Savage Devotion (MAFIA MYSTERIES #2) by Ajme Williams EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ajme Williams
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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ALEXIS
The little bell above the door jingles constantly, never getting a
moment’s rest as customer after customer pushes through. The sweet
smells of freshly baked bread and sugar glazes hang heavily in the air,
whetting every appetite that passes by the bakery’s windows.
Today was Half Off a Dozen Donuts Day, so the line snaked from the front
counter, around the glass display case, and out the door. I watch as
customers clamor by the display case, thrusting their fingers toward the
remaining donuts.
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Behind the counter, there’s organized chaos. Store employees in their pink
and white striped aprons and white hats pull tray after tray of golden donuts
from the back, their enticing aroma wafting through the store.
“One dozen chocolate glazed donuts!” a customer barks at me, ignoring my
polite ‘good morning’.
Okay, then.
My fingers fly across the register as I ring up the customer’s order while
Julia, a co-worker, hurriedly stuffs the donuts into a pink and white box
embossed with the bakery’s name, Cake My Day, in cursive font.
Even though the morning rush is hectic and the customers are rude, nothing
can bring down my mood. Today marks five years since Mark and I started
dating.
Five years. I can’t believe it.
I wonder what Mark has planned for us. When I saw him yesterday, he
acted like he had no idea what today was, but I know he’s just teasing me.
He’s probably planning a huge surprise. Maybe he’s going to take me to
that new Italian restaurant that just opened up. I’ve been hinting about
wanting to go there for weeks.
I can’t fight the grin on my face as I imagine how the food will taste and
how romantic the evening will be. Even though Mark isn’t the romantic
type, I just know he will be tonight. It’s not everyday you reach half a
decade with someone!
The hours fly by, and before I know it, my shift is nearly at an end and the
bakery isn’t as busy anymore.
“Are you excited, Alexis?” Julia asks me as we scrub the counters. “You’ve
been staring at the clock all morning.”
“Of course she’s excited,” Daniela calls as she brings out another tray of
warm croissants, her round face shiny from the heat of the ovens. “Her
boyfriend is most likely going to propose. Our girl’s about to be engaged!”
Julia cheers, and my face warms as I continue to scrub the counter. It’s nice
to be supported by my co-workers.
I really do hope Mark proposes. I mean, it’s been five years so it’s only
natural that I expect it, right? Plus, it would finally give me a real family,
and that’s been my one wish ever since my mom died when I was six years
old. I don’t even remember my father, and the authorities were never able to
find him, so I was placed in the foster care system.
After bouncing from house to house, Dennis and Suzanne Carter allowed
me into their home when I was eight, and I stayed in their house for the rest
of my time in foster care. When I turned eighteen, I was terrified they
would kick me out, but Dennis and Suzanne (they never allowed me to call
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