Dangerous Defiance: An Arranged Marriage Dark Romance by Selena

Author:Selena [Selena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Speak Now
Published: 2022-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

sixteen

King

“I haven’t found a couple of them,” Little Al says. “They haven’t released their names because the cops haven’t talked to their families, but we’ve got some inside intel, and three of them were on the news. They’re from the Bronx, and they obviously weren’t our men, which means they’re Anthony’s.”

“Why would they attack us right after they made a marriage pact?” I ask. “It doesn’t make sense.”

He shrugs. “Had to be a setup. They were trying to get Al. You’re lucky you got out alive. Both of you.”

“Yeah,” I say. “Is he looking into the other guys?”

“No point, really. They’re from Anthony’s territory.”

“I might look into it,” I say. “There’s gotta be a reason.”

“I know a guy over there,” he says. “I’ll ask around. But Al thinks it’s them, so there’s really no point.”

“Thanks.” I’m at a disadvantage in every fucking thing because I didn’t grow up here. I don’t know anyone outside Manhattan unless they’re related to me. But at least my family has connections—we’ve got a barber, a cop, and a lawyer on my dad’s side. Of course, we’ve got the whole Valenti family on my ma’s side, including Little Al, who’s a distant cousin to me.

We do our rounds, collecting money, breaking fingers, and report back to Uncle Al just before I head home. I hate that I have to ask my own doorman if anyone is at my place, but I don’t want to wind up with a bullet in my brain, either. I thought Eliza and I made a sort of peace last night, but today blew that all to hell. Now that I’ve confirmed that the attack was most likely the Pomponios, I don’t know what I’ll walk into at home. It would be nice if I could trust my own wife to be on my side, but it’s not like I’ve given her a reason to want me around. I guess I should be glad she doesn’t cook, so I don’t have to wonder if my food is poisoned every night.

When I ask if anyone’s been up today, the doorman nods. “The usual.”

I stew all the way up to the apartment. After last night, I thought we might make progress. I thought I’d figured out a bit of what Eliza needs, and that maybe she was accepting it as well. She didn’t fight it when I was forceful with her. She asked me not to hurt her before, so I didn’t, but I didn’t let her get her way this time. She was dripping wet for it, and afterwards, she rewarded me by using her expertise to patch up my bullet wounds.

Maybe she just brought Bianca over after lunch today. She’s definitely one of the usuals.

I turn the key in the lock and push the door open, only to be hit with a wave of nauseating chemical smell. When I step into the living room, I’m greeted with the usual, extravagant mayhem. Eliza is lounging sideways over a chair, he dress riding so high up I can see half her ass.

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