Lust & Lies Box Set-Sexual Awakenings, Excess, Predator & Prey

“What?” I turned to see Lucy wiping her hair with a towel while a satisfied smirk played at her lips. She had my attention, and she knew it. “He was my father’s business associate. Ray Tyco, he—”

“I know who the fuck he is.”

Her smile went full Cheshire. I would knock every tooth from her lying mouth. “Give me a hit

, and I’ll tell you the rest.”

I pulled the gun from the back of my jeans, and she shook her head. “Do whatever you want, Laz, but I’m not telling you shit until you let me hit that pipe.”

With a plan to make her pay, I motioned toward the pipe, and she snatched it up without a second thought and inhaled deeply. Once she was flying, she began to sing like a canary. It was the first time Lucy Hardin’s big fucking mouth had ever been useful.

“Where are we going?”

Daniello drove my Chevelle with ease as he navigated his way through the crowded peninsula.

“It is a surprise.”

“I’m not a fan of those.” Armed with only my purse and my clothes from the previous night and a slight headache from the whiskey, I was forced to play along. Daniello’s mood was light and playful, and I was curious to see how our day would pan out. He glanced my way as I winced at the sun invading the car.

“I may need a little hair of the dog.”

Daniello pressed his lips into a line, his eyes full of question.

“A shot of whiskey,” I explained. I spotted a liquor store. “Can you stop here?”

Daniello parked. Armed with a small bottle, I rejoined him in the car, uncapped it, and took a hearty sip.

He scrutinized the bottle, looking for answers. “Hair of the dog?”

“The same of what you drank the night before to get rid of the headache.”

Daniello’s lips twitched. “And do you feel better?”

“I will.” I took another pull of the whiskey and the corner of his mouth lifted while he raised his brows. “I suspect it is time for more south woman.”

I capped the bottle and threw it in the back seat. “Not a chance. Take me home, please. I want to change.”

“You can change when we get to where we are going.” There was no sense in arguing, so I let him drive. “Daniello, we can’t go far. Amber may need me.”

“Rocco is watching Amber.”

“Is that supposed to make me feel better?”

Daniello turned to me. “He will not let harm come to her.”

Cedric was also watching her along with a team of bodyguards. It was more protection than I could offer. I sank back in my seat.

“Tell me more about Barga.”

Daniello paused in thought before he spoke. “My villa is on the outside of the city. I live there alone now when I do not travel. My mother died a few years ago.”

“How did she die?”

“She slept into her death.”

I saw no emotion or change in his posture. “You weren’t close?”

“She lived her life. I do not have emotions for death.”