Drowned in Gold: A Brother's Best Friend, Standalone Dark Mafia Romance by Sara Vice

Author:Sara Vice [Vice, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Gia

Castor stares me in the eyes as I sit in the fetal position at the bottom of a metal stairwell. His hand is extended for me to grab – like a king inviting me to his dark chambers – and I’m just not sure I can do it. He’s everything I want… and everything I swore against.

“He would never have assaulted you if not for me,” Castor says. “I failed you. And I’m sorry.”

My palms are clammy. The Russian’s mortal screams plague my mind. It’s like they’re on repeat. I’m not meant for the mafia life. These guys are crazy… a dark storm of danger that will swallow me whole.

I shift farther away from him.

He’s the same as a cat bringing a dead rat to my feet, thinking he did good. I don’t want it.

The visual of liquefied gold pouring over a convulsing body makes me shiver where I sit. In this moment, I don’t care how big and enticing he is. He’s a stone cold murderer. A powerful one, with gold stores, gold weapons, gold everything. How did he become this?

I remember the hot teenager with a devilish smile and innocent eyes, making every girl he brought over swoon for him – including me watching from my window.

Now he’s something different.

Something dangerous.

I can’t take his hand. Not when there’s fresh blood on it.

Eventually he retracts his offer and stands over me – a set of six blocky abs framed by an awning of indents. His pecs are perfect. Not too massive, just enough to be swaddled in. But he’s poison.

“Gia, listen to me. What I said on the phone the other day, I meant it. All I want is you by my side. We’ll be unstoppable. I’ll take care of you.”

I shake my head. “This isn’t how I imagined to be taken care of, Castor.” I nod to the room beyond the door.

“I’ve never let a woman into my life before. All they see is the money and the power I wield, but never what it takes to retain it. My crew goes under fire sometimes, Gia. We defend what’s ours, because we earned it. This is what it takes. Come defend it with me, like Donny and Ellie do.”

I shake my head again.

No way. I’m not a mafia princess. Besides, didn’t she run from them too? Yeah, I’m pretty sure their story starts with Ellie being kidnapped by him, for God’s sake. Definitely not me.

He lost me there. I’m not comforted by his poisonous declarations. He’s so far lost in his golden darkness he can’t even see how demented his actions are.

“I—I’ve got to go, Castor.”

A part of me is scared he’ll exercise force to keep me put, but he doesn’t. He only looks on with those adoring eyes, as if he didn’t just murder someone like Khal Drogo did.

I stand tentatively, scared of what’s to come. After a long exhale, I head slowly up the stairs. It’s poetic in a way. I’m heading toward the light, while he remains in the dungeon.

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