Frivolous: A DARK MAFIA AGE-GAP ROMANCE by Veronica Lancet

Author:Veronica Lancet [Lancet, Veronica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark mafia romance, gothic romance, bodyguard romance, age gap romance, enemies to lovers
Publisher: Veronica Lancet
Published: 2021-07-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

"I've taken care of it already," Cisco confirms as I return to the party.

"Good. Thank you," I reply, about to hang up.

"You're taking an awful long time with that mission, uncle. I hope you haven't had a change of heart," he chuckles.

"Don't worry. I'm on it," I answer curtly.

"I'll be waiting." He hangs up first.

I should have asked him if he was behind the bomb on Benedicto's car, but something tells me he wouldn't have been too forthcoming with that answer.

Dario was right that Cisco isn't the same young man I used to know. Maybe it's the new responsibilities getting to him, but I've noticed a coldness to him that wasn't there before.

It's like he's barely holding himself from wrecking destruction on Guerra—and everyone who stands in his way.

Not only is his urgency suspicious but also the way he wants to go about it.

I know it's not my place to question his orders, but I can't help but be skeptical about his reasoning. Somehow, I don't think it's just the old DeVille-Guerra enmity that's driving his hatred towards the family. I'd suspected before that there might be something more, something of a personal nature. And as I've observed him more, I can bet there's something he's not telling me—or anyone.

As a young kid, he'd always been a little different from the rest. Quiet, withdrawn, not very social. I'd always thought it had been because he'd known what awaited him, and the responsibility had felt heavy on his shoulders. After all, he'd spent all his childhood and teenage years studying and preparing to take over his father's position.

Maybe he is trying to prove something by going after Guerra so aggressively, but I don't think I like his approach.

And as much as I know my duty to the famiglia and that I'm not supposed to question my orders, every day it's becoming harder and harder to actually go through with the plan.

More than anything because I've gotten to know Gianna better, and a public ruination like Cisco wants would truly hurt her.

As much as she's never addressed her reputation, I can tell the rumors bother her a great deal, even though she tries not to show it. I've also gotten to know enough of her to realize that she doesn't have a healthy relationship with men, and her reputation might end up being a product of them taking advantage of her.

Benedicto clearly hasn't set a very good example by parading her around all his acquaintances in hopes someone might offer for her. Certainly, he hasn't shown her there's anything more to her than her body.

I'd witnessed that first hand with how she'd reacted to me. Whenever we are in a more intimate setting, her first inclination is to see what she can do for me, and not the other way around.

It makes me wonder if she hasn't been conditioned to think that all she can offer someone is her body, and that as long as she gets a man off, her job is done.

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