Page 13 of Devious Lies

Sometimes I feel like maybe I made too big a deal of it. Then I remember his cold eyes and the way he looked at me like I was a piece of meat, and I know I made the right decision.

Also, he keeps tabs on Mami. Knowing that makes me feel even more secure about leaving in the first place.

But I can’t stay gone. My mother is sick and I’m not leaving her again.

Everything is just so fucked up.

But I’m glad Nico has Anna.

I don’t think I could ever be with a man like him.

He has this wildness about him. Like he can’t be tamed. Even more so now that he has Anna, and she is having his baby.

Nico is unhinged.

Scary.

Powerful.

His cousin, Angel, has the same powerful build, but he’s even bigger. And he terrifies me.

Truth is, I’ve always been more attracted to the quiet types.

My mind immediately goes to Luc Batiste.

The Vipers’ Council.

How one man can be a council I am not sure, but he is.

Maybe it’s some multiple personality thing.

Or maybe it’s because on top of being a criminal, the man is an ivy league graduate and a lawyer.

There are many sides to that one. I wouldn’t mind getting a chance to explore them.

But I shove that thought away.

Luc isn’t interested in me. Why would he be? He’s tall and lean, like a rodeo cowboy. He has gorgeous curly hair and steel-colored eyes that make my knees weak.

Usually, he’s dressed in all black. Tailored shirts and pants that fit his hard body like a second skin.

But once, I saw him without his shirt and holy fuck. The man has a sleeve of black ink up his left arm.

So sexy.

Just like him. Luc is so tall and wiry. He looks sleek and rough.

I know he’s tattooed, and I wish I could ask him to take off his shirt so I could see them in detail.

But I can’t do that. I wouldn’t dream of it.

He has piercings in both ears and his left eyebrow. Metal bars, but I have no idea if they’re steel, white gold, or what.

So fucking hot.

He catches me looking at him time and again, but he doesn’t tease or smirk.

He just stands there. Quietly. Then he walks away.

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