Consigliere's Revenge: Dark Mafia Romance by Via Mari

Author:Via Mari [Mari, Via]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book World Ink
Published: 2023-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Lorenzo

The fear and apprehension rolls from Isabella in waves. A man who grows up in a family like ours can sense it a mile away. She wasn’t nervous last night; she was all in. She wasn’t about to be left behind for any reason, no matter what I said.

Now she’s nervous and afraid. She will need to work through her emotions if she is to paint a story half as poignant as what she wrote about the forbidden lover’s kiss. If she does that, the family will be even more glamorized than we already are.

Strategically not a bad place to be…

A position we purposefully put ourselves in by donating to the most crucial of causes in and around the communities we serve. Not that our forefathers really gave two fucks what people thought of them, but over time it has become important for the generations coming up behind them to be viewed in a different light than just brawlers on the street.

We might be that, but we have amassed generational wealth that allows us to complete our transactions over the finest of china and silverware in the most renowned restaurants on earth. We ensure people see us giving back to our communities and taking care of the shopkeepers who would otherwise be unable to fend for themselves, barely making enough money to put food on their families’ tables in the old country or right here in Vegas.

It’s clear the thoughts running through Isabella’s mind are far from good, evidenced from the sound of her breathing and the shaking of her hands. I take both of her hands in mine and wait for the De Rosa procession to come up the hill from behind us. We’ve positioned ourselves to ensure they have to pass right by us on the way to bury their loved ones.

A not so gentle reminder to the De Rosas that if you fuck with us, we will bury you and your loved ones in the ground.

But perhaps one that Isabella should have been spared, despite her protesting to come. I let her hands go and draw her to me. “It will be over soon, Isabella. They’ll drive by and proceed as normal. Emelia will need to be brave for her part, though. She has relentlessly insisted on being present. Dominic wants to give her that. So as a family, we ensure they are both protected. We intend to do no less and no more, unless it is needed. Okay?” Nothing to fear, although my biggest concern is not that she fears them, or what will happen, but the monster that is me.

She nods and snuggles into the crook of my arm, as if to calm my worry, but the pulse on the underside of her wrist still beats with her angst as we wait for the enemy to approach.

The first black Lincoln turns onto the road we are parked on and accelerates toward us from behind. I watch as it approaches, and other cars turn onto the road to follow past us and to the cemetery to our right.

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