Page 224 of Syndicate of Sin Bundle

He banged again, and I rolled my eyes.

Was it one-thirty a.m. already?

Alessandro stood up abruptly, making Ray throw his hands up and shake his head in annoyance. Blood spewed from his wound. “What are you doing?”

“I’m going to answer the door.”

“Without checking?”

“It’s the police.”

He shook his head. “You can’t just go ahead and open the door for anyone.” He grabbed my arm and held me back. “Don’t be that stupid, reginetta.”

I arched a brow and pulled my arm out of his grip. “I’m not being stupid. I’m waiting for him.”

He lowered his voice as we walked closer to the door. “For a cop?”

“Yes, for a cop.”

The officer knocked again, this time more forceful. I grumbled and opened the door.

William and the man I had seen earlier were standing outside the door, their hands on their guns. When they saw me, the worried expressions dropped from their faces. William’s gaze traveled between me and Alessandro, then fixed on his bullet wound.

“What happened here?” Detective William asked.

I gazed outside the door, making sure nobody was watching, and then I ushered them in. “What are you doing here? We had a meeting spot.”

He placed his hands on his hips. “We did, but it’s past our meeting time, your car has bullet holes in it, and there is blood in the elevator and on your door. I thought something had happened to you.”

I playfully rolled my eyes. “Oh, does someone care about me?”

“Don’t feel so special.” He smirked and rocked back on his heels. “I care about your safety for a reason. It’s my job.” He gazed over at Alessandro, who was staring at us with his brows furrowed.

I nodded to my bedroom, and he walked over with me.

“What do you need?” I asked.

He pushed me against my door and pushed his lips to mine. “You.”

My eyes widened slightly, but I went with it. I hadn’t seen him in over a week. He kicked the door closed with his foot and immediately pulled my dress straps down, waiting for nothing and taking what he thought was his. He left small kisses down my neck until he reached the middle of my chest. Then, he paused. “Why does your skin smell like alcohol? And why are you all … sticky?”

I took a deep breath and pulled the straps back up. “Way to make a girl feel sexy,” I said, playfully pushing him away.

Now was not a good time for this. Alessandro would probably walk right into the room while William was in the middle of fucking me senseless. Who knew what he would end up thinking if we even stayed in my bedroom too long together? He’d probably tell Daddy I was fucking a cop on my off time, behind cheater Tommy’s back.

William sat on the bed with me, and I drew a finger down his neck.

“What do you really want to talk about?”

“I have information on your mother’s case.”

My eyes widened. “You do?”

He nodded.

“Well, what? What is it? Did you find the man who killed her?”

He unlocked his phone and gave it to me. There was a file open on it. I read through its contents, my eyes growing wide.

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