that turned me on. Seeing that belly every day got me aroused in a way nothing else ever had. I loved watching her waddle around the house, my son growing stronger inside her every day. When he was born, it would be time for me to be a father. But until that moment, I was just a husband obsessed with my knocked-up wife.<br />
<br />
I pulled out of her then kissed her belly, smothering every curve with my lips. She was as petite as she ever was, making her belly look even bigger. I trailed my lips up her body then kissed her mouth. “I love you, baby.”<br />
<br />
She ran her hands up my chest. “I love you too, husband.”<br />
<br />
I kissed the corner of her mouth before I pulled away. It was nighttime, and all the lights were off in the house. After Bosco stopped by last week, I was a little more paranoid than I had been before, but he hadn’t shown up again. He didn’t seem to be a threat, but now that I had a pregnant wife, even a hint of a threat was too much for me.<br />
<br />
I went downstairs and checked on the rest of the house one more time, including the infrared cameras that filmed throughout the night, before I came back to bed.<br />
<br />
Vanessa was under the sheets with her head against the pillow. “Everything alright?”<br />
<br />
“Yes.” I got into bed beside her, still slightly uneasy about Bosco’s visit. Just when I thought all our troubles were gone, Carmen had to sleep with the devil.<br />
<br />
Vanessa picked up on my tension. She turned over and faced me, her hand over her stomach. “What is it?”<br />
<br />
I never lied to her, so I chose to be silent.<br />
<br />
“Griffin?”<br />
<br />
“Go to bed, baby.” My palm moved to her stomach, my fingers reaching out and covering most of her belly. He wasn’t kicking right now, but I could still feel the life inside her, the life we made together.<br />
<br />
She gave me that sassy look that told me she wasn’t gonna drop this. “You’ve been weird all week. I’ve waited for you to tell me yourself, but you obviously are never gonna fess up.”<br />
<br />
I looked into her green eyes, the eyes that brought me comfort during my darkest times. I’d never told her about Bosco and the conversation we had outside. I didn’t want to scare her. But since we both knew what Carmen was doing, it seemed strange to keep it a secret. “I know about Bosco.”<br />
<br />
Her eyes immediately lost their hostility. She tensed in a new way, her stomach even shifting slightly.<br />
<br />
“I noticed her shop was closed one day, so I went to her apartment. It was obvious she hadn’t been there in months. Her mail hadn’t been checked either. I spotted her car on his property, and that’s when I knew.”<br />
<br />
All she did was sigh in response.<br />
<br />
“Bosco and I talked about it.” I skipped the part where he came to the house, but I didn’t actually lie about it. “He told me about their arrangement, but he also made it clear he would let her go at the end. He threatened to hurt all of us if I said anything, so I agreed to be silent. Since their relationship is gonna end, I didn’t see the point in fighting it. As long as Carmen isn’t a prisoner, I suppose there’s no real harm. I confronted Carmen about it and told her how disappointed I was. She assured me she would leave him when their arrangement was finished, understanding her family would never accept him. He isn’t husband material, and he can’t give her the life she wants.”<br />
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Bosco Roth is a crime lord.<br />
The owner of the biggest underground casino. He’s the kind of man who gets what he wants. He’s got the best poker face in the world.<br />
Now he wants me.<br />
When things become too intense, I hit the brakes and make a run for it.<br />
But one problem…he won’t let me go. Now I belong to Bosco Roth.<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>1<br><br>Carmen<br><br>I sold my soul to the devil.<br />
<br />
The second I was his, he claimed me so thoroughly I could barely breathe. His hold was tight, gripping me so my lungs couldn’t expand with my deep breathing. He didn’t touch me, just gave me his fierce expression before he walked out.<br />
<br />
Then he ordered me to grab my things.<br />
<br />
I spent the evening packing all the essentials. I grabbed my clothes, makeup, hair supplies, birth control, my favorite shoes and boots, and everything else I would need on a daily basis. I suspected I would come back to my apartment from time to time, just in case someone stopped by to see me.<br />
<br />
I couldn’t just move out.<br />
<br />
I placed my luggage in the doorway then opened another bottle of wine. It was almost midnight and I was usually in bed by now, but my evening had been unusual. Bosco, the owner of the city, came to my apartment and basically bought me.<br />
<br />
Actually, he’d leased me for three months.<br />
<br />
Now I would be his exclusively, fucking him every night and sharing his space like some kind of mistress. The idea of spending more time with him didn’t upset me since I knew it had an expiration date.<br />
<br />
But I feared he wouldn’t honor our agreement.<br />
<br />
What if he became more obsessed with me, and despite our original agreement, he would take it all back? He would hold on to me even tighter and refuse to let me go? There would be no escape from this madman.<br />
<br />
I would be doomed.<br />
<br />
His footsteps were audible on the other side of the door. He could announce his presence so easily, because every part of him was loud. From his heavy footsteps to his aggressive persona, his threatening vibrancy filled the air.<br />
<br />
He stepped inside and surveyed the bags of essentials ready to be taken away.<br />
<br />
I drank my wine at the counter without looking at him.<br />
<br />
Bosco communicated silently with his men, and four of them stepped into my apartment and gathered my things. They moved stealthily, barely making a sound as they left the apartment and carried my belongings down the hallway and to one of the cars.<br />
<br />
Bosco came to my side and pressed his chest into my shoulder. His arm hooked around my waist, and he looked down at me, a slight smile on his lips because he’d won the battle. His hand slowly moved up my back and neck until his fingers dug under the fall of my hair. He turned my face toward him, making me stare into his gaze. “This will be the best three months of your life. I promise you.”<br />
<br />
His smell and masculine presence immediately made me feel feminine, made me naturally want to submit to this strong man. My body constantly felt the pull of his gravitational field, wanting to be sucked deep inside and never released. “But will it only be three months?”<br />
<br />
His eyes looked into mine, his gaze searing. “That’s the deal we made.”<br />
<br />
“But will you honor it?”<br />
<br />
