For Luca (Chicago Syndicate Book 2) by Naomi Soraya

Author:Naomi, Soraya [Naomi, Soraya]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Soraya Naomi
Published: 2014-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Luca

My vicious reflection stares back at me as I stand before the mirror in my bedroom. The fury pulsates through my tightly-wound body. My heart is hammering in my chest from disbelief of how I allowed her to dismiss me, yet again. Grunting, I punch the mirror so hard it shatters, tinkling to the floor in little sharp pieces. Blood follows, dripping from my lacerated knuckles onto the tiles.

What the fuck happened in that hospital or at the police station last night?

As I stare at the blood on my skin, my shallow breath eases, and I grab the first aid kit from the cabinet under the sink.

After I’m finished sterilizing and bandaging the cuts, Adriano shows up.

“I’m guessing it went well?” he states sarcastically as the elevator doors whoosh closed, and he pointedly looks at my bandaged knuckles.

Sitting on my sofa with my hand clutched in my hair, I barely acknowledge him, so he joins me. “I’m completely in the dark about what happened. She just pushed me away for no apparent reason, and Wade was at her house. He stayed over.”

His eyes snap to mine. “Stayed?”

“Yes. There’s something between those two, something they’re not sharing with me.”

“You mean, she’s with him?” Cynical wrinkles line his forehead.

I shake my head in denial because I don’t believe that there was anything sexual between them. “I don’t think so. This time I’m truly done. I can’t let her suck me in and push me away whenever she wants.”

Adriano agrees, “Just keep your distance. You were doing well before you saw her again on Friday. You didn’t drink, did you?”

“No.” The thought to have breakfast with Jack Daniels did arise, but I won’t take that risk. If I start drinking, I won’t be able to stop because she’s right at the front of my mind. And I will not put myself or the Syndicate at risk – drinking clouds my judgment, makes me not care about controlling a situation. And I need to hold on to the control; the underboss has to always be in control.

We need to find Ashton and end this. Then I’ll never have to see her again. I tell myself I only want Ashton because I want vengeance for him capturing and waterboarding me. But deep down I know I’m doing it for Fallon too because I found out he has been after her. However, it’s time I let her go for good; she’s definitely not mine to protect anymore.

“Want to work out?”

Clenching and unclenching my fists, I grimace slightly, but I can still hit the weights. “Yeah, let’s go downstairs to the gym. I need to release my frustration about her, and I desperately need some relief.”

My last confession brings out a smirk in Adriano. “We’re going to the house to have some fun tonight. We got new girls you haven’t seen yet. Bentornato, amico mio.” Welcome back, my friend.

I snort and have to let him down. “We need to revisit Club 7 tonight and get information on Ashton, maybe even find him there.

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