Protective Vows: A Dark Mafia Romance by Hamel B. B

Author:Hamel, B. B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Luca

I knew she would betray me.

From the start, I knew this would happen. I’m not so naive as to think that my charms would somehow make her forget about her friends and family. All those dead men, gone because of me. Her Perico, her father, her brothers.

I knew this would happen.

And still, it hurts like hell.

I drag her back into the bedroom and lock the door. She’s trembling as I rip away the bag. It’s filled with clothes and cash. “Where’d you get the money?”

“Your drawer.”

I laugh sharply. Fucking hell. I should’ve been more careful. I toss the bag aside and shove the gun back into the closet before facing her again. She’s sitting on the end of the bed, arms wrapped around herself, trembling.

“Why?” I ask, as if I need to.

She looks up sharply. Several emotions pass over her face: anger, sadness, desperation. “You know why, Luca.”

“Because I’m the enemy.”

“Exactly. You’re an Italian bastard, right? And I’m just some Greek bitch you stole away. You want to use me for my connections back to Crete and I want to use you to survive this fucking mess. Why do you pretend like you care?”

“Because I do care.” I move toward her, shaking with rage.

“I was biding my time, remember?”

“Bullshit. We’ve been building something.”

“Really? You honestly think that?” She laughs bitterly. “You stole me from my life, Luca. You murdered Perico. Did you really think I’d want to stay?”

“I thought we were working toward that.” I stand in front of her and force her chin up. I make her look me in the fucking eyes. “I guess I was wrong.”

“What now, huh? Are you going to hit me?”

“Yes. I am.”

She trembles slightly and closes her eyes. “Then do it, big man. Get it over with.”

I almost groan. I want to scream and rage at her. How can she think I’d slap her around like this? Like I’d beat her as if I’m some scumbag junkie, mad at the world and taking it out on my girl? She has such a low opinion of me and it breaks my goddamn heart.

“Turn over.”

Her eyes snap up. “Excuse me?”

“I’m not going to give you a black eye. I won’t slap you around. I won’t punch you. That’s not the kind of man I am, flower. But I will spank you. Now, turn around.”

“Spank me? Hold on, you won’t—”

I grab her hair and pull it tightly. She gasps in shock as I bury her mouth with mine. I kiss her hard and bite her lip, hating her right now, so angry with her for having such a low opinion of me, but happy she’s back and she’s safe, happy she’s here with me in my room again.

When I woke up and found her side of the bed was empty, I panicked. I thought I’d lost her forever. I didn’t know what to do, at least until Yiannis called and told me he was in the process of catching her and bringing her home. That sharpened my mind and gave me some focus, but now I feel myself slipping again.

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