He gave me that lopsided grin. “You don’t trust me.”<br />
<br />
“Why would I?” I asked coldly.<br />
<br />
“Because I’ve been honest since the beginning.” His thumb brushed across my bottom lip. “I’ve never thrown you a curveball and I never will.”<br />
<br />
“That’s not enough for me.”<br />
<br />
“Then what do you want?” he asked, still amused. “A contract? A notary?” He chuckled, thinking the suggestion comical.<br />
<br />
It was better than nothing. “Yes.”<br />
<br />
He raised an eyebrow, his smile slowly fading. “You’re serious?”<br />
<br />
“Yes.” Maybe it was a stupid thing to ask for, but if he backed out later, at least I had something to make an argument with. I could throw his signature in his face and prove that he was a liar—and had no honor.<br />
<br />
The menace started to shine in his eyes, his heartless anger slowly rising. “In my world, you’re only as good as your word. If you break it, people will lose respect for you. That’s why I punish the men who cross me—because I have to keep my word. No one gets away with any crime. They all face the same fate. This is no different. If this is the deal we agreed on, I will fulfill my end of the bargain.”<br />
<br />
“Then you should have no trouble putting it in writing,” I countered. “With a witness.”<br />
<br />
He turned quiet, slightly annoyed and slightly amused. “You think I’d bring anyone else into this? My personal life is private.”<br />
<br />
“You said you have a brother you run the casino with.”<br />
<br />
His silence was enough of an acknowledgment.<br />
<br />
“I want him to be the witness.”<br />
<br />
He rubbed his fingers across the stubble of his chin, his eyes shining with disdain. “Will this really make you feel better?”<br />
<br />
“Yes. Because I know you don’t want to look like a liar in front of the only family you’ve got left.” Regardless of how close they were, Bosco must care about the opinion his brother had of him. If he were a psychopath that wouldn’t let me go, even though he promised he would, he’d look like an asshole. “It’s accountability.”<br />
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Griffin offered to take me home but I refused, knowing he needed to get Vanessa home. I walked to my apartment and took a short cut down an alleyway. <br />
That was the worst mistake of my life. Four men grabbed me. I fought them off, but when the barrel of a gun was pressed between my eyes, I knew the game was up. But then a man appeared from the shadows and scared the men away like rats. <br />
Tall, dark, and handsome. <br />
His name is Bosco Roth. <br />
He just saved my life, but he didn't do it for free. He wants something in return. <br />
A kiss. A hot and passionate kiss right up against the wall. But that kiss is just the beginning.<br />
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We finished dinner at the restaurant then walked out into the winter air. The frigid temperature struck my skin the second we were outside, and I buttoned up my long black coat to protect my skin in the tight dress I wore. Knee-high boots were on my feet, protecting my skin to my knees. My stomach was warm from the wine and hot food, so that acted as an extra buffer from the nighttime chill.<br />
<br />
Griffin had his arm around his Vanessa as we reached the sidewalk. In a black blazer with a V-neck on underneath, he didn’t look like the psycho badass who had ink all over his body. The only thing visible now was the black ink on his left hand—his vow of eternal love.<br />
<br />
He took off his jacket and immediately wrapped it around Vanessa, even though she was in a long-sleeved black cotton dress. Her baby bump was noticeable, even when she wore all black.<br />
<br />
“I’m not cold,” she said quietly to him as the jacket sat on her shoulders.<br />
<br />
“Don’t care.” He wrapped it around her and stood behind her, keeping the jacket secure around her body as his hand moved to her bump. His hands were enormous, and it was easy for him to span her small pregnant belly with just a single palm.<br />
<br />
She rolled her eyes, but the love was written all over her face. Her annoyance wasn’t real, and right before my eyes, she fell in love with him even deeper.<br />
<br />
Seeing them together only convinced me of what I wanted someday. I wanted a passionate love like theirs, a man who loved me so much that he would die for me—a thousand times. And I wanted a man I would take a bullet for—because I couldn’t live without him. As a woman in her midtwenties, I was having fun and meeting new people every weekend. But now that I’d witnessed their love, I was starting to crave something more. Real love wasn’t something you just found on the street corner—it found you. My time would come eventually, but it might not be for years.<br />
<br />
“That bump is so cute, Vanessa.” I smiled at her, seeing my cousin glow in the height of winter. “I can’t wait until we have another little Barsetti running around.”<br />
<br />
She rested her hand on his as she leaned against him. “Me too.”<br />
<br />
Griffin kissed her on the cheek. “I love this bump. Sexy.” He kissed her neck before he pulled away. “I’ll get the car.” He never cared about his overwhelming public display of affection for her, even in front of her family.<br />
<br />
But that only made me like him more.<br />
<br />
Vanessa stepped closer to me, keeping his jacket wrapped around her. “Dinner was nice.”<br />
<br />
“The bread they have here is the best. I was on a date here last weekend, and I ate the whole basket by myself.”<br />
<br />
Vanessa chuckled. “What did the guy think?”<br />
<br />
I shrugged. “I don’t care.”<br />
<br />
She smiled. “Good answer.”<br />
<br />
Griffin pulled up in his truck, then came around to the passenger side and got the door open. “Come on, baby. The car is warmed up.”<br />
<br />
“Let’s go,” Vanessa said to me as she let Griffin help her into the seat.<br />
<br />
“I don’t need a ride. My apartment is just two blocks away.” It would take me less time to walk there than it would for them to drive me.<br />
<br />
Griffin looked at me like I’d just insulted him. “Get. In.”<br />
<br />
“No. Thank. You.” I smiled, loving the way he got so worked up so quickly. “It’s a one-way street. You’re gonna have to loop back around, which seems silly since my apartment is literally right there.”<br />
<br />
His nostrils flared like a provoked bull. “Don’t make me ask you again.”<br />
<br />
“I thought you told my father I could handle myself?” Griffin had always respected me as a person, not just a woman. But ever since he married Vanessa, he’d started to behave like an overprotective big brother.<br />
<br />
“Yes,” he answered with a clenched jaw. “That has nothing to do with this.”<br />
<br />
“Get your pregnant wife home. I’ll be fine.” Before he could keep the argument going, I turned away and headed up the sidewalk, my heels clacking against the frozen sidewalk.<br />
