I lean in being careful to not dive the knife too far in his throat but enough for it to bleed and leave a scar. Our faces are inches apart and I decide to speak : "Looks like I won. I could end you right now if I wanted" "Then do it". His reply takes me off guard "No, I am smarter than that, it's still not the time. I am a patient woman" I mutter despite the fact that I didn't believe a word I just said... of course I wasn't a patient woman. He takes advantage of my lack of focus and throws me to the side. He was now on top with his hand pinning my wrists down and his blood dripping on my chest. "You can lie to everyone, even to yourself Valeria, but not to me" he panted ------------------------- If you like: - Mafia romances - Childhood friends to enemies to lovers - Slow burn - Nightmare trope - Dagger to the throat trope - One bed trope - Comforting scenes - Girl badass vs dominant men - Characters with tragic backstories - Hates everyone but her - 🌶🌶🌶 Then this book is for you !

BEING EDITED⚠️⚠️ Raven Baxter, the quietest girl in school. She's a nobody in almost everyone's eyes, even her father's. And he's the only family she has left, but with him abusing her, he lost that tittle long ago. With an unexpected turn, her history teacher now has legal custody over her and her father gets sent to prison for life. With them growing closer, will they let each other in? Find out in The Quiet Girl. It's not that good at first but as I continue it'll probably get better... I don't know😂