ANGEL'S WRATH by SK (SIN CITY HEAT) Read Online Free PDF

      With his back still to them, Angel smiled.
            “Uh…Angelo, let’s not be hasty.”
            Angel turned around, cocking a brow at Neil's choice of words. “I’m not being hasty at all. I have to say, though, I'm a busy man and don't like my time wasted. Before we came here, you were well aware of the terms and were told they wouldn't change.”
            Neil looked at Nicole then back to Angel. “What about five percent of the company in addition to interest?”
            Angel’s gaze didn’t waver. “Ten.”
            Neil ran a nervous hand over his mouth, glancing down when his cell rang. Relief flashed across his face when he saw the name displayed on the ID. Snatching the phone from the table as if it were a lifeline, Neil held a placating hand up to Angel and Matt. “Could you give me a moment?” When Angel hesitated, Neil added, “Please. This is Mr. Davidson. I won't be long."
            Angel finally nodded then came back to the table and sat down. His eyes once again latched onto Nicole. Matt moved to follow, but Angel held a hand up. “Matt, can you go check on that thing I needed you to take care of?”
        Matt had been with Angel long enough to follow Angel’s lead at the drop of a hat. “Of c ourse," he nodded, glancing at Nicole. "If you’ll excuse me.”
            Nicole watched him walk away then slid eyes dancing with merriment back to Angel. "And just what 'thing' is he supposed to take care of?"
            Angel shrugged in unconcern. "I'm sure he'll find something."
            She pressed her lips together, shaking her head and shifting through the paperwork in front of her.
            “And what is that look for Ms. Randolph?”
            Nikki reluctantly pulled her attention from the documents and focused on him. “I’m sure I don’t know what you mean, Mr. LaCroix.”
            Angel chuckled softly and sat back. “How have you been, Nikki? It's been a long time.”
            Their eyes held before they each broke out into a smile. The years melted away as memories of their past acquaintance from the old neighborhood overcame the tension in the room. Angel and Nicole's brother, Jacoby, had been best friends. Five years younger than them, Nikki had always harbored a fierce crush on Angel, but he never treated her as anything other than his best friend's kid sister. The appreciative gleam in his eyes now told her he noticed she'd grown up.
            “You’re looking well."
            Nicole glanced around to make sure Neil wasn’t in hearing range. “Thank you. So are you."
            “You can imagine my shock when I walked up and saw you sitting here. It’s been, what, almost fifteen years?”
            “Yes, about that.” Nikki was very cautious. The last time she had seen Angel was the summer before she left for college, and by then, he'd been deep into the streets and well known in the drug world. She eyed him thoughtfully. Apparently, he had decided to go on the straight and narrow.
            “I see you’ve done well for yourself. Quite the businessman."
            Angel lowered his eyes before looking up at her. “Thank you. Let’s just say my investments have paid off quite nicely,” he smiled.
          Nikki didn’t return the smile. “I'm aware of that. DWC had you and your company thoroughly investigated before we proceeded with this deal. I'm not surprised you've done well for yourself - legally, that is. I've always known you were far from stupid, Angelo. Everyone paid so much attention to Dominick’s genius mind because he always did what he was supposed to. You? You were the one constantly into trouble, one thing after another, taking the focus off of your brilliance and diverting it to the latest legal fiasco you seemed to be entangled in.”
            “Well, let’s just say I’ve turned my life around.” His reply was quite brusque as his eyes went over her again.