<br />
Vanessa’s voice was audible from behind me. “Let her be, Griffin. Take me home.”<br />
<br />
His door shut a moment later, and they were gone.<br />
<br />
I felt perfectly safe in this city because I always stayed on the good side of town. I walked everywhere, and not once did I have a problem with anyone. If someone tried to mug me, I would just stab their dick with the heel of my boot.<br />
<br />
I crossed two blocks then turned right to take a shortcut to the next street, a cobblestone alleyway next to a coffee shop. A couple of bicycles were leaning against the wall, and light chatter came from inside the fogged windows. I turned right and kept going.<br />
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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Princess in Lingerie (Lingerie #12)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>B07CYQV3HV</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
This woman used to be my slave. But now she means more to me. More than she should. <br />
I've done unforgivable things to her, treated her like livestock I bought at the market. I made her tend to my needs without question. <br />
To make up for it, I should let her go. But even now I can't. <br />
Instead, I want her to marry me. Whether she wants to or not.<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>One<br><br>Carter<br><br>Now that Mia was firm in her decision to murder me, I had to chain her up.<br />
<br />
I wasn’t happy about it.<br />
<br />
Neither was she.<br />
<br />
Just like when she first came into my captivity, I cuffed her ankles to the bed so she could only reach the bathroom when she needed it. Her bedroom was stripped bare, so only the essentials remained behind. Without access to anything, there was nothing she could use to plot against me.<br />
<br />
But now she would have to live her last few days this way.<br />
<br />
Like a prisoner.<br />
<br />
She sat on the bed and stared at me with hatred. Like I was the biggest asshole on the planet, she despised me. But that hatred was nothing compared to her disappointment. There was a point in time when she’d actually liked me, enjoyed fucking me. There was affection between us, delicate kisses between two lovers. She even said I was a good man. But now, all of that was gone.<br />
<br />
She hated me again.<br />
<br />
“Let me know if you need anything.” I pocketed the key and walked out of the room.<br />
<br />
“Fuck off, Carter.”<br />
<br />
I kept my back to her but paused on the threshold. Insults never bothered me, but hers did.<br />
<br />
She had a son.<br />
<br />
I shut the door and locked it behind me before I walked into my office.<br />
<br />
She had a son.<br />
<br />
I couldn’t believe it.<br />
<br />
An eight-year-old boy was out there somewhere, without a mother or a father. He would never know how strong his mother was, how hard she fought to get back to him. Instead of giving in to the temptation of suicide, she continued to persevere in the hope she would be free someday.<br />
<br />
She was brave.<br />
<br />
Far braver than I was.<br />
<br />
Most people would have given in to the temptation and prayed their child would understand. But her spirit gave her the strength to keep moving forward, to accept Egor’s punishments in the hope she might escape someday. That was probably the reason why Egor chose her to begin with—she wouldn’t take her life like all the others.<br />
<br />
Could I really give her back?<br />
<br />
Did I want to be that man?<br />
<br />
If I didn’t have a family to protect, I would consider it. If I could keep this war for myself, I might take the plunge. I cared about this woman and not just because I was attracted to her. It was because I respected her. She reminded me of my sister, of the strong Barsetti women who didn’t put up with bullshit.<br />
<br />
I felt like shit.<br />
<br />
Worse than shit.<br />
<br />
I already didn’t want to do this, but I didn’t want to do it even more, knowing she had a little boy.<br />
<br />
What if this were my mother? I couldn’t picture my life without my mother, the woman who stayed home with me every single day and raised me. I was a grown man who didn’t need anything anymore, but I would always need her. I would do anything for her. Mia was an exceptional woman who had already lost the last three years. Why should she lose more time? And we both knew Egor would kill her eventually.<br />
<br />
Her son would lose her for good.<br />
<br />
Could I stand by and let that travesty happen?<br />
<br />
Did I want to?<br />
<br />
I sat in the leather chair behind my desk and stared across the room at the bookshelf. I used this room for paperwork, but it was unnecessary. I had so many luxuries I didn’t even need, like this huge house. Mia didn’t even have her freedom.<br />
<br />
I went over it in my head again and again. Even if I wanted to save Mia, it wasn’t possible. Egor paid me a hundred and fifty million to get her out of the Underground. Regardless of how rich he was, that was a lot of dough for a single person. That meant she was extremely valuable to him.<br />
<br />
The idea of just letting her go without a fight seemed unlikely.<br />
<br />
Even if I wired the money back to him, he still wouldn’t be happy about it.<br />
<br />
I needed to ask the Barsetti clan for advice, but I couldn’t ask Conway. His wife was about to go into labor at any moment. I didn’t want to ruin this special time with him with my problem. I didn’t want to bother my father either, not when it would stress him out. That meant there was only one person I could turn to.<br />
<br />
I called Vanessa.<br />
<br />
She answered right away, despite the late hour. “Carter?” She panicked into the phone. “Everything okay?” I hardly ever called her, and if I did, it wasn’t this late at night.<br />
<br />
“Yeah, everything is fine. I’m sorry to call you so late. I was actually wondering if I could talk to Griffin…” I didn’t have his number, and I didn’t want to bother Conway by asking for it.<br />
<br />
“Oh…sure.” The phone became muffled as she made the handoff.<br />
<br />
Griffin answered the phone in his deep voice. “Carter. How can I help you?”<br />
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I've decided to keep her. I paid for her, after all. <br />
I should feel guilty for the decision I've made, but why? She prefers me to her previous master anyway. <br />
And it's not like my father didn't do the same thing when he was my age. <br />
I'm rich, powerful, and untouchable. <br />
I'm a Barsetti, and I can do whatever I please.<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>One<br><br>Mia<br><br>I sat on the couch in my sweatpants and t-shirt, careful to look as unappealing as possible.<br />
