He had assumed that they would fuck, but he was in no rush. He swallowed a mouthful of bitter whisky. It was like she expected him to bend her over the sofa as soon as the door closed behind the bellman. He had expected them to go out, for dinner or drinks, when she had come to pieces, standing in the middle of the suite, her eyes welling with tears, her mouth basically accusing him of bringing her here for sex. They had checked in late, heading up to the room first, the bellman putting away their bags. He stared at his hand, trying, for the hundredth time, to rid his mind of her image. He nodded, passing her a tip, and tapped on the table, asking for another card.

In the suite was her – and he didn’t know how to handle her.Ī waitress materialized at his side, setting another cold glass before him. But he needed to be down here and out of the suite. It was out of his norm – continuing to play when his luck had turned. He reached for the glass, downing the remaining bit of bitter liquor. “You should stop for the night.”īrad looked up, shaking his head and sliding a single black chip forward. “Your luck has turned,” the heavyset man before him said, gathering the cards. He collected a stack of chips and let them fall through his hand, watching them bounce and drop on the green felt.

I was desperate for a teensy bit more (especially from that one scene, at that one strip club, when he was watching all by his lonesome.) but even without it I really enjoyed being back in this story and being able to enjoy more of Alessandra's writing!Ģ:45 AM. I really enjoyed this glimpse, albeit brief, into what he was thinking when he met her. We get to his first thoughts of Julia and what, exactly, he is thinking in the gaps of time between their interactions.Īnd given by what he says out loud in Blindfolded Innocence, it's a given that he is a dirty, dirty boy in his thoughts as well. AND good news! I saw in her newsletter (go to her blog and sign up!) that there will be a third full length novel in this series-which means more waiting but I'm okay with that-her books are very much worth the wait! Anyway, back to my main point-this novella is a little taste of what Brad was thinking throughout the duration of Blindfolded Innocence. The problem with this novella is that it just makes you hungry for more and we have to wait until FEBRUARY **sobs** to see where their story goes next.

The Dumont Diaries by Alessandra Torre