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    Bought (Book 2): Hanley Family Mafia, #2
    Bought (Book 2): Hanley Family Mafia, #2
    Bought (Book 2): Hanley Family Mafia, #2
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    Bought (Book 2): Hanley Family Mafia, #2

    By Heather West

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    This is book 2 of the Hanley Family Mafia series! Book 3 is available everywhere now!

    He bought me to break my body. Instead, he broke my heart.

    I stumbled into the worst possible place at the worst possible time.

    And now I'm bent over and bare in my boss's bed.

    I always thought the stories that people told about Luke Hanley were too far-fetched.

    But when I saw him and his thugs execute a man in an alley, I knew suddenly:

    Everything they said was true.

    He's a cold-blooded killer, a ruthless mafia don responsible for every crime in the city.

    They say he uses women until he's bored, then disposes of them.

    And I'm about to be next.

    His soldiers had me bound and gagged as they took me to the don's penthouse.

    I figured this would be the end of me.

    A bullet in the skull and an unmarked grave.

    But to my surprise, Luke offers me a deal:

    He'll spare my life…

    In exchange for my complete and utter submission.

    I have to let him use me, bend me, break me as he pleases.

    And I have to keep my mouth sealed shut.

    At first, I'm nothing more than a mafioso's ragged toy.

    But as the savage, sweaty nights tick past, something becomes more and more clear to me:

    There's a lonely man behind the mobster mask.

    And I'm falling hard for him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSopris Page Press
    Release dateSep 19, 2019
    ISBN9781393350873
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      Bought (Book 2) - Heather West

      Bought: A Mafia Romance (Hanley Family Mafia) (Book 2)

      By Heather West

      He bought me to break my body. Instead, he broke my heart.

      I STUMBLED INTO THE worst possible place at the worst possible time.

      And now I’m bent over and bare in my boss’s bed.

      I always thought the stories that people told about Luke Hanley were too far-fetched.

      But when I saw him and his thugs execute a man in an alley, I knew suddenly:

      Everything they said was true.

      He’s a cold-blooded killer, a ruthless mafia don responsible for every crime in the city.

      They say he uses women until he’s bored, then disposes of them.

      And I’m about to be next.

      His soldiers had me bound and gagged as they took me to the don’s penthouse.

      I figured this would be the end of me.

      A bullet in the skull and an unmarked grave.

      But to my surprise, Luke offers me a deal:

      He’ll spare my life...

      In exchange for my complete and utter submission.

      I have to let him use me, bend me, break me as he pleases.

      And I have to keep my mouth sealed shut.

      At first, I’m nothing more than a mafioso’s ragged toy.

      But as the savage, sweaty nights tick past, something becomes more and more clear to me:

      There’s a lonely man behind the mobster mask.

      And I’m falling hard for him.

      Chapter 1

      Lily

      Is this how Cinderella felt at midnight, torn from the ball and her prince, and from her fairy tale happily ever after?

      I bet. Only I don’t have any hope of Luke and I being anything more than what binds us now, an alibi and a desire to keep living peacefully in Potentia.

      Afraid he’ll catch on, I’ve been trying all through our date to be pleasant and positive, but I’m losing my grip as the night comes to an end and he drives home. I’m glad he’s decided to play his music—it gives us something to talk about.

      Part of me wishes I were headed home to be alone to sort out my confused reaction to Luke tonight. And maybe I’d be able to answer some of the myriad of questions running circles around my head, such as how can a man change so dramatically in a few hours?

      Luke arrived on my doorstep for our date, looking like himself, talking and holding himself like the Luke Hanley I was accustomed to, but he wasn’t my boss.

      It clicked now. I was seeing him as just plain old Luke, outside the office. That night Russ dragged me to see him I was facing the office Luke, not Friday-date night Luke.

      Of course, even plain old Luke didn’t do casual. He is wearing his suit like a second skin. The deep red-wine blazer plays on his eyes. The stark white shirt, black tie, and black slacks pop out in their clean, sharp lines.

      Realizing I’m staring, I tune into his question. He’s inviting me to change the music, his tone implying he assumes I’ve grown tired of his choices.

      No, that’s fine, I say quickly, my gaze veering back to my window. We’re close now. Another few minutes and we’ll be at his place.

      I guess I’ll have to hold myself together, but for how long? Until he screws me again? Until I mess up our air-tight alibi and give Detective Art Dayton what he came around looking for?

      Lily. Luke’s calling me.

      I blink out the window, recognizing the garage the car is now facing. It’s Luke’s home.

      Thinking about Dayton makes me lose it. The tears threaten. Luke exits the car as I press the heels of my palms to my burning eyes, ducking my head, the doubts and fears a heavy load in there.

      My car door opens, a whoosh of cool air licking my calves, the stockings doing nothing to keep off the chilly autumn night. Luke’s hands are gentle. They unbuckle the seat belt, loosening some of the pressure off my chest, and they turn me in my seat into his hard, strong chest.

      He smells wonderful, and his soft, deep voice is sanding away the flood of anxiety and hopelessness that was threatening to drown me.

      Lily? He draws me back, hands framing my cheeks, thumbs sweeping carefully under my eyes.

      I lift my mouth, my gaze falling over his lips. I want him to kiss me; I’d like to pretend for a little while longer. When his mouth touches mine, the world feels right. I’m in control of at least one thing for now, knowing he wants me as much as I want him.

      The kiss reaches a bruising level, and that pain helps me gather myself. If I’m going to break this up, I should at least go out with a bang.

      Inside, Luke’s command is pressed to my mouth. He moves back, letting me step out of the car, and closing the door after me. He ushers me to the path and stairs leading to his back door.

      It’s a path I took last night with Russ. Funny how unsure and terrified I was then, and now I’m back, Luke’s arms around my waist, my shaking hands pressed to my chest.

      Back at my boss’s

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