<br />
But that didn’t seem to make a difference when Carter walked around in just his sweatpants all the time. I tried to seem as unattractive as I could, but since he showed off his godly figure all the time, it was impossible for me not to think of him in that way.<br />
<br />
He had a bottle of scotch on the table and helped himself to it all night while he watched the evening news.<br />
<br />
I couldn’t understand a word of it, so I lay there under the blanket and tried to pick up on the language. Small luxuries like TV weren’t important to me anymore because I’d lived without it for so long. Egor kept me in a dark room constantly. I wasn’t even left at liberty to pee.<br />
<br />
Carter picked up the remote and changed the channel. “I have a few American channels. You like comedies?”<br />
<br />
“I like English.”<br />
<br />
He turned on a popular sitcom in America, a show I used to watch growing up. The second I heard English, I felt a little better, a little closer to him.<br />
<br />
He tossed the remote on the table and returned to drinking. The large window behind him showed the grounds around his house, all cast in darkness with the exception of the evening lights that made the yard visible from the inside.<br />
<br />
He hadn’t tried to make a move on me since that moment in the kitchen. The second I said no, he listened, which was surprising since he accused me of lying about what I really wanted. But I still had power in this situation.<br />
<br />
Power to say no.<br />
<br />
It was the most exhilarating feeling in the world, to say something and actually be heard. I missed my former life. I missed everything about how perfect it was. I missed the small freedoms I once had.<br />
<br />
All those things had been taken from me.<br />
<br />
But Carter gave some of them back.<br />
<br />
If I really tried to escape, I was taking a gamble. If I just left it alone, I could have a comfortable life here. I was a prisoner, but at least I had some liberty. If I crossed him, he would make good on his threats and change the dynamic. I wouldn’t have the same power I did before. As long as I remained cooperative, my life could be bearable.<br />
<br />
I would settle for it if I could…but that wasn’t possible.<br />
<br />
“Would you like something to drink?” He picked up the bottle for me to see.<br />
<br />
“No thanks.” I’d never been into hard alcohol. A glass of wine with dinner was nice, but nothing more than that. Carter drank all the time, starting after lunchtime. I’d noticed he hadn’t left the house much, seeming to do all of his work from home.<br />
<br />
He refilled his glass and kept drinking.<br />
<br />
“You drink a lot but never seem drunk.”<br />
<br />
He set his glass down and looked at the TV. “Because I’m always drunk. You’ve never seen me sober.”<br />
<br />
“Is it healthy to drink that much?”<br />
<br />
He shrugged. “Is it healthy to worry?”<br />
<br />
I could be quiet and watch TV, but I found him more interesting. He was an enigma, his motives unclear. He wanted to fuck me, but he wouldn’t actually go through with it until I gave my consent…unless I broke his rules. He allowed me to visit most of the house, to eat whenever I wanted, and enjoy his pool. Never did he speak down to me or raise a hand to me. He seemed like a very sexy roommate. “Do you have a girlfriend?”<br />
<br />
He turned back to me, his right eyebrow arched so high it nearly jumped off his face. “No. If I did, I wouldn’t be pressing my dick into your ass.”<br />
<br />
“So, you don’t have a girlfriend right now.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve never had a girlfriend. Do I strike you as the romantic type?” His eyes bored into mine, like he was offended by the question. “My sex life is one meaningless lay after another. Good sex with beautiful women is my game. Nothing more.”<br />
<br />
“So you’re just like every other handsome man out there?”<br />
<br />
“Meaning?”<br />
<br />
“The good ones never settle until the last minute. They have too many options, so they can’t make up their minds. But once they turn a certain age and their looks fade away, they find someone they like and finally settle down.”<br />
<br />
“Close,” he said. “But I genuinely have no interest in settling down.”<br />
<br />
“Not ever?”<br />
<br />
“No.” His eyes moved back to the TV. “I have a sister who will have children, so my family line will continue. My cousin carries my last name, and he has a kid on the way, so my surname will outlive me. I don’t need to have children.”<br />
<br />
“You don’t like children?” I asked, unsure if I wanted to hear the answer.<br />
<br />
He shook his head. “I wouldn’t say that. I just don’t want any of my own. My cousin is about to have his first child, so I’ll be an uncle. That’s enough for me.”<br />
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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Foxy In Lingerie (Lingerie #10)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>1725639165 (ISBN13: 9781725639164)</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
I’m risking everything for Vanessa. One last time.<br />
I can’t turn the other way and let her family be murdered by the Skull Kings.<br />
I have to do something. Maybe I can earn her father’s trust.<br />
And finally get my woman back.<br />
**also contains Carter’s story**<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>One<br><br>Crow<br><br>The second I hung up on Bones, I called my brother. It didn’t make sense for Bones to lie to me about this, not after three months of silence. If he wanted to take revenge on me for keeping him away from my daughter, there would be no reason to wait this long. And even if it was a trap, I couldn’t take the risk of not acting.<br />
<br />
Not when my only son was at risk.<br />
<br />
Bones was right about where Conway was that evening. He also was right about my daughter-in-law. He was a hitman for a living, so it made sense he would know about the hit before it happened.<br />
<br />
And if he really wanted to kill me and my family, he knew exactly where I lived.<br />
<br />
He could have killed all of us by now.<br />
<br />
Cane answered. “Yes?”<br />
<br />
I ignored his attitude because it wasn’t important right now. “I’m only going to say this once. No questions asked.”<br />
<br />
“Shit…what is it?”<br />
<br />
“Skull Kings hired a crew to take out Conway. They’re hitting him at the end of the banquet. They’re also planning to hit Sapphire too, at their home in Verona. Get the chopper ready, organize the crew and the artillery in Milan. I’ll meet you in seven minutes. I need to call Conway.” On the outside, I seemed to be calm, issuing orders without letting my voice shake. But the truth was, I was absolutely terrified. When my daughter was taken, my hands trembled. And now that my only son was at risk, I was even more scared. I didn’t know who I was up against and I had no idea what provoked this hit, but that wouldn’t change anything. I had to save my son—even if it claimed my life.<br />
