Lawless: Mob Boss Book Three by Michelle St. James

Author:Michelle St. James [St. James, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996605625
Publisher: Blackthorn Press
Published: 2015-10-19T22:00:00+00:00

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Luca arrived two days later looking as calm as ever. He didn’t say anything about where he’d been or how he’d gotten to London, but he and Nico immediately went to work talking about Farrell Black and the help they hoped to gain from him. Angel listened, trying to avoid the feeling of doom that seeped into her lungs at the talk of weapons and additional man power. It was all too familiar. Too much like London. Like LA.

Finally, Nico excused himself to take care of business ahead of the meeting with Farrell later that night. Angel needed a dress for Farrell’s club, so Luca agreed to accompany her to Bond Street.

“You’re not going to give me the slip, are you?” he asked as they stepped into a taxi.

She laughed. “Not this time.”

He settled back in the seat. “Glad to hear it. I’m not sure my ego would survive.”

They hit up Selfridges and Vuitton before she settled on a gorgeous slip of a dress at Dolce and Gabbana. The conservative black lace top gave way to a jewel encrusted red skirt that was short enough to be almost scandalous. She picked up a pair of tall black boots with four inch heels at Burberry and called it a day. They stopped for lunch on the way back to the flat, and Angel studied Luca across the table, wondering what was going on behind those blue eyes.

“How have you been?” she asked as she tucked into her food.

He looked suspiciously at her over his shepherds pie. “Fine.”

She put down her fork and leveled her eyes at him.

“What?”

“I consider us friends,” she said. “Do you?”

He shrugged. “Sure.”

Why did she have the feeling Luca didn’t really consider anybody but Nico a friend?

“I’m trying to have a conversation with you here,” she said. “What went down in Boston was messy, and that’s not even counting the shit show in LA. You’ve been excised from the New York family - ”

“Not my family anymore,” he interrupted.

He meant because of Nico, and she was struck all over again by his unyielding loyalty to the man she loved. “I understand, but it’s still a loss, isn’t it? You once told me the Vitale family was your family. How are you doing without that?”

She wasn’t trying to pry. She just wanted him to know that she was friend. That he could talk if he wanted to do do.

“Nico is the Vitale family,” Luca said. “He’s my brother. I go where he goes.”

She took another bite and studied him across the table. “I guess I just wonder if you get lonely.”

“I don’t,” he said without hesitation.

“Sara - ”

He put his fork down. “Look, I appreciate your concern, Angel. But I’m fine. I’ve been on my own for a long time. It’s best for me that way. Sara’s nice, but I’m not cut out for something long term.”

“Why?” she asked.

“Why?”

“Yeah,” she said. “Everybody needs somebody.”

“Not me,” he said. “Now can we please leave this alone? I always thought it would be nice to have a sister, but I didn’t expect her to be so nosy.

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