“You were tailing me for research?”
“Well, yeah. You told me my books got it all wrong, so I figured what better way to learn than to watch a real mafia guy in action.”
It made sense, in a very dangerous, very fucked-up kind of way. “I want you to listen to me, and listen very closely, because I am only going to give this warning once. Understood?”
Eyes lighting with excitement, she nodded eagerly. Pressing her more firmly against the wall, he dropped his voice to a low, warning growl.
“Go home, Goldie. Go home and forget you know me or my family.”
The defiance came back into her eyes, though it did nothing to dim the excitement. “Or what?”
“Or I’ll give you exactly what you want and show you how the O’Rourkes really deal with naughty little girls.”
