Elena
I had spent the entire dinner party with Lisa. It was primarily to introduce her to some of the members of the Cosa Nostra. Rafael had come, and I had to pretend not to care that he was around me. He stared at me, even when he was conversing with the guests.
It made my stomach churn, and I hoped Lisa didn’t notice when he sipped his glass of champagne, looking at me with the glass covering his nose and mouth as he walked past a few of the guests.
It made me want to drink away his hot stares, but I wasn’t much of a drinker anymore. Lisa, on the other hand, could have taken the whole bar with her if she could.
Her face contorted into a dramatic grin when she downed the shot of alcohol.
“Let’s get… out of here,” she whispered, unashamedly burping. Her brown eyes glinted with mischi
