Rake: A Dark Boston Irish Mafia Romance (The Carneys Book 1) by Sophie Austin

Author:Sophie Austin [Austin, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

12

Finn

I’ve spent more time in Everett this week than is good for anyone. I’ve just pulled up in front of Sasha’s house. My father was served on Monday, and everyone was surprised when he took it in stride. They expected a big eruption, but of course he knew ahead of time.

Not that he thanked me for that. He’s too hung up on my not resolving the problem before this point.

He’d been working with his lawyers to see if there were any legal loopholes to stall the election, but everything had been done perfectly. Not a surprise with Sasha leading the efforts. Now all he can do is distribute anti-union propaganda.

Which he is doing quite a bit of. I’ve been trying to surreptitiously collect data, but none of the staff are talking.

Can’t say I blame them after what happened to Sasha.

My father left copies of Monday’s paper around the breakrooms too, all conveniently turned to the society page with the photo of me and Sasha. There’d been rumblings, but nothing explosive. That’d change after tonight.

I wish she’d taken me up on my offer to buy a dress. Sasha is gorgeous, but she’ll be eaten alive. The wives of our rich investors are petty and cruel. Though I don’t doubt Sasha can hold her own, it’s a totally different brand of warfare than she’s used to.

She definitely doesn’t go to many galas based on how uncomfortable she was at the Athenaeum.

It’s just 7:30 now, and I’d better not keep the lady waiting.

I head up to the side door and ring the bell. For a long moment I don’t hear anything and wonder if that’s broken too, when the door swings open.

Great, it’s Pops.

“You again,” he says. I can smell the beer on his breath. He turns away from me, and I walk inside. Benjamin sits at the kitchen table, which seems to also be the dining room table. He’s working on a complicated math problem. I start trying to solve it in my head. I can’t help myself. I’m about to tell him the next step when he writes the answer in a box in the corner. The right answer. Well damn. Sasha’s right. The kid is brilliant.

“What level of calculus is that?” I ask, curious.

“I skipped calc two and went right to calc three. Was a fucking mistake, but I’m doing okay.”

“More than okay, I’d guess. That’s the right answer.”

He raises his eyebrows at me. “You some kind of math nerd and a mob boss?”

Fuck, I really like this kid.

“Yep. I like to learn. Always have.”

He puts his pencil down and takes me in. “If you hurt my sister…If your father hurts her…”

“I told you I’d let you know when I found out who hurt her. It was one of my father’s guys. When I find out which one, I’ll give you his name.”

I won’t though. When did I get so skittish? Still, it’s the threat that matters. Something I can hold over Sasha’s head and keep her in line tonight.

“She’s a good person, Finn.

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