Blake: A Romantic Suspense (V Mafia Series Book 1)
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“You’re Mr. Volkov?” I asked.
“One of them, and I intend to take care of this.”
“No.” I shook my head. “Please don’t. I can handle things. I didn’t mean to imply that I don’t have support. I should have called a bouncer sooner. It’s just hard to gauge which of the men who grab are going to take it one step too far.”
He studied me closely.
“How often is this happening?” He folded his arms across his chest, his suit jacket pulling just slightly across his shoulders and chest. For some reason, my mind went to crazy places.
“Nightly, hourly, probably every fifteen minutes on busy nights like this. They just can’t help themselves.”
“Men can always control themselves. This isn’t acceptable. We’ll get to the bottom of this. Obviously, the clientele needs to be vetted a little better and a zero-tolerance policy strictly enforced.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be a problem.” I watched the appetizers being delivered to Devin’s table. “I’m just so grateful for this opportunity. I’m not trying to cause issues. The restaurant is wildly successful so obviously something is being done right. And your sliders have arrived.” I attempted a grin to replace the embarrassment that was chugging through me.
His gaze hardened, and I felt my heart unwillingly flutter.
“All I have to ask myself is one simple question. Would I want my sister working here? After seeing what just happened, the answer would be no. The issues will be rectified.” Devin slid a business card into my hand. “Call me if anything happens like this again. We’ll be meeting with management tonight.”
He made his way back over to his brothers, and I stood standing completely in awe of a man who was part of the oldest mafia in our city, and the man I was assigned to take down.
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BOOKS BY KARICE BOLTON
LUKE FLETCHER SERIES
HIDDEN SINS
BURIED SINS
REDEMPTION
MIA
V MAFIA SERIES
BLAKE
DEVIN – January
JAXSON – Coming Soon
ISLAND COUNTY SERIES
FINDING LOVE IN FORGOTTEN COVE
LOVE REDONE IN HIDDEN HARBOR
TANLGED LOVE ON PELICAN POINT
FOREVER LOVE ON FIREWEED ISLAND
TEMPTING LOVE ON HOLLY LANE
A CHANCE AT LOVE ON MYSTIC BAY
BEYOND LOVE SERIES
BEYOND CONTROL
BEYOND DOUBT
BEYOND REASON
BEYOND INTENT
BEYOND CHANCE
BEYOND PROMISE
BEYOND the MISTLETOE
AFTERWORLD SERIES
Afterworld: Zombie RecruitZ
Afterworld: Zombie AlibiZ
Afterworld: Zombie UprisingZ
THE WITCH AVENUE SERIES
LONELY SOULS
ALTERED SOULS
RELEASED SOULS
SHATTERED SOULS
THE WATCHERS TRILOGY
AWAKENING
LEGIONS
CATACLYSM
TAKEN NOVELLA (A Watchers Prequel)
About the Author
Karice received an MFA in Creative Writing from the U of W. She has written close to thirty novels, and she has several exciting projects in the works (or at least she thinks they're exciting). Karice lives in the Pacific Northwest with her awesome husband and two cute English Bulldogs. She loves anything to do with snow, and she seeks out the stuff whenever she can, especially if there's a toasty fire to read by.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Devin Excerpt
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