Mafia Heir by Steele L

Author:Steele, L. [Steele, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Crime, Adult
Amazon: B099F46QG6
Goodreads: 58554922
Publisher: Laxmi Hariharan
Published: 2021-07-16T07:00:00+00:00

6

Michael

* * *

"The guys are restrained in the basement," Seb informs me as the rest of the men sprawl around in my spacious living room.

I'd gotten home, swallowed some painkillers, then showered and changed clothes. Now, I stare outside at the darkness, hearing the muted roar of the waves in the distance before they crash on the shore.

Massimo leans forward in his seat, "They are getting bolder, Mika." He rubs the back of his neck, "You are lucky you escaped with your life."

"They didn’t want to kill me." I crack my neck, before turning to face my crew, "They were all unarmed."

"It was a warning," Christian muses as he rubs his chin, "but for what? What do they want from us?"

"What does anyone want from me?" I tilt my head.

"Money? Power?" Massimo counts off on his fingers, "All of the above?"

"They want you to back off from trying to consolidate your power?" Alessandro speculates. "What reason could they possibly have for that?"

"Maybe they don’t want you as the next Don?" Luca grabs a bottle of whiskey from the bar and a few glasses. He prowls over to place them on the coffee table, then pours whiskey into them. He snatches a glass, offers it to me. I accept it and he holds up his own, "To your long life, fratellone." He clinks his glass with mine, before sauntering over to take a seat. "They hadn’t reckoned on your skills with the knife." He jerks his head in my direction, "They may have tried to scare you, but I suspect it’s they who are more worried than ever about your growing influence now."

"That would be the assumption, now, hmm?" I take a sip of the whiskey and the liquid leaves a trail of warmth in its wake. I walk over to where the men are seated. Antonio is at his post by the door, arms crossed in front of him.

"We need to double the security on all of our businesses." I take in their features, "I anticipate they… Whoever they are, will not take what happened lying down."

"Consider it done," Luca tilts his head, "We also need to increase the security on you."

"No."

"But," Seb frowns, "you saw what happened. A few minutes without your bodyguard and they got you."

"And I fought them off."

"You may not be so lucky next time."

"I don’t intend to give them another such opportunity or a next time."

"It was uncharacteristic of you to take off like that," Luca murmurs. "You are never not careful, Mika."

I rub the back of my neck. I had been preoccupied…with thoughts of her. I had been taken in with a dream of a woman I have never met, whom I may never meet, who is, clearly, just a figment of my imagination. I need to get her out of my mind. It’s because I was distracted that things had escalated to this extent.

No, I cannot allow that to happen again. I will not let myself become vulnerable, will not give my enemies another chance to get to me.

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