Chapter 73

• Lev regarded the woman in front of him. She was an enigma, a woman he hadn’t seen coming, and she had surprised the hell out of him. She was a woman he could respect as his equal. She had no fear in her eyes, plus she could hold her own in the company of men.
• She was also strikingly beautiful; her eyes were an amazing blend of hazel and gold, which gave her an innocent look and belied the true power she had. He’d known it was her the moment she sat down at the bar. The surprise, though, was that he had thought she’d be a spoiled Italian bitch, but instead he saw an intelligent woman who used her head.
• “Hold it against your knuckles. Do you want a drink other than vodka?” Lev asked her.