Serpent King’s Prisoner (THE DARK MAFIA PRINCE OF SAN FRANCISCO #1) by Olivia Blair EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Olivia Blair
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Abby
I might have only been acting as a waitress…but I still needed to wipe
some fucking tables down.
It didn’t matter, I thought with a smile. I was getting good at this pretending
thing.
I wiped the last coffee ring off the table, my hands moving almost on their
own, as if being a waitress at this little San Francisco cafe was my real job.
The morning rush at Red Lantern Coffee & Tea had come and gone, leaving
behind only the scent of jasmine tea and the chatter from the TV mounted
on the wall. And absolutely no new information to send back to Quantico.
I glanced up at the screen where a news anchor was talking about some
restaurant that had burned down. But the more I watched, the less it looked
like an accident. I shook my head; something about the scene didn’t sit right
with me.
“Hey Lou,” I called to my boss as I untied my apron in the back. “I’m
gonna head out for the afternoon, okay?”
“Sure thing, Abby,” he said without looking up from the espresso machine
he was cleaning. “Don’t forget to lock up tight. It’s been rough around here
lately.”
I held back a smile. He was right, of course–San Francisco was dangerous.
I’d just always been able to defend myself.
“You got it,” I replied, grabbing my jacket and bag. As I stepped outside,
the sounds of Chinatown wrapped around me like a familiar blanket—
English and Mandarin mingling together, just like when I was a kid hanging
out with my best friend, whose dad still worked with mine on the force.
Back then, Mei had taught me the language, sharing her culture as we
shared secrets and dreams.
But time had pulled us in different directions, leaving only occasional visits
with Dad’s partner Hank Yu, who was more family than friend now. Hank
had been his partner before he retired, and sometimes when I saw him, it
was like I could still hear their stories of stakeouts and close calls.
But that had been a long time ago. I was here now and I had a job to do.
Being a young woman in the FBI on a reconnaissance mission meant that I
absolutely had to prove myself.
If I didn’t, I would be stuck on desk duty for the rest of my career.
Next door, Grant Avenue Florals spilled out onto the sidewalk, a riot of
colors and scents that made me pause. I leaned over to breathe in the
fragrance of roses and chrysanthemums, letting my eyes drift shut for just a
moment.
For a second, it was nice to forget this was my job, and just lean into the
idea that this was my life.
“Which one’s your favorite?” A voice broke through my daydream, smooth
and unexpected.
Startled, I opened my eyes to meet the gaze of a man who could only be
described as stunning. As if his voice alone wasn’t doing enough things to
me.
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