His Mafia Lover: MM Mafia Romance by Jude Steel

Author:Jude Steel [Steel, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-18T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

SANTINO

The city blurs past the windows of my car, a smear of neon and shadow, as I weave through the late-night traffic with single-minded focus. My knuckles are white on the steering wheel, my jaw clenched so tight it aches. Every mile that passes, every minute that ticks by, feels like a noose tightening around my neck.

I'm running out of time.

The meeting with the feds, the one I've been working towards for months, is mere hours away. A lifetime of secrets, of sins and betrayals, all laid bare in exchange for a chance at freedom. A chance to finally shed the weight of my father's legacy, to build something new and clean and untainted by the blood on my hands.

A chance to be worthy of Aaron, of the love and devotion he offers so freely, even in the face of my darkest demons.

But it's not just my future hanging in the balance. It's Matteo's, too. My nephew, my blood, the innocent child who's already lost so much. I can't fail him, can't leave him to be swallowed up by the same darkness that's haunted my steps since the day I was born.

I have to make this work, have to find a way out of the tangled web I've spent my whole life weaving. Even if it means burning down everything I've ever known, everything I once held dear.

My phone buzzes in my pocket, jolting me out of my racing thoughts. I glance at the screen, expecting to see Gia's name, or maybe Marco's. But it's not my sister or my consigliere lighting up my display.

It's Aaron.

For a moment, I just stare at his name, something hot and fierce clenching in my chest. I haven't seen him since the gala, since our desperate, passionate reunion in the shadows of the museum. Haven't let myself think about the way he felt in my arms, the way he shattered so beautifully beneath my hands and mouth.

I've been avoiding him, throwing myself into the preparations for my meeting with the feds, trying to convince myself it's for his own good. That he's safer, better off without me darkening his doorstep.

But god, I miss him. Miss his smile, his laugh, the way he looks at me like I'm something precious, something worthy of love and redemption. Miss the way he fits in my arms like he was made just for me, the way his body yields and accepts and cherishes every part of me, even the jagged, broken pieces.

Before I can think better of it, I'm answering the call, lifting the phone to my ear with a hand that trembles. "Aaron," I say, my voice rough with all the longing I've been trying to deny. "Is everything okay?"

There's a beat of silence, heavy with all the words we haven't said. Then, "No, Santino. Everything's not okay. I need...I need to see you. Please."

The ache in his voice, the quiet desperation, cuts through me like a blade. I swallow hard, my grip tightening on the phone.

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