<br />
“Got it.” Cane hung up.<br />
<br />
I called Conway next, the tremors starting in my hands.<br />
<br />
Voice mail.<br />
<br />
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.” I called three more times, and each time, it went to voice mail.<br />
<br />
He must have silenced it.<br />
<br />
I texted him, knowing the message would be on the front of his screen when he looked at his phone, unless it was drowned by messages from other people.<br />
<br />
Shit.<br />
<br />
I ran to the artillery room downstairs, running past Lars on the stairway without giving any explanation of the terror that gripped my heart. I pulled on the bulletproof vest, grabbed two pistols, my rifle, and my shotgun, and then prepared to leave.<br />
<br />
I forgot about Button.<br />
<br />
I halted at the entryway, unsure what I would say to my wife. I didn’t want to tell her the truth, that our son, daughter-in-law, and future grandbaby were all at risk. I was tempted to walk out of there without giving her any explanation, to protect her as long as I could.<br />
<br />
“Crow?”<br />
<br />
I heard her voice from behind me, and I slowly turned around.<br />
<br />
One look at my face told her something was terribly wrong. “Lars told me you were running around the house like a madman—” She looked at all the weapons that covered my body, and instantly, her eyes watered with unshed tears. “What’s happened?”<br />
<br />
“I don’t have time, Button. I have to go.” I opened the door and walked out.<br />
<br />
She followed me. “Crow! Let me—”<br />
<br />
“No.” I got to the car and stuffed the guns in the trunk. “There’s no time. I have to leave.”<br />
<br />
“Who is it?” she whispered. “Please don’t say—”<br />
<br />
“Conway.”<br />
<br />
She covered her face, the tears falling. “No…” My wife was tough, hard as steel, but when it came to her kids, it was a different story. “God, no. What—”<br />
<br />
“I don’t have time.” I slammed the trunk. “Skull Kings put a hit on him. That’s all I know. Cane and I have to leave for Milan now.”<br />
<br />
She kept crying, but she didn’t try to stop me from leaving. She followed me to the driver’s side of the car. “Bring our son back, Crow. Please.”<br />
<br />
“I will, Button. You know I will.” I didn’t kiss her goodbye or hug her to comfort her. I didn’t look at her again as I shut the door, started the engine, and sped out of the driveway, hitting seventy within three seconds. I didn’t glance at her in the rearview mirror, unable to look at the mother of my children.<br />
<br />
The mother of my son.<br><br>Two<br><br>Vanessa<br><br>Antonio and I were taking it slow.<br />
<br />
I still hadn’t kissed him yet.<br />
<br />
He’d tried a few times, after he’d said goodnight to me after dinner.<br />
<br />
But I never said yes.<br />
<br />
No matter how much time had passed, it always seemed too soon. It seemed like Bones just said goodbye to me at the little house we’d stayed in. It seemed like he was just in my bed the night before. Sometimes when I slept, I thought I smelled him on my sheets…even though that wasn’t possible.<br />
<br />
Would I ever be over him?<br />
<br />
Maybe it wasn’t possible.<br />
<br />
I was sitting at the easel in my apartment, examining a painting I’d made that morning. It wasn’t my best work, and I was tempted to throw it in the dumpster and forget it ever happened. I’d been selling so many pieces that I was anxious to replace them, but feeling rushed stifled my work. I couldn’t be creative when there was so much pressure to produce new pieces.<br />
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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Desire in Lingerie (Lingerie #7)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>B07BGHVSJG</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
Bones is a man I despise. He gives Bad Blood a whole new definition. <br />
But he's not exactly what I thought he was. Maybe men can change. <br />
But it doesn't matter how I feel about him. <br />
My father would never approve. <br />
He'd never let me love a man like him.<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>One<br><br>Bones<br><br>I sat in my office in Lake Garda, disappointed that the snow in the mountains was starting to melt and reveal the solid ground underneath it. The soil began to reemerge, and the wilted flowers popped out from underneath the freezing layer.<br />
<br />
Winter was my favorite season.<br />
<br />
Probably because I was already ice-cold.<br />
<br />
My scotch sat on the desk in front of me, and I stared at the painting on the wall.<br />
<br />
Vanessa sat back on her ankles on the bed, looking just as stunning as she did in real life. Vulnerable, emotional, and beautiful, she was the woman who captured my complete attention the second I laid eyes on her. I kept her pinned under my thumb as long as I could.<br />
<br />
The second she slipped away, I lost control.<br />
<br />
I hated not being in control.<br />
<br />
But with this woman, I didn’t have a choice. She changed all the rules.<br />
<br />
I hated her for it, but I respected her for it at the same time.<br />
<br />
A man like me wasn’t familiar with love or its implications, but when I stood on that snowy bank, I knew I wasn’t the same man I had been the last time I stood there. Ever since Vanessa crossed my path, I hadn’t been the same.<br />
<br />
And I would never be the same.<br />
<br />
Once I understood how I felt for her, I didn’t shy away from it or pretend it didn’t exist. I was the kind of man who was always honest, even when I didn’t want to be. If that meant I had to wear my heart on my sleeve, so be it. I wasn’t afraid of anything, even loving a woman. I’d never met a woman I ever loved, so this was new to me. But just because it was new, didn’t mean I was scared of it.<br />
<br />
She was the worst person I could possibly fall for. I hated her family and all the pain they’d caused me. I even hated her a little bit too. I would always be envious of what she had, the love of two complete parents and wealth that would last a lifetime.<br />
<br />
While I lived on the streets.<br />
<br />
But whatever I felt for this woman was stronger than that. It was enough to conquer all the hatred inside my chest. It was enough for me to let go of the vendetta I promised myself I would fulfill. I knew her family would never like me, and I would never like them, but she should have made the sacrifice for me.<br />
<br />
I made the sacrifice for her.<br />
<br />
I was furious with her, but my rage wasn’t enough to conquer the pain inside my chest. It wasn’t enough to mask the longing, the loneliness. My bed wasn’t comfortable anymore, and the solitude I once enjoyed was now suffocating.<br />
