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She nodded solemnly. "With my girl charm and my pretty dress. But now I just feel like a hot pile of creamed corn."

I dragged a hand over my face. "You need water. And sleep."

"I need closure."

"Sunshine..."

"No," she said, standing straighter and stabbing a finger into my chest. "You don't get to look like that and make me feel feelings and then just go all mysterious and noble and disappear like a sexy hitman Batman."

"Sexy hitman Batman?"

"I had a lot of wine."

"I noticed."

●・○・●・○・●

She bakes cookies. He breaks bones.

Everyone in the city fears mafia boss Dominic Moretti-everyone except Tessa Bloom, the relentlessly cheerful café owner next door to his front business. She calls him "Mr. Broody," brings him muffins he never asks for, and walks into his office like it's not occupied by a man who could have someone disappeared with a phone call.

Dominic doesn't have time for distractions-especially not sweet, sunshine-eyed distractions with flour on their noses. But when Tessa finds herself tangled in the underworld he's spent a lifetime controlling, protecting her becomes more than a duty. It becomes personal.

And suddenly, the most dangerous man in the city starts falling for the only woman who isn't afraid of him.

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Word count: 23,178

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I froze. A man was slumped against the graffiti-covered brick wall, blood blooming across his side. His white shirt was soaked through, and there was a gun just inches from his open hand. My heart slammed against my ribs. Run, Skye. You should run. But I didn't. Instead, I dropped my bag and took a cautious step closer. His head lifted. Piercing, icy blue eyes met mine, sharp even through the haze of pain. His face was all sharp edges and shadowed scruff, blood trailing from the corner of his mouth. His accent was thick and rough, like broken glass. "Leave." I shook my head slowly. "You're bleeding. Bad." "Not your concern." His voice was lethal, but he flinched hard when he tried to move. "You're gonna die out here," I whispered, kneeling beside him. My hands trembled as I pressed a napkin from my apron against his side. "I'm studying to be a nurse. Let me help." He stared at me like I was something he couldn't comprehend. A stranger. A softness he didn't trust. Then his hand, heavy and warm, clamped around my wrist-not rough, but firm. "What's your name?" he rasped. "...Skye." A beat passed. Then another. "I am Mikhail." His eyes darkened. "And you shouldn't have found me."

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Novella 3: After the loss of his brother, Mario Marino finds himself constantly working under the pressure of his father's expectations. Mario has never been a leader, has never had much to say, and prefers staying in the shadows. He also finds himself inheriting his brother's entire life - including his brother's housekeeper and assistant, Poppy Rizzo. Poppy is a bubbly, funny, sweet woman who is opposite Mario in every way. With her help, Mario may just be able to adjust to this new life, and maybe gain some happiness along the way. This is a side-story in the Queens of Chicago series. This is a complete addition to the other books and does not change or affect the main plot. You certainly do not have to read the others to enjoy this. You'll see plenty of familiar faces if you've read the original series! This is a completely fictional, mafia-light romance, dual-POV, and third spin-off book in The Queens of Chicago novellas, a series of interconnected stories about various prominent female characters in the fictional crime family. TW: This story does contain explicit sexual content, death/murder, drug/alcohol use, violence, and heavy language. Please note this story is for mature audiences only! Take care of yourselves first and foremost.

Boardrooms & Beach Towels | ✔ by ocealisiren

My bandana is yellow. Dani tied it for me. Worse: she's the team captain. Worse than that? She keeps calling me "Mango Commander." "Alright, Commander," she says, jogging up beside me with two coconuts and zero shame. "You're on water balloon defense. If you get hit, we lose points." "Who designed this?" "Me," she says proudly. "Also I may have borrowed half of it from a summer camp activity called 'Fruit Wars.'" She hands me a coconut. "Why are there faces on them?" "For morale." I stare at her. She stares back. ●○●○●○●○●○● When an uptight billionaire CEO is forced to take a "mandatory" corporate retreat at a beach resort - a PR stunt to prove he supports employee well-being - he ends up rooming next to the most enthusiastic, sunshiny employee in the entire company. She's on the trip because she won a "Wellness Champion" contest for being a ray of positivity in the office. He's there because the board is threatening to remove him if he doesn't start showing a human side. Too bad she loves sunrise yoga, group karaoke, and interrupting his peace with coconut-scented chaos. And worse: he might actually start to like it. And her. ●○●○●○●○●○● Word Count:22,155

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