Dominic's Doll

Ariana Knowles is promising student.

All straight A's and fresh into her junior year of college while juggling a job as a librarian in order to pay her tuition.

How will she be able to juggle her work, school and the Mafia Don that has been secretly Obsessed with her for years?

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"That's odd," she muttered.

I leaned in slightly. "What is it?"

She adjusted her glasses and squinted at her monitor. Then, with a puzzled expression, she turned to me. "It appears your balance has already been paid in full."

I blinked. "What?"

"Someone settled your account. Just this morning." She pressed a few more keys and then handed me a printed receipt. "Here. Proof of payment."

I took it with trembling hands. My eyes scanned the page for answers.

There it was.

Paid by: Dominic Balbano.

The name hit me like a whispered secret, laced with danger and allure. It sounded... cinematic. Like someone you'd find in a foreign film smoking a cigar in a velvet lounge, hiding a thousand sins behind a tailored suit.

"Who is that?" I asked, voice barely above a whisper.

Mrs. Lundy raised an eyebrow. "You don't know him?"

I shook my head slowly.

She gave a half shrug. "Well, whoever he is, you owe him a thank-you."