<br />
I stared at the picture, feeling connected to the woman who’d stolen my heart.<br />
<br />
I despised her. Hated her. Loathed her.<br />
<br />
But fuck, I loved her.<br />
<br />
I tried to convince her she was being stupid, but that stubborn woman wouldn’t change her mind. Now it’d been a week since I grabbed the painting and left her apartment. I’d hoped she wouldn’t be able to fight the heat in her veins and would take me to bed. The second I was inside her again, our sick relationship would start all over.<br />
<br />
But she didn’t.<br />
<br />
She didn’t want me. She wanted a good man to bring home to her family, a gentleman who would open doors for her and earn his living honestly. She wanted someone with manners, someone who smiled.<br />
<br />
Basically, a man nothing like me.<br />
<br />
She could try to force it as much as she wanted, but it wouldn’t work.<br />
<br />
She didn’t want a good man.<br />
<br />
She wanted me.<br />
<br />
She judged me for what I did for a living, but I knew she respected my power. My tattoos were intimidating to her, but she found them sexy. She was scared of all the components in my life, but at the end of the day, I was the only man on this earth who could make her feel safe.<br />
<br />
She was a powerful woman, and she only wanted a powerful man.<br />
<br />
But she would never find a man more powerful than me. She would never find a man of my size and strength. She would never find someone who could scare off a group of men just by flashing them a glare.<br />
<br />
She would never find someone who could make her come the way I did.<br />
<br />
She knew that deep inside her chest, even if she tried to convince herself otherwise.<br />
<br />
I was everything she needed.<br><br>Two<br><br>Vanessa<br><br>Bones didn’t contact me again after he left my apartment.<br />
<br />
And I knew he wouldn’t.<br />
<br />
He was livid with me, and he wouldn’t chase me. I’d pushed him far enough away that there was no coming back. All I had to do was not contact him and this would be over…eventually. I had to stay strong.<br />
<br />
Tonight was my date with Matteo, the man whose father was friends with my father. I knew what he looked like, but it was pretty much a blind date. I knew he owned some businesses and he knew I was an artist, but that was the extent of our knowledge of each other.<br />
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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Sassy in Lingerie (Lingerie #8)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>B07BGGQC5C</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
I'm not sure how it happened. But I've fallen in love with my family's enemy. <br />
I try to move on but I can't. <br />
He's the only man I want. <br />
Now I have to choose between the man I love. <br />
And my family.<br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>One<br><br>Bones<br><br>Vanessa spent the day in her art room, pressing the tip of the brush against the canvas and getting lost in the colors of the paint. She’d been quiet lately, thinking about the conversation she’d had with her family, about the odds stacked against us.<br />
<br />
I’d been thinking about it too.<br />
<br />
Crow Barsetti hated me. No, he loathed me.<br />
<br />
If there were a stronger word for hate, that would perfectly describe the way he felt.<br />
<br />
I couldn’t blame him because I felt exactly the same way about him.<br />
<br />
That man took everything away from me, banished me to a life on the streets. He was directly responsible for turning me into the man I’d become. I had been inside his home with access to a gun, and I could have easily killed two Barsettis in two seconds. But my hatred was masked underneath the love I had for his daughter. I loved her so much I was willing to ignore his disrespect and insults. I was willing to be handcuffed like a prisoner awaiting trial.<br />
<br />
I’d never put up with that bullshit for anyone else.<br />
<br />
The idea of spending the foreseeable future this way, with my baby down the hall working on something she loved while I sat in my office, was exactly how I wanted to live out my life. It was peaceful, easy, and simple. Our quiet companionship was my favorite feature of our relationship. With her, I didn’t have to pretend to be something I wasn’t. She accepted me for exactly who I was. I never had to lie or exaggerate the truth.<br />
<br />
That was hard to find.<br />
<br />
And that was how I knew this was real. I accepted her exactly the same way, accepted the fact that her family may never like me. I accepted the fact that she needed to be close with her family in order to be happy—despite how much it annoyed me.<br />
<br />
I didn’t know what our next move was. Crow was putting his best men on my file, digging up every piece of dirt he could find. It was annoying because I didn’t have a problem saying the truth right to his face.<br />
<br />
Yes, I killed people—a lot of people.<br />
<br />
Yes, I’d paid for sex. I’d paid for a lot of sex because I was into kinky shit.<br />
<br />
Yes, I’d paid the police to look the other way.<br />
<br />
None of those were attributes a father wanted for his daughter.<br />
<br />
But his wife had turned her cheek to his murky past. She’d accepted him for his criminal behavior, for the way he’d treated women in the past. She loved him despite his temper and his rage.<br />
<br />
He and I were exactly alike.<br />
<br />
I knew that would make him hate me more.<br />
<br />
Max called me. “Hey, I just talked to Shane. He’s doing a lot better. Went to the gym today.”<br />
<br />
“Isn’t that a little soon?”<br />
<br />
“I think he’s trying to prove to Cynthia he’s back on his feet again. Apparently, she’s been a mess since he came home.”<br />
<br />
“I don’t blame her.” Vanessa had been in pain the entire time I was gone. I loved coming home to her, loved seeing the relief on her face when she saw me in one piece. It made me an asshole to say it, but I loved when she cried over me. I loved knowing her whole world would be shattered if something happened to me.<br />
<br />
“She’s trying to pull him out of the business.”<br />
<br />
That would never happen. “Shane is too deep into this. He’ll never leave.”<br />
<br />
“I don’t know… Cynthia wants kids.”<br />
<br />
Well, that changed everything. Being part of this lifestyle meant kids were impossible. Too risky. “We’ll see…”<br />
<br />
“I have another mission. Wanted to see if you wanted it.”<br />
<br />
“What about the rotation?”<br />
<br />
“Yeah, I know,” he said. “But I thought you might want it. It’s in Thailand. I know you love it there.”<br />
<br />
