His Prize: An Arranged Dark Mafia Romance (Cruel King Book 3) by Callie Vincent

Author:Callie Vincent [Vincent, Callie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

14

Israel

I kept stealing glances over at Bonnie as we drove over to the vacation home. My father had been gracious enough to allow us to reside in one of the vacant waterfront houses he furnished and rented out. One of the many things my family had their hands in was Chicago real estate, and every time a new waterfront property came on the market, my father snatched it up as quickly as he could.

He still ran the head of that division, even though he had passed his position in the family down to me. And while the furnishings in the place weren’t quite my taste, it had been a comforting place to be ever since my penthouse went up in flames.

But, when Bonnie and I got back to the house, none of my keys worked in the locks.

“Here, try my keys,” she said.

I shoved mine into my pocket and tried hers. However, none of those worked. I sighed. “Hold on. Let me call Dad.”

Bonnie pointed. “I’m going to go check the back door. Maybe it’s been left unlocked.”

I dialed his number. “You can try, but I lock down every square inch of this place whenever I leave.”

The phone rang in my ear as Bonnie disappeared around the corner. And I had half a mind to go after her. I didn’t like her being by herself, especially if her bodyguard wasn’t with us. But, at some point in time, I had to let her function on her own, especially since that’s what she wanted.

“Hello there, Israel.”

“Dad. The keys don’t work in the locks. Do you have a spare I could come get?”

“No, son. I don’t.”

I paused. “So, do you want me to break a window or something?”

“If you break it, you pay for it.”

I reached for a rock. “Suits me.”

He growled. “If you break that window—”

“Why don’t you tell me the reason why the keys don’t work then, yes?”

“Because so long as you’re going to be staying in one of my homes, she’s not allowed in them.”

I turned my back to the door. “And by she, you mean Bonnie. Correct?”

“Who the hell else would I mean?”

My mind put the pieces together. “Let me get this straight: you came to our rescue and offered us this home to stay in until I can figure out my next move with the penthouse when really you’re just using it as a chance to push Bonnie out of my life? Seriously?”

“You know damn good and well she’s no good for you. She’s a rival family, for crying out loud.”

“What, and the Esposito’s aren’t?”

“Not with the kind of money they’ve got.”

I rolled my eyes. “Money, money, money. That’s all it ever is for you. Well, you might want to go ahead and pull the deed to this house. Because I’m pretty sure the person who owns this house isn’t you, but the head of this family. Which is me.”

“A title I can strip you of at any point in time.”

“A title that you haven’t stripped me

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