Hell's Diva
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Mecca looked away from Lou and wondered to herself if it was her fault that she felt angry about being snaked by people she risked her life and freedom for. How did he expect her to feel knowing now what they did behind her back? What world did Lou live in?
“You turn your head and eyes away so that I can’t read your thoughts. Very smart, young lady,” Lou quipped, snapping Mecca from her thoughts. She gave him a dumbfounded look as if she didn’t know what he was talking about.
“Revenge doesn’t always have to be killing everyone who betrayed you. Karma is nature’s way of revenge and sometimes you have to let nature take its course,” Lou preached.
“That ‘what goes around comes around’ crap? Please spare me,” Mecca said in a tone of disbelief. Lou shook his head, and then Mecca displayed a mischievous grin on her face. “Is this one of those moments where you’re gonna show me better than telling me?”
“Don’t tell me you’re beginning to enjoy this,” Lou commented more than asked as he shook his head. Mecca smiled. She remembered him telling her that her smile was irresistible. Lou shrugged his shoulders, and then placed his hand on her forehead as if he were checking for her temperature.
“So be it…”
Author Bio
Anna J, bestselling author of My Woman, His Wife and Snow White, has been a heavy hitter for six years in the book business. With gritty street tales such as Get Money Chicks and erotic short stories like “A Crime of Passion” (appearing in the spring 2010 anthology The Bedroom Chronicles) Anna is a versatile storyteller who has become a household name. A Philadelphian, born and raised, she proudly writes about her city. Anna, fondly referred to by her friends as Ms. J, is excited about the release of her sixth novel Hell’s Diva, and is hard at work on her next book.
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Hell’s Diva: Mecca’s Mission Copyright © 2010 Anna J.
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