Stefano DeLuca: Mafia Romance by M'Renee Allen

Author:M'Renee Allen [Allen, M'Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Driven Independent Media
Published: 2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Stefano

He slammed the door behind him and pressed his back against it. Too bad he couldn’t shut out her words just as easily. Stefano closed his eyes and rested his head against the door. The shit she’d said shouldn’t be getting to him this way. This woman had gotten under his skin in a way many had tried but failed to.

For the life of him, he didn’t know how she’d managed to do it. In the past, he hadn’t cared what anyone thought of him. And they’d called him far worse shit than she had. He’d been called brutal, savage, cold-hearted, selfish scum, a street rat, a maniac, and more shit that hadn’t bothered him.

But she’d said the most basic word, and he’d felt like he was about to lose his damn mind. She’d said he wasn’t good. Good. It was something he’d never strived to be. It was something that no one was. Nobody was good. Not in the true sense of the word. Everyone was flawed. Hell, she wasn’t even good with her crazy ass.

So why the fuck was it bothering him so much that she wanted a good man, and he wasn’t that man? All of Gina’s words were on repeat in his mind. It was like an irritating bird outside of his window, chirping while he was trying to sleep. Her chirps kept echoing through his head.

Good.

Positive.

Not a killer.

Not in the mafia.

She wanted the exact opposite of what and who he was. As much as he hated to admit it, that shit stung. He tried to shut her voice out. It was impossible. He found himself analyzing her words, searching for loopholes. She wanted a man who was good. If she had a good man, she’d only try to corrupt him.

She wanted a man who was positive. Stefano was a hundred percent positive she’d drive that man insane. She wanted a man who wouldn’t bring danger into her life. Her crazy ass was the danger. She would bring danger into that man’s life. She wanted a man who wouldn’t get her killed.

No man would get her killed because she’d kill him before that happened. Whether his little demon knew it or not, she needed a man like him. Someone who could handle her crazy. Someone who would protect her from her enemies. Someone who wasn’t good and who didn’t expect her to be good either.

Someone who knew that life was a balance of negatives and positives, good and bad. No one could be positive all the time. Those who were, were just faking it. This world was too unstable for that. She needed someone who was dangerous and could handle the dangers that came with her.

But that wasn’t what his little demon wanted. That shouldn’t bother him. But it fucking did. He couldn’t blame Gina for wanting a better man than him. No woman truly wanted men like him. Those who did crave his attention shouldn’t. It would be safer for them not to.

Darkness followed him everywhere he went, clinging to him like a second skin.

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