The Devil's Beauty (Crime Lord Interconnected Standalone book 2)
“Dimitri fought not to shift in the stiff, leather seat Penny had selected specifically for him at the head of an onyx cut into a long drooping oval. The hinges gave an undignified squeak anyway. In the commotion, it was barely heard.
War.
It was the only way to consider the chaos unfolding before him. It was far more tamed compared to the one of the previous day, but he needed to get a hold on it before it escalated.
“Everyone, sit down!”
He would have slammed his palms on the table, but the pain in his side was still too fresh. The skin was too raw around the stitches. Even breathing made his eyes want to cross.
It had been a cheap shot meant for someone else that Dimitri got in the path of. It hadn’t been a deliberate gesture, but it had won him a favor with the Panthers and he considered that mild success.
The room quieted, gradually, a slow descent of noise until it was just the shuffle of bodies and chairs being dragged back to the table.
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