Page 96 of Deadly Obsession

He nods and when he opens his mouth to say something, the karaoke DJ calls my name.

I numbly stand.

“I’m... I’m going to sing now.”

Elias stands and follows me to the front where I get the mic, but he keeps his distance. Lady Gaga’sBad Romancestarts playing, and I’ve sang the song enough to mindlessly sing the lyrics while I let my thoughts run wild.

Marriage?

Elias’swife?

It’s... too soon.

Right?

I mean, we met months ago, sure, but we’ve only really been spending a lot of time together recently.

But on the other hand, if we got married, he’d protect me. Would I be, like, some powerful mafia queen or something?

Reine.

His queen.

He’d known from the moment we met, hasn’t he?

That should terrify me, instead, it’s endearing because the scary, dangerous mafia boss was enchanted by the mess of a divorcee that I am.

The crowd’s amped up, and they scream out the chorus with me, pulling me from my thoughts. I can’t help locking eyes with Elias at the part of the song about wanting his love and revenge.

Because it’s true.

I want him.

All of him.

The drama.

The ugly.

The horror.

The psycho.

The bad.

The song ends to cheers, and I slowly make my way through the crowd back to where Elias and I were sitting. He beat me there and waits, holding his drink and that stupid knowing smirk on his face.

“So...” He stares at me over the top of the glass of whiskey. “Do you wantmybad romance?”

God. I can’t take him seriously sometimes.

He wiggles his brows at me and takes a drink before setting the glass down.

I burst out laughing and cup his face in my hands to kiss him. The kiss deepens and suddenly we’re in the corner making out, not even caring about everyone around us.

But there was a reason I brought him to karaoke tonight.

He’s going to sing too.