I loved it because of the women. Brothels were on every street, and I got my kicks before and after my missions. But now that lifestyle had been buried with my former identity. “I’ll pass. I shouldn’t be sent out so soon anyway.”<br />
<br />
“It’s a big payout. Thirty.”<br />
<br />
I wasn’t tempted by the money. “No.” Vanessa was under a lot of stress at the moment. If I left, she would be pissed. She needed me right now. “I met her family earlier this week…didn’t go well.”<br />
<br />
“Did you kill them?”<br />
<br />
I chuckled. “No.”<br />
<br />
“Did they try to kill you?”<br />
<br />
“No. Pretty nonviolent. But it was tense…they hate me.”<br />
<br />
“No surprise there.”<br />
<br />
“Said they were willing to try…whatever the fuck that means.”<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Max chuckled into the phone. “You must really love Vanessa to go through that bullshit.”<br />
<br />
“Unfortunately.” Loving her gave me my greatest joy but also my greatest pain. My life was a lot simpler before she came along. Now it was turned upside down. “So, I’m going to have to pass. But let me know if you need anything.”<br />
<br />
“Sure thing.” He hung up.<br />
<br />
I tossed my phone on the table and drank my scotch, not feeling any regret for turning down the mission. It seemed like I just came back from the last one, and my account was stuffed with so much cash I didn’t know what to do with it.<br />
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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Divine in Lingerie (Lingerie #9)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>B07BGB6T37</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
I'm Carter Barsetti. Son of Cane Barsetti. <br />
I made my fortune in the automobile industry. I've always preferred to live life in the fast lane. My father hoped I would settle down in Tuscany and join the family business in wine making. <br />
Maybe someday. I know I'm supposed to stay away from the Underground. I promised my father I would. <br />
But then I get an offer that I can't refuse. A man offers me a hundred million dollars to buy his daughter from the Underground. <br />
But after I buy her and take her home, she tells me it's all a hoax. She was captured on purpose to get away from the cruelest man she's ever known. <br />
And now I have to decide if I'm going to give her back. <br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>One<br><br>Vanessa<br><br>When the truck pulled up to the house, I looked out the window to see Bones behind the wheel. He turned off the engine but kept his gaze forward, looking across the golden fields to the small hills beyond. His expansive shoulders looked too big for the truck, and he rubbed his fingers along his bottom lip as he thought to himself.<br />
<br />
I watched him, expecting him to express his happiness in a more overt way.<br />
<br />
A minute passed before he finally got out of the truck and headed to the front door.<br />
<br />
I got there first and opened the door before his hand reached the handle. I looked into his face, seeing his bright blue eyes and fair complexion. Hair sprinkled his jaw because he skipped a shave that morning. Just as he looked on the night I first met him, he seemed broken. There wasn’t anger in his eyes—just defeat.<br />
<br />
I continued to stare into his face, trying to make sense of his response. My father had finally accepted the man I loved into our family, so there was no reason to be so moody. Bones was a naturally melancholy man, but this occasion deserved a smile. “What is it?”<br />
<br />
Without taking his eyes off me, he shut the door behind him. The door clicked into place, and then the silence of the house surrounded us everywhere. Only our breaths could be heard—along with our frantically beating hearts. Bones stared at me with the same brooding expression, like he didn’t have an answer.<br />
<br />
None of this was making sense. “What happened?”<br />
<br />
He released a quiet sigh, his nostrils flaring in the process. He finally walked past me, making sure not to touch me as he went. He moved to the couch in the living room then lowered himself, his arms resting on his knees.<br />
<br />
I didn’t even get a kiss. “Okay, you’re scaring me.”<br />
<br />
He brought his palms together and slightly rubbed them back and forth. He watched his movements, more interested in his subtle fidgeting than me.<br />
<br />
I sat beside him, feeling his heat the second I was this close to him. “My father said he would accept you. But it seems like you’ve walked in here with completely different news.”<br />
<br />
He finally spoke. “Because I have.”<br />
<br />
I was already afraid when I watched him sit in the truck for an extra minute. I was afraid when he didn’t kiss me when he came home. But now I was scared for a whole new reason. “Griffin?”<br />
<br />
He turned his face my way, his bright eyes landing on mine. “He changed his mind, baby.”<br />
<br />
My eyes widened a little farther, and my chest expanded to full capacity with the breath I took. My father and I had had a long talk before he came to his decision. I told him I loved this man so much that I wasn’t going to wait for his approval anymore. The conversation went well, and my family had finally moved in a new direction. “Why? How? What did you say to him?” All he had to do was be quiet and listen to my father. What did he do to provoke my father so strongly?<br />
<br />
“The truth.” He faced forward again. “He said he would give me his approval, but I had to answer one more question…”<br />
<br />
“And what question was that?”<br />
<br />
He sighed like he didn’t want to give an answer. “He wanted to know how we fell in love. He says you’re stubborn and aggressive, and there’s no way you would have agreed to date me under those conditions. So he wanted me to explain how that happened. He asked the question when he already knew the answer. But he wanted to hear me say it to make sure.”<br />
<br />
I would normally be mortified that my father knew something so personal about my romantic life, but now I was too upset about his decision to really focus on that. “And you told him…?”<br />
<br />
He nodded. “I considered lying. But I’d only gotten this far with your father because of my honesty. My integrity is the only thing he’s ever respected me for. I wasn’t going to throw all that away.”<br />
<br />
My palms pressed against my face, shutting out the room and the man beside me. Just when I’d thought I was getting everything I wanted, I lost it all.<br />
<br />
“I told him I would spare your family if you gave yourself to me.”<br />
<br />
I shut my eyes even though my face was already covered. “Jesus…”<br />
<br />
“That set him off. He pulled a gun on me, pressed the barrel right into my skull, and told me to disappear. If he ever sees me again, he will shoot me. And I believe him. The only reason he didn’t kill me in his office was because of you.”<br />
