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must have done something terribly wrong and the police were coming for me. I wasn’t sure how I was going to deal with some guy who looked like he might legitimately be a mafia hit man. Fuck.
     
    Why did the hot guy I spent one amazing night with have to be Lorenzo Romano, son of the biggest mob boss in the whole damn city? Just my damn luck.
     
    I slipped into the hall and breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that Ava and Riley, my wonderful but very nosy roommates were no longer lounging in the kitchen. I didn’t exactly feel like explaining how I had somehow managed to go home with the son of the most notorious mob boss in our city and now was somehow caught up in something way beyond a typical one night stand. Actually, I had no idea what I was caught up in, but I knew it couldn’t be good.
     
    I slipped open the creaky old door to our apartment as quietly as I could and slipped out, closing it behind me. Walking through the hall and down the stairs, I felt a sense of doom come over me. I should have known Lorenzo was too good to be true. I should have known that the universe would try to even things out by counter balancing the night of the hottest sex of my life with some serious bullshit.
     
    I walked out the front door to the building with my head held high. Whatever the hell I was mixed up in now, I was going to get untangled from it as quickly as possible.
     
    The man, dressed stereotypically in all black, leaned against his town car with a tough facial expression that somehow conveyed his smugness. He was older, with a weathered look and a dark tan that seemed to only highlight his large, menacing look. I was pretty sure he was the type of guy who wouldn’t have any problem killing someone with his bare hands. He looked like the spitting image of an Italian mobster from some old movie.
     
    “So, who the hell are you?” I asked with a false confidence in my voice.
     
    “Bruno,” the man responded gruffly. His hands remained folded in front of him as he watched me approach. “I look out for the interests of the Romano family.  I like to check on anyone who gets involved with Lorenzo or his brothers. I’m sure you won’t be a problem for them, though. Yes, Miss Waterhouse?”
     
    It didn’t sound like a question. I nodded. I didn’t even bother to ask how he knew my last name. I’m sure by now he knew my whole family history and school schedule as well.
     
    “Look, I didn’t mean to get involved with anyone in the Romano family. I didn’t know who Lorenzo was when I met him last night and I certainly won’t be seeing him again, so please just leave me alone and stay away from my apartment.”
     
    The confidence in my voice was wavering, but I wasn’t going to let him intimidate me any further. I turned on my heel and stomped back to my building.  I wasn’t going to let some thug named Bruno get to me. I kept on stomping, right up the stairs and into the apartment where Ava and Riley were both standing by the door.
     
    “Who was that!?” Ava asked cautiously, tucking a rogue crimson curl behind her ear. It was pointless as the hair popped free as soon as she let go.
     
    I considered lying or brushing off her question, but I knew her wide eyes could see right through any bullshit and I wasn’t a great actress. Plus, telling my roommates would help me to feel a little less alone in this mess.
     
    I sunk down into the kitchen chair and put my face in my hands. Riley sat next to me and put her arm around me. I felt comforted as her long curtain of blonde hair spilled over my arm and her head rested against my shoulder. She definitely knew how to mother me when I was stressed. We liked to joke that she was our chicken soup dealer, since she had a killer recipe she would whip up in huge batches when any of us got sick.
     
    “Well, apparently my sexy and confusing Lorenzo from last night is actually Lorenzo Romano. You know, of the Romano family,” I sighed, pulling my head up to look