Darkest Sins by Neva Altaj EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Neva Altaj
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5 years ago
(Nera 19 years old, Kai 29 years old)
Nera
“My dear Nera, you look stunning tonight.” The woman in a dark-red
silk gown leans in to give me a quick peck on my cheek. Her heavy
perfume invades my nostrils, and I struggle to stifle a cough. “Simply
glowing.”
“Thanks.” I manage a smile, one that’s just as fake as the woman’s
sentiments.
I got my period yesterday and spent the entire night tossing and
turning, unable to sleep because the cramps were killing me. There are dark
circles under my eyes that the foundation couldn’t cover, and I’m pretty
sure my face is still swollen. We both know I look like a wreck, but no one
would ever dare say anything of the kind to Nuncio Veronese’s daughter.
“And I love the blouse you’re wearing,” she continues. “Who’s the
designer? It must be a super expensive label.”
“My sister made it,” I mumble and throw a glance over my shoulder,
searching for my friend Dania, hoping she would save me.
“Oh. It’s adorable.” She smiles. “I was just saying to Oreste how the
two of you would make a perfect couple. I’ll tell him to give you a call next
week, Nera, my dear. He just bought a new car, the latest Tesla model, and
I’m sure you’d enjoy a ride.”
I shudder. Oreste is a well-known manwhore who uses way too much
hair gel and practically bathes in cologne, even worse than his mother.
“I’m busy next week. Maybe some other time.”
“Perfect. I’m sure that Don Veronese would approve of the two of you
seeing each other.” She grins and leans in to whisper into my ear. “Your
father is very fond of my son, and I’m sure he is considering making Oreste
a capo.”
And there it is. The real reason she’s trying to set me up with her
spawn. Not because she likes me, or because she believes we actually
would make a good match, but because her son would have an easier climb
up the hierarchy ladder with the don’s daughter as his girlfriend. It doesn’t
even surprise me anymore.
“I’m sure he is. Oh, there’s Dania. I need to go say hi.” I grab a glass of
iced lemonade from the nearby table and dash toward my friend on the
other side of the garden. She’s frantically trying to beckon a waiter and is
completely oblivious to my slow suffocation by social politeness. I keep my
focus on my best friend as I squeeze my way between the party guests,
hoping I won’t get snagged by unwanted eye contact with another person.
“Nera, sweetheart!” Someone from a group to my left brushes my arm
as I pass them. “Your hair looks amazing.”
“Thanks.” The ponytail at the top of my head is hardly impressive, but
it was the most effort I could manage after I washed my hair this morning.
“Oh, Nera, I didn’t know you were here.” A guy who looks vaguely
familiar materializes right in front of me, bringing me to a sudden stop. I
think he’s one of the underboss’s nephews. “It’s rather boring here.
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