Page 23 of His Cursed Heart

“Give me a good reason to not kill you.” I recognize Venus’s harsh voice. I never met her personally, but everyone knows her as Huntress.

A mafia bounty huntress.

She gets jobs from all the mafias to kill different people, but the way she does it really impresses me.

Before she starts hunting the people down, she sends them a polaroid photo with a big red X on their face with a red sigil on the back. She never backs down on a mission, and she always gets the work done.

I turn towards her fully and I analyze her strong built.

“I’m your best friend’s fiancée.”

“She can live without you. Give me a better reason.” Her English is immaculate.

“I’m the only chance she has to escape from her father’s house.” I say the words with a little smile. Orion

still didn’t inform me with what Hanibal told to Althea in the night of our engagement, and I for sure know he didn’t say that he loves her.

Another thing that Hanibal did with his daughters.

While he showed affection for Keres, he always bad-mouthed Althea.

She never listens.

She’s talking back.

She’s too messy.

But a thing I always admired at Althea is that she always stood her ground around her father or anyone else.

“She escapes from his house, but goes into yours.” Venus walks closer to me. I narrow my eyes at her, feeling how my hands are trembling.

"Are you suggesting something, Venus?" This time, I move closer to her until we look like two predators that are fighting for dominance.

"Am I suggesting something, Boss Keaton?" She snarls low.

"If you think for one second that I will mistreat Althea, you better change your mind. I would lay my life for her." The words are feeling weird on my tongue, but I know that in the moment Althea will be my wife, I would do anything in my power to protect her.

The way you protected Keres? My mind is reminding me again the mistake I did with Keres.

A mistake I will not repeat with Althea.

"Good," Venus looks at me with a pleased look. "Because if you don't-"

"You'll kill me?" I ask with a raised eyebrow.

"No, that'll be too easy. Do I need to remind you what I do for a living? I will skin you alive if I see one missing piece of hair in her pretty head."

"Are you done?" Her threats mean nothing to me.

"Sí." She says and looks behind me with a smirk.

I turn so that she sits beside me, but when my eyes lock with the glowing brownish skin and long dark hair, I feel my body freeze.

Althea's figure attracts every pair of eyes from this club with her mini leather skirt and the white, long sleeve top that makes her breast delicious.

I can't take my eyes of her, and I feel my body coming back to life as all my blood goes to my groin.

But my mood is gone when I see a blond haired boy approaching her with a cocktail in his hand.

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