"Emerald Maree Pearce, a 25-year-old psychologist bestowed upon with an out-of-this-world beauty, screams the concept of elegance with her voluminous and bodacious features. 
Jordan Calix Kale, a 34-year-old man, however, wasn't considered just an ordinary man. Having been the almighty J.K, the Mafia Lord of the J.K empire, which happened to be the biggest, most prestigious, and most indomitable Mafia gang in all of the US and even more, he was insurmountable and the most feared human alive. But all of that is about to change when these two worlds clash over a rather spontaneous meeting, dangerous and erotic sparks are sure to fly."

Behind Their Veneers

　　Her eyebrows rose at his reply, “Then why are you here?”


　　It was his turn to look away now and suddenly, he found the?dark marble top counter fascinating as his eyes shifted downwards. His eyebrows furrowed when he couldn't come up with a good excuse as to why he had come downstairs.


　　He couldn't possibly say that he was lonely. How would that sound?


　　“I didn't want to have dinner in the room,” he finally said and proceeded to remove the lid off the covered meal.


　　“Oh,” was all Emerald could say before returning to stare at the chocolate chips shining vividly on the two remaining chocolate cookies in her plate.


　　Silence engulfed the both of them as Emerald returned to her thoughts and Jordan began eating, all the while watching the distant look that filled her eyes as she stared down at the baked goods.


CHAPTER 65