A Gentleman in the Street (The Campbell Siblings #1)

by Alisha Rai

She worked up her most blinding smile, the one that could stop traffic and launch a thousand ships, that could destroy a man or make him feel a thousand feet tall. “Hello, Brother Jacob.”

Akira’s funeral wouldn’t be tasteful. There would be firecrackers and alcohol and beautiful men weeping. “Incredibly tasteful.”

“They’re just intimidated by you,” her friend had consoled. Like that was supposed to make things better? She’d decided not long after that men needed to either nut the fuck up or leave her be. Her

“May every den of sin look like this.” “If you’re going to sin, darling, you should do it with class.” The ceilings

“What the hell,” he shouted, startling both her and probably every bird within earshot, “took you so fucking long?” She was aware her mouth had fallen half open. Jacob was capable of yelling? Automatic defensiveness made her stand up straight. “It hasn’t been that long.” “Not that long?” The muscle in his jaw jumped. “One more day, Akira. One more day, and I would have hunted you down.”