Ruined (A Dark Alpha Billionaire Romance) (18 page)

“It was incredible. He was incredible. I really like him. And it seemed like he liked me…until he basically kicked me out this morning,” I said glumly.

“What do you mean? He kicked you out? Like right when you got up?” Ava sounded furious on my behalf and I felt grateful for her protectiveness.

“Well, not exactly. He was sweet at first. He made me coffee, let me take a shower, and even suggested going out for breakfast. But then, like, we were talking and he suddenly turned really cold and said I should go home.”

“What were you talking about?” Riley asked.

“I was just asking him about what he does for a living and about his apartment because it was seriously huge and gorgeous.”

“Well, maybe he is a criminal and doesn’t want you to know about it. He could be a drug dealer or a pimp!” Ava looked excited, like she was finally in one of those Lifetime movies with a mystery to solve that she loved watching every week.

“Or maybe he is just embarrassed about something, like a trust fund,” Riley added, always the more reasonable one.

“Yeah, he didn’t really strike me as a dealer or a pimp,” I responded, starting to wonder if maybe Riley was right. Maybe I had just been really rude, asking about money, and Lorenzo had been really turned off by it. “It was just so weird how quickly he turned from super sweet and funny to suddenly wanting me gone. But I guess it was always just going to be a one-night stand anyway. It isn’t like I have time for a relationship with all my schoolwork.”

Ava rolled her eyes and Riley shook her head, but they both stayed mercifully silent. I knew they thought I was ridiculous with my single-minded focus on school, but I needed to keep my grades up in order to maintain my scholarship and get into the best graduate schools. Not to mention, boys had always been a bit of a disappointment for me. I had dated a few guys through college, but they never felt like anything special and I always had a nagging feeling that I was wasting my time with them. Maybe it would have been the same with Lorenzo.

“Well, at least you finally got fucked right,” Ava replied. That girl had no filter, but she was right. The problem was, now I was spoiled for other men. No one had ever fucked me like Lorenzo had and now I might never be fucked like that again.

I headed to my room and decided to see if I could find him on Facebook. Maybe it would show me something to explain his reaction to my questions. After typing in his name and limiting the search to our city, I started to scroll through the pages of Lorenzos. Apparently there were a lot of guys with dark hair named Lorenzo around here. Then I saw his picture. It was unmistakably him, with dark hair and that slightly mysterious, cocky smile. Damn, he was so freaking hot.

I clicked on the picture and his profile popped up. Most of his information was set to private, but I now had his full name. Lorenzo Romano.
Why does that name ring a bell?

And then my blood ran cold. Romano. The Romano crime family was filled with the leading gangsters in our city. They had plenty of money, but it was all gotten through shady deals, gambling, possibly even murder. I wasn’t one to follow the crime news too closely, but I knew that they were bad news.

I slammed my computer closed. I should have known he was too good to be true. Why would such a wealthy, sexy guy want to take a normal college girl like me home with him? Maybe because any girl who realized who he was would steer clear of him if she had any brain cells.

Still, looking at his picture had reignited a bit of that passion I had felt the night before. It wasn’t just that he was smoking hot and had the world’s biggest and most talented cock. He had been sweet and funny, masculine and a complete gentleman.
Until he wasn’t
, I reminded myself. No, I needed to stay away and forget that last night had ever happened.

I leaned over to grab my history textbook when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A dark shape moved slightly outside the window, just out of my view. I casually turned my head slightly, as if reaching over for another book. 

A massive man dressed in all dark clothing was waiting outside my apartment and staring in at me.  He leaned casually against his car and grinned at me as we made eye contact. I had never before seen such a menacing smile. I tried to hide my fear, but I knew what this was about.

It was too late for me to steer clear of Lorenzo Romano and I was about to pay the price for getting involved with him. The man crooked his finger and motioned for me to go outside to meet him. I squared my shoulders and nodded. This needed to end so I could go back to my life and try to forget my night with Lorenzo had ever happened.

Click here to read the rest of One Night Stand:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0151WR38I