Savage Betrayal: An Age Gap Dark Mafia Romance by Ivy Thorn

Author:Ivy Thorn [Thorn, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PNK Publishing
Published: 2024-01-27T00:00:00+00:00

21

LEO

The sun hangs low in the sky as I stand inside one of the long-abandoned cabins near the edge of my property. My mind swirls with conflicting thoughts as I wait for my men to arrive. And Tia’s face lingers behind my eyes, an unexpected presence that refuses to be ignored.

Despite the pressing matters at hand, the anticipation of seeing my new bride tugs at the edges of my focus. It’s a problem I hadn’t anticipated—a distraction that threatens to compromise my carefully honed discipline. Business comes first, above all else. It always has. But the thought of having Tia between the sheets once again has been dogging my mind all day.

I can’t stop thinking about the intoxicating way she looked at me, the way she moved so sensually beneath me. Her smell lingers in the back of my mind, a subtle spicy citrus scent that makes my mouth water, like the bouquet of a fine gin.

The memory of her body wrapped around mine, makes me ache. And I know I can’t let myself dwell on our night together if I’m going to have my shit together for this meeting.

I shove all thoughts of Tia impatiently to the back of my mind as ten Valencia men file through the front door and line up before me, several of my most trusted captains following them in, guns held lightly in hand. The Valencia family’s inability to fall in line weighs heavily on my mind, a relentless undercurrent beneath the surface of my thoughts.

As the head of the Moretti family, I cannot afford to be lenient, especially not in the precarious world of organized crime. Loyalty is everything, and the Valencias’ have breached the vow they made to us on more than one occasion since they bent the knee.

So, today is a test of whether they properly heard the message I delivered personally on my wedding day. I sent word for their members to be brought in for a reckoning—a reckoning that will determine whether they remain loyal allies or face the consequences of betrayal. Any proof that they’re trying to steal from me today will require swift and decisive action.

The forgotten cabin I’ve chosen to conduct this grim business in bears the scars of past conflicts. Though its windows are still intact, the walls are splattered with dark stains, and the furniture is in disarray, several chairs broken from the number of interrogations that have taken place here.

It’s a fitting backdrop for the confrontation that awaits, and a convenient location away from prying eyes and law enforcement that has been growing increasingly pricey to bribe lately—one of the many reasons I need to come to an understanding with Mayor Romney. If I can garner his cooperation, I won’t be quite so hard-pressed to be discrete.

The Valencia members shift uncomfortably as they stand before me, avoiding my eyes as they hold their duffle bags full of collection money. A motley crew of men, they seem to bear the weight of their responsibility in the hard lines etched into their faces.

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