Binding Rose: A Dark Mafia Romance (Mafia Wars) by Fox Ivy

Author:Fox, Ivy [Fox, Ivy ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: X-Factory
Published: 2022-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

We are all seated around the dining room table, eating a large roast accompanied by colcannon and paired with a shamrock salad, when Colin walks into the room.

“Col, my boy. I was starting to worry that you weren’t going to make it to Sunday lunch,” Niall greets affectionately.

“My apologies, Uncail ,” he says, walking to the head of the table where his uncle is seated, looking both perplexed at me being here as well as troubled by it. “I got you a present.”

“A present? For me? But my birthday isn’t until March, lad. You shouldn’t have gone to the trouble,” Niall explains at the same time Colin hands him a long plastic black tube.

Everyone remains silent as Niall gets up to his feet and uncaps the container. He tips it over and spreads out its content onto the table. My first impression of it is that it looks to be some sort of poster. No. The piece of paper looks older than that. Like it’s a treasured heirloom of some kind, passed down from generations.

“Col… You shouldn’t have,” Niall says as he stares at his gift in awe. “Damn thing looks like you cut out a piece of my childhood, lad. Thank you. I’ll hang it up in my office so I can spend my days surrounded by a little bit of Ireland.”

My father-in-law picks the fragile sheet up by each side and shows us Colin’s thoughtful gift. My nails sink into my palms when I realize what he’s showing us.

It’s the Monet.

The same one we saw yesterday at the Museum of Fine Arts.

He went back and stole it.

I can’t believe him!

“What do you think, Saoirse? Doesn’t it look like Ireland?”

“It’s actually a portrait of the Seine near Giverny. That’s in France, not Ireland,” I explain bitterly, taking a sip of my wine before I say something I may regret. Like how Colin is a dirty, rotten thief.

But when Niall throws an ugly glare my way, I already regret my outburst. He sits back in his seat, not sparing me another look, and starts conversing with his sons in Gaelic so that I’m left completely out of the loop.

Wonderful.

The man hates me, and it shows.

I should have kept my mouth shut. This man is never going to welcome me into his family if I continue to piss him off. Although, I think my very presence here already does that. When looking at him, Niall Kelly looks like your everyday grandpa, sans grandchildren, that is. He’s got a belly to him, two rosy cheeks, and is quick to laugh and smile.

That is, until I’m in the room.

Since we arrived at the Kelly residence, he’s made it a point not to be in the same room as me if he can help it. I’m sure if my mother-in-law agreed that he could eat lunch in the kitchen alone, he’d jump at the chance just to not have to suffer my presence.

I don’t get it.

Alejandro had told me that Niall Kelly had been adamant to do his blood vow with Tiernan, to watch out for me and protect me at all costs.

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