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𝑽𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑶𝑼𝑺 𝑩𝑬𝑯𝑨𝑽𝑰𝑶𝑹𝑺: A Mafia Romance (The Next Vicious Generation Book 3) by USA Today bestselling author Ivy Fox releases next week. Check out this sneak peek!
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬:
✔️Unhinged Anti-Hero
✔️Stalker / Boy Obsessed
✔️He Falls First
✔️Touch Her and ☠️ Vibes
✔️And a whole lot of ANGST!
EXCEPRT:
My tense muscles loosen the second I spot Izzie stepping into the gym. The place hums with the clank of weights and the rhythmic thud of gloves hitting heavy bags, but she’s the only thing I see. I cut across the room before she gets far, her warm, honey-gold gaze softening when she notices me walking towards her.
“Hi,” she says with a smile, fingers curling around the strap of her gym bag.
Not satisfied with her simple greeting, I slide the handle off her shoulder, let the duffel drop to the floor with a heavy thud, and cradle her face in my palms.
“Not good enough,” I murmur, before pressing my lips to hers and letting the peace her kiss always brings wash over me. I’ve lived my whole life in the dark. Wanting her is the first time I’ve ever craved the light.
When I force myself to pull back from our kiss, Izzie’s eyes are at half-mast, her cheeks flushed, and her lips deliciously swollen.
“Did you just hard-launch our relationship?” she asks, glancing around at the gym full of gawkers who have clearly stopped mid-rep to watch.
“I have no idea what that means,” I reply, slinging her bag over my own shoulder.
“Of course you don’t.” She giggles, leaning into my chest to hide her blushing cheeks from the attentive audience around us.
I kiss the crown of her head, then gently tip her chin up with my finger. “How was class?” I ask, remembering how she’s been buzzing all week about teaching her first self-defense session at Sacred Heart.
“It was great,” she says, beaming. “I got the job.”
“You sound surprised,” I tease, brushing my knuckles along her cheek.
“I kind of am. Sister Margaretta runs a tight ship, and I wasn’t sure she’d want me on board.”
While Izzie seems to have had her doubts, I never did. She’s a perfectionist, pouring herself fully into everything she does. I knew she would make an impression on Mother Superior as well as the girls she was teaching.
She sure as fuck has made an impression on me.
“She’s lucky to have you. Anyone would be lucky to have you.”
Her eyes light at the praise, her pulse visible at her throat.
“I… uh… should get changed,” she says, suddenly shy. “I have a client in half an hour.”
“Actually, you don’t.”
“Beg your pardon?” She arches a brow.
“Rico’s covering your sessions today.”
“Happy to help,” Rico calls from across the gym counter, clearly eavesdropping.
“I’m not sure that’s a good idea,” she says, still uncertain.
“He can handle it. I’ve got other plans for you.”
“Is that so?” She giggles again, the sound making my chest tighten.
“Do you trust me?” The words are out before I know why I’m asking, but suddenly her answer feels like it will settle something deep inside me.
“I do,” she says without hesitation.
And just like that, the last of my anxiety evaporates, replaced by an ache to be closer to her.
“Come,” I growl, taking her hand and leading her toward the door as fast as possible.
“Will you at least tell me where we’re going?” she laughs, so carefree and trusting that my body feels like it might explode if it doesn’t have her right here and now.
But that will have to wait.
I have a surprise for her.
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