Claiming Charlotte: A dark mafia bodyguard romance (Cardinal Series Book 2) by Alicia Ramos

Author:Alicia Ramos [Ramos, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Istared into the mass of faces that once again crowded my father’s study. The meeting was all but over, and everyone was about to receive their tasks for the foreseeable future. I’d spent the last few days carefully planning what needed to be done and where I could spread out my men. Once it made sense, I was able to call the meeting. My confidence soared as I threw myself into the business. Making plans was somewhere I excelled, executing them, not so much, but I digress. I'd made a document that I projected from my computer screen to the plain white wall between the windows for everyone to see. Perhaps it was weird to do so, but I felt more organized with it. It's time to modernize, just a bit.

I flipped to a new tab and typed a few names into the blank document before standing and facing the people around me. They didn't understand me or the way I chose to do things and that was okay, they didn't need to. Roe kept guard against the bookshelf, where he’d stood since the beginning of the meeting like a sentry on duty. I smiled at him before speaking.

“If you see your name on the screen, I want you to meet with Arthur to receive instructions for an assignment. Stand up so you can see who you’re working with. The only ones that know who you are, will be in this room.” I demanded.

I stared into the faces of my men, only a few of them grandfathered in from my father’s reign. Most of them I’d had to draft to fill positions that were emptied when Jason ordered Walker's men to kill them. My heart palpitated in my chest and a melancholy feeling washed over me.

Lifelong friends and acquaintances had been murdered in cold blood as I was forced to turn my back on them and walk away. I swallowed nervously, yet remained steady, though my knees were shaking.

Nobody stood; instead, I was met with a conglomeration of bewildered, confused, and disloyal expressions. Ugh… I was growing tired of being met with a room full of sexist men who didn’t believe a woman should be at the helm, if that was even the issue anymore. My leadership was already in question, and while I needed to get away with Rowan, so I could clear my head; it probably painted me as a coward. I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could, a rage-filled scream filled the room.

Startled, I turned to face the direction from which the scream was coming. It was Roe, angrily walking toward the group and coming to a stop by my side.

“Get the fuck up!” he screamed, different shades of red overtook his features, and the vein on his neck was prominent. I heard the room gasp collectively, and then the whispers of clothing on furniture and shoes on carpet began as one by one, the men listed on the document clambered to their feet.

Shock clung to most of them.

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