Devil's Pawn: A Dark Mafia Romance (Varasso Brothers Prequel) by Sophia Reed

Author:Sophia Reed [Reed, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-07T18:30:00+00:00

3

Something Always Breaks

“Mr. Varasso?”

The fire was gone. Or, at the very least, had subsided to a dull, vague, steady smolder.

Underneath my hands, scratchy hospital sheets touched my skin.

What the hell?

Wasn’t there somewhere I had to be?

I cracked open my eyes, only to have them immediately assaulted by the harsh glare of fluorescent bulbs directly overhead. Squinting, I glanced over at the nurse in seafoam green scrubs holding a clipboard and staring down at me with furrowed brows.

“What happened?” I mumbled, trying to sit up.

The nurse didn’t stop me from trying, but she leaped forward immediately and offered me supportive hands as I wiggled my strangely heavy, clumsy body into a sitting position. Pain flared through my left shoulder as I did so and, utterly confused, I glanced down at the mess of bandages that stretched from my collarbone down to my elbow. My left arm had been fixed in a sling, as well.

And then I remembered.

I’d been shot.

I glanced over at the nurse, who was offering me a nervous smile.

But, then a small flash of memory resurfaced. Gabriel, gun in hand, shooting Jackson Randolph in the head. Had they left the body there in the alley? Did another Varasso get called to take care of it? I frowned to myself. Gabriel had certainly killed before, but he didn’t do it as often as I did.

“Mr. Varasso,” said the nurse again. “My name is Carol. I’m just here to check your vitals.”

“What happened?” I grumbled, hoping to get some clear details about the bullet wound from her, rather than having to wait for a doctor to describe the damage to me.

“You were shot in the shoulder,” replied Carol, scribbling down a few notes as she looked through the various machines I was hooked up to. “From what your brother said, it sounds like it was a drive-by situation. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Luckily, it looks like the bullet only grazed your upper bicep, and you’ll recover quickly.”

I snorted softly, wincing when the movement caused my shoulder to twinge uncomfortably. Count on Jackson to almost completely miss me in such close range. He really was a fool. A dead fool now, thankfully.

It was also clear that this nurse had never heard of the Varasso family, probably because she wasn’t from Philadelphia. If she’d known about my father, she’d know that any son of his was never simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

“What time is it?” I asked. I prayed it was still Sunday evening, that Alana was somewhere in this hospital, and that I hadn’t completely missed the delivery of my child. I’d never forgive myself if I did.

“Just past two in the morning,” answered Carol. “Your brothers are with your wife in the maternity wing, which is nearby. She’s been in labor for quite a few hours now.”

I breathed an audible sigh of relief. I hadn’t been too late.

I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, clenching my jaw against the stabs of pain.

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