Dominic (The Family Book 2) by Angelique Jones

Author:Angelique Jones [Jones, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Sitting in the warehouse with Nero across the table from Lucca and my father was surreal. My family and Nero’s family stood back, waiting to see who would make the first move. Nothing showed on Lucca’s or my father’s faces as they looked at me. It was if they were looking at a random stranger on the street. The tension in the room continued to stretch until Lucca spoke, breaking the silence. “Where’s my sister, Genovese?”

“Safe. She can’t be moved right now. I believe the woman Joan has explained the situation,” Nero answered.

“That wasn’t part of the deal, Genovese.”

“There was no deal, Salvatici. I’m here as a courtesy, nothing more.”

“Then your men will pay the price.”

Before this could escalated anymore, I broke in. “Lucca, Maria can’t be moved. There is no way you can bring her home without Angie finding out what happened.”

“Joan was vague about what the problem is, so perhaps you can shed some light, since you appear to be a guest and not a prisoner,” my father cut in, the bite to his words hitting me hard.

Looking to my father, I refused to let the hurt of his disapproval show, feeling that I deserved it. “This is something that I believe needs to be discussed in private,” I started to say before my father cut me off.

“What you think no longer matters, so I suggest that you tell us what has happened to Maria.”

And there it was. I had been expecting it, but it was Lucca I expected to deliver the blow. As far as they were concerned I was shit that they were just waiting to scrape off their heels. Fine, then if that’s how they wanted it, so be it. I knew that taking Tori was a risk, but for our family I did it. If I hadn’t taken her, Maria would probably still be in that hell right now and our family would be in a bloody war with the Genoveses, while Caterina sat back and enjoyed what she had set into motion.

“Caterina Genovese sold Maria south of the border to the Alvarado cartel as a sex slave. Nero was able to locate her and we were able to get her out. She’s currently detoxing from the heroin and other drugs that they pumped into her. The daughter that you once knew does not exist, and I’m not sure will ever exist again,” I told him harshly, hating that I was forced to say it in front of our men. Watching my father’s face, I continued. “If I hadn’t taken Tori you would have been looking at Nero to find Maria, and she’d still be in a hell you cannot even begin to fathom. If I believed for one moment that Maria was in danger at the Genovese compound I would have her sent home. Unfortunately the truth of the matter is she shouldn’t be moved until the detox is complete because it will do no one any good to see or hear her as she is, especially Alexa and Angie.

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