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A Few Hours Later
I was starving and couldn’t wait to finish dinner. Fasting for Merc wasn’t in my plans, but I felt led to do it. Merc had been nothing but good to me since the night we met, and seeing him in so much pain because of Aries and his son cracked my heart. So I’d been fasting, and it was finally over. I wanted to break my fast with something light, but I’d been craving bread for the past two days. As I lightly seasoned the marinara sauce that was simmering on the stove, I felt Merc’s eyes on me. He’d been staring at me all googly eyed today, and I wasn’t sure why.
Turning to face him, I chuckled. “You’re being weird.”
“Me?” he confirmed, making me laugh again.
“Yeah, you. Why are you staring at me? Do I have something on my face?”
“Just beauty.”
With a bashful roll of my eyes, I turned and stirred the sauce. I was going to top it with loads of parmesan and mozzarella cheese and eat it with homemade garlic toast before getting started on dinner. Merc always cooked for me and others, so I wanted to cook for him. I wasn’t sure what I was going to cook yet, but he had chicken thighs, ground beef, and shrimp thawed, so it would be something with one of those.
“Don’t flirt with me,” I requested softly.
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Merc (COMPLETED)
RomanceFor a man like Merc, his reputation has always preceded him. Known for his allegiance to the criminal underworld as a protector, the gangster only shows love to his family... and his son and the woman who birthed him are at the top of that list. Whe...
