The Italian Obsession: Mafia Forbidden Jealous Possessive Obsessive Standalone (The Italians Book 3) by N.J. Adel

Author:N.J. Adel [Adel, N.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Salacious Queen Publishing
Published: 2020-10-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Lina

“Ladies and gentlemen, I have a special guest for you tonight. Please welcome, our very own Bellomo prodigy, signorina Angelina Baldi,” Tino introduced me himself, looking absolutely dashing in his black suit, standing next to a slick piano under the spotlight. Everything about him shone with masculine formidability that took my breath away.

He stretched a hand in my direction. My heels clicked toward him, growing confident as I focused only on his eyes. Our hands met, my cold fingers absorbing his heat. Then he kissed the back of my hand, never failing to induce a shiver through me.

“In bocca al lupo,” he said.

“What?”

He smiled. “Break a leg.”

I laughed nervously as he eased away. The restaurant was fully packed, so many eyes on me. I thought I wouldn’t be nervous; I never suffered from stage fright. But I was. There were so many strangers and a sophisticated audience I’d never played for before. Inhaling, I reminded myself that I wasn’t Lina, the school girl, today. I was Tino Bellomo’s special guest, the entertainment at the most expensive venue in the city. I was dressed for the occasion, and if there was one thing I was confident about, it was my music.

Nicky was sitting in the center closest to the stage, and Tino joined her shortly. I concentrated on them, as if I was going to play only for them. “Good evening, I’m Angelina Baldi, your entertainment for the next thirty minutes. It’s an honor to be here tonight. If you have any special requests, please pass them to your server, and I’ll do my best to accommodate them all. Happy Valentine’s.”

People wished me a happy Valentine’s Day as well, lifting their glasses. Nicky cheered for me, and Tino gave me an approving nod.

I pressed my chin on the violin and started an international favorite. Beauty and the Beast.

To my beast with the sexy beard that was giving me the best. Tino Il Lupo. The wolf that wouldn’t lose his vice but remained my good luck charm.

People started to dance, and I was no longer nervous. I was happy. The happiest I’d been in a very long time. Nothing clouded the joy swirling inside me. What Tino had done this morning long forgotten. The anxiety of meeting Leo buried deep. Even the fear that he might show up tonight nonexistent. I wanted him to come. To see. To fuck up.

I wanted him over.

I wanted my freedom so I could live my life. The one Tino was showing me I deserved.

It was only when he asked Nicky to dance with him that a pang set in my chest. I’d have loved to dance with him, except I was here, playing the music they danced to.

I knew he didn’t think of her as a woman. Even if he did, he’d never be with either of us. But if this was a different world, and we weren’t the Baldi sisters, the charity cases, if Tino was to choose one of us, it’d be Nicky.

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