Benvolio by Susan Horsnell

Author:Susan Horsnell [Horsnell, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

BENVOLIO

“Office,” Father growled when he reached the bottom of the stairs.

I stormed after him, and when we stepped inside my office, I slammed the door.

"Sit down," Father commanded.

I hesitated for only a moment before thinking better of defying him and dropped into a chair. Father leaned back against my desk, one ankle crossed over the other and his arms folded across his chest.

"The way you spoke to Nikita was unacceptable even for this family. We might be mafia, and fuck knows we commit too many crimes to count, but we don't speak to our women like whores on a street corner."

“She’s not…”

Father lifted his hand, and I clamped my mouth shut.

“That young lady upstairs honoured this family by marrying you to repay a debt that wasn’t hers. She would have been aware that had she refused to become your wife, it would not have been her who would have suffered. Nikita had a choice to walk away but instead, the lady showed guts and loyalty by stepping up to marry. Then, I find you with her pinned up against a wall with your hand around her throat. The lady was terrified…You put that look in her eyes and I have never been more ashamed of you. You will make your apologies and start treating her like an Abruzzenesa princess.”

There was no point in arguing, I was on a hiding to nothing and when I remained silent, Father continued.

“I will not tolerate any more of your bullshit where Nikita is concerned. You are head of this family and will treat every member with respect or you will answer to me.”

I dragged the fingers of both hands over my head. “I hate this, Dad. Making my marriage public has put Nikita in a world of danger. You know Calliro Zovera is still in the wind. If he hears about my marriage, he’ll come after Nikita. I don’t like the woman, but I don’t want her dead.”

“Calliro hasn’t been heard from for months. We have had men looking everywhere and asking questions of our informants. The Irishman is not in the city. He’s gone and you need to deal with this obsession you have with him.”

“But…”

“No, buts, Son. Calliro knows coming back to Sydney would be a death sentence. If he is still in Australia I suspect he’s as far from this city as he can get.”

Father was wrong but I didn’t argue. I knew in my gut Calliro was out there somewhere. He was laying low, waiting to pounce. Of that I was sure. I could only hope we were able to protect my wife because it would be her Calliro would go after.

***

I downed my fourth whisky and slammed the glass down on my bar top.

“I fucking hate this Gate.”

Gaetano sat, doing the silent thing I hated so much before he finally spoke. "I know you do, Ben, but it is what it is and the sooner you accept things as they are, the better. Your father was right…you were wrong to speak to Nikita the way you did, and you are obsessed with Calliro.

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