<br />
“This can’t be happening.” I slowly pulled my palms away from my face and looked at the living room. My heart was beating so fast, but I felt somber at the same time. I felt empty inside, like there was nothing left of me to give.<br />
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﻿<table id="bookdetailstable">  <tr>    <th><h2>Read Online Books/Novels:</h2></th>    <th><h2>Empress in Lingerie (Lingerie #5)</h2></th>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><h4>Author/Writer of Book/Novel:</h4></td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>Language:</strong></td>    <td><h5>English</h5></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td><strong>ISBN/ ASIN:</strong></td>    <td><h6>B07BB3M5KZ</h6></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><strong>Book Information:</strong></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td colspan="2"><br />
I'm Vanessa Barsetti, the daughter of the infamous Crow Barsetti. <br />
My father taught me how to fight. If a man lays a hand on me, I'll put him in his grave. As a Barsetti, I'm proud, stubborn, and don't take nonsense from anybody. <br />
I walk home from a bar and take the wrong path. And witness a brutal crime. <br />
The murderer won't let me go. He's handsome, lethal, and terrifying. With tattoos on his forearms and a presence full of threat, he's a shade of evil I've never encountered. And then he tells me the most terrifying thing of all. <br />
His name is Bones. <br />
  </td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books in Series:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/series/lingerie-series-by-penelope-sky">Lingerie Series by Penelope Sky</a></h3></td>  </tr>  <tr>    <td>Books by Author:</td>    <td><h3><a href="/authors/penelope-sky">Penelope Sky Books</a></h3></td>  </tr></table><br><br>1<br><br>Vanessa<br><br>The last two weeks had been busy.<br />
<br />
I caught up on my school work, finished the painting I was working on, and finally transformed my apartment so it didn’t contain the scent of the man who took me hostage.<br />
<br />
Knuckles.<br />
<br />
What kind of name was that?<br />
<br />
Sapphire and I texted almost every day, and she told me she and my brother were still finalizing their wedding plans. They wanted to do something small at the house, just family and lots of wine.<br />
<br />
I loved both of those things, so I was down.<br />
<br />
When I went to the market the other day, I ran into a handsome guy who reached for the same box of cereal. We exchanged a few words, and it turned out, he didn’t even like that brand of cereal. He just wanted an excuse to find out what my name was.<br />
<br />
Then we went to dinner. Anytime a guy asked me out, I always insisted we meet at a casual café. Big, romantic dinners were overrated and just awkward. I didn’t want a man to try to impress me by buying me an expensive meal. Wealth wasn’t impressive to me. I wanted a man who was all man, someone who couldn’t hide behind money or success.<br />
<br />
His name was Tony, and he was nice enough. He worked at an investment firm, taking people’s savings and putting it in the stock market. He was young for that line of work, and it sounded like it was his first year working there.<br />
<br />
The date was pleasant but nothing special.<br />
<br />
It was never special.<br />
<br />
Sometimes I met a guy and we really hit it off, but then the chemistry didn’t go beyond sex. We just got off on each other and enjoyed passionate nights of good and sweaty sex. But there was nothing substantial there, so I stopped calling. Then he stopped calling.<br />
<br />
And then it was like it never happened.<br />
<br />
But this guy didn’t do anything for me, so at the end of the night, I paid my half of the bill, said goodnight, and then walked home.<br />
<br />
After the incident with Knuckles, I was a lot more paranoid than I used to be. How did he figure out where I was living? Did he follow me on my way home? Or did he simply do some research online? Whatever the answer was, I always took a different route home, just in case I was being followed.<br />
<br />
When I turned the corner and walked down the quiet street, it began to snow. Small flakes floated from the sky, and the white color contrasted against the darkness of the evening. I stopped to let one touch the tip of my nose. I let it melt before I kept going. I preferred the heat of summer, but I still thought the winters in northern Italy were gorgeous. When the streets were blanketed with snow, it was a sight to behold. It was a pain to walk in it on the way to class, but it was still beautiful to see.<br />
<br />
I stopped again when I heard a sound I would never forget.<br />
<br />
A guttural sound, like someone drowning in their own blood.<br />
<br />
The thud of a dead body hitting the ground.<br />
<br />
And then the smack of a pipe cracking someone’s skull.<br />
<br />
I stopped and turned my gaze down the dark alleyway, even though I knew there was nothing I wanted to see. That’s when I saw the dark outline of a man looming over a corpse on the ground. The victim had just died, so the freezing temperatures hadn’t turned his warm body cold yet. The shadow hid the stranger’s face, but he was the size of a monster. Tall, muscular, and large, he made Knuckles look pathetic.<br />
<br />
I quickly faced forward again and kept walking, not wanting the monster to know I’d just witnessed a murder.<br />
<br />
A fucking murder.<br />
<br />
It happened so fast I didn’t think to call the police. I didn’t have a knife or a weapon to intervene. But I knew it would be stupid to put myself in harm’s way when I didn’t even know what was going on.<br />
<br />
They could have been two homeless men fighting over a dumpster.<br />
<br />
It wasn’t even nine in the evening yet, but there was no one out because of the cold.<br />
<br />
Why did I have to be the only one out there?<br />
<br />
I didn’t hear a single sound, so there was no way for me to anticipate what would happen next. I had a strong instinct and could feel things around me before I saw or felt them. But this guy was no average man, and he snuck up on me without his boots crunching against the snow.<br />
<br />
His hand slapped against my mouth, and he silenced me before I could even scream.<br />
<br />
Then the knife came. The steel blade was ice-cold against my throat. He pressed it hard into me, telling me he meant business. His voice was cold like the knife, icy like the air burning my lungs. The snow started to fall harder now, blocking my view of the nearest apartment building. It was the perfect coverage for something like this. “Make a sound, and I’ll slit your throat. I’ll let you bleed out like a pig at the slaughter.”<br />
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