Bought and Paid For (The Nardone Family Saga Book 1) by Lia Rae

Author:Lia Rae [Rae, Lia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

Rex stared after Ari as she ran up the stairs. He’d only ever seen her spine that rigid when she’d been forced on stage to be auctioned off. What the hell had Tommy said to her? He ground his teeth and forced himself to take a slow breath. It wasn’t helping, but he really didn’t want to talk to Tommy angry. He shook his head to clear it. That wouldn’t change in the next few minutes, but he needed to know what he’d told Ari so he could fix it. He strode down the steps and into the dining room, where everyone was sitting down to eat. He stepped close to Tommy and leaned in. “I need to see you in the office. Now.”

Tommy gave him a bland look. “I just sat down with my dinner.”

“Now,” Rex snapped.

Tommy’s eyes narrowed, but he pushed back from the table. A nearby server approached and placed a cover over the plate. Tommy gave him a curt nod before following Rex out of the dining room and down the hall. Rex opened the door and let Tommy in first.

“What’s your problem, Rex,” Tommy asked, annoyance obvious.

“What exactly did you say to Ari?” Rex growled.

Tommy jerked. “Nothing I just told her not to get attached.”

Rex shook his head. “No, I don’t think that’s it.”

Tommy stared him down, but Rex stared back. His cousin might be the boss, but that didn’t mean he was always right. Look at how fucked up things had been when their fathers had run things. Tommy finally broke eye contact and rubbed a hand over his eyes.

With a deep sigh, he explained. “I told her you make a habit of taking care of people and not to try to tie you down with a child support payment.”

Rex clenched his fists to keep himself from punching Tommy. “Are you fucking kidding me right now?”

“No, I’m pretty sure you’re the one doing the fucking,” Tommy retorted.

Rex was across the room with his hands fisted in Tommy’s shirt in an instant. “Don’t even go there. You’re the one who told me there wasn’t a problem because she was legal.”

“Yeah, that was before you wanted to play white knight for her family and send her off to school,” Tommy said, shoving him backward.

“That changes nothing. I’ve helped all the girls I’ve rescued,” Rex reasoned.

“Yes, but you haven’t fucked any of them,” Tommy said.

“Because they were children.”

“She might as well be,” Tommy snapped.

“She’s the farthest thing from a child. She’s been caring for two kids, going to school, and working for five years.”

“So you care about her?” Tommy asked.

“What? I… I don’t even know why we’re talking about this.”

“Because I’m your boss… and your family. It’s my job to make sure you aren’t letting all your crusading put you or our family in a bad position,” Tommy said.

“That’s bullshit and you know it. What’s your real problem?”

“We don’t know that much about her. What if she’s playing with you? What if she is trying to trap you? She grew up an aspiring principessa.

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