Crimson Vows: A Dark Mafia Romance by Wendy Owens

Author:Wendy Owens [Owens, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orangewillow Publishing
Published: 2024-05-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Marco

My hand slams the phone back on the cradle after another useless conversation with a cop we own. “What’s the point of dirty badges if they can’t pull their weight when it matters?” I snarl into the empty room.

“I need to talk to Judge Bishop,” I bark into the phone after I dial another number. My sharp voice cuts through the excuses on the other end. The clock ticks ominously, mocking the chaos of my multitasking—dialing, talking, commanding. None of it seems to be getting me anywhere.

“I don’t give a shit who he has in his office. You tell him Marco King is on the phone for him, and it’s urgent,” I snap. The innocent woman on the other end of the line is clearly unnerved by my demeanor as she places me on hold to do as I have instructed.

My morning began with a call to tell me one of our captains, Bobby, was arrested last night during a raid. When it comes to a captain, every second counts. If one of our guys doesn’t respond to the call, some eager detective is always bound to pressure them, hoping to get them to flip on someone higher up in the organization. That’s the least of my concerns, though, as my faith in Bobby is rock solid. My only concern right now is proving that I can handle everything while Vincent is away. How can I possibly expect people to listen to what I have to say if they can’t trust me to handle situations as they arise?

Gia’s image dances behind my closed lids as I wait on the line. Dark hair and eyes that see right through me. I can almost feel her, the ghost touch of skin on skin. It’s been days since she was tangled up with us, lost in a haze of lust and twisted sheets. Days since I’ve even seen her face, her absence an ache in my chest that rivals the pounding headache from the endless calls.

A moment later, the muffled voice of the judge comes over the line. I explain the situation about our captain but am only greeted with excuses.

“I want you to listen to me very carefully,” I growl into the receiver. “If our guy isn’t out in the next hour, a certain recording of you will be the top story on the news tonight, got it?” I slam the phone down, not waiting for a response. I hate calling in a favor with the judge on something that should have been so simple, but Bobby has already been inside for far too long.

My fingers drum impatiently on the desk. It feels like everything erupted into chaos as soon as Vincent left for his trip, and I’ve been swimming against the tide ever since.

There is a knock on the office door. “What?” I shout, my annoyance flaring up at the intrusion.

“Marco, we need to talk about Gia,” Dante says, urgency lacing his tone as he bounds into my office.

“What’s wrong with Gia?” I ask, panic gripping my chest.

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