The Don's Tequila Queen: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance by Amber Row

Author:Amber Row [Row, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-10-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Stefano

Explosions rock the Conti compound, glass shattering and walls crumbling around me.

I can barely hear my own thoughts amidst the chaos. Through a loudspeaker, the Chicago Mobster, Felix Carlisi's voice, pierces the air.

"We're not here to cause unnecessary violence! We're defending ourselves! We are here to make it clear that we did not kill your last underboss! Stop the attack against us immediately. Do not come back to Chicago, Luca Conti. Are we clear? Do not come back to Chicago. Once our message is delivered, we'll go in peace!"

"Porca miseria!" Holy Shit! I curse under my breath. What has Don Conti gotten us into?

My heart hammers in my chest as I sprint through the chaotic compound, searching for Isabella. I saw the guards who were supposed to be guarding her door in action outdoors. Who is protecting her while we fight? The world blurs into streaks of color; all that matters to me is her safety.

"Isabella!" I shout, my voice hoarse from smoke and desperation. "Dove sei?!" (Where are you?!)

I tear through the chaos, my palms are slick with sweat, my breath coming in ragged gasps. The weight of responsibility bears down on me. For right now, I'm her only protector.

I see the Capo barreling toward me.

“Where are you going?” he shouts, pulling out a spare gun and throwing it to an associate hiding behind a bush.

“To find Isabella,” I shout, trying to run past.

“Oh fuck her,” he says. I stand there, shocked. Aren’t we supposed to protect her?

“What if she gets hurt? Or worse, killed?”

“Then so be it,” he shouts back at me, without giving it a second thought.

A chill goes down my spine as I watch him get distracted by a skirmish erupting close by.

Then so be it? Why then have we been protecting Isabella with everything we have for all these months?

Suddenly, I realize, there’s more truth to Isabella’s narration of the Capo’s intentions, than his to hers.

I need to get to her, to know she’s safe. To get to the bottom of the truth.

"Ti troverò, Isabella!" I will find you, Isabella, I vow.

She has already lost her father, Diego Torres, and I cannot – I will not – let her suffer any more pain.

I run up the stairs to the hallway her bedroom is at. Fire engulfs me from both sides. I take a handkerchief from my pocket, place it over my nose and mouth, and move forward through any open spots I can find.

At last, I stand before Isabella's bedroom door, my heart pounding as I brace myself for what lies beyond. The stench of smoke is overwhelming, and I'm afraid. I try the door handle, but it won't budge – locked from the inside.

"Isabella!" I shout, my voice cracking with desperation. "Let me in! Open the door!"

There's no answer. Panic rises in my chest like bile, choking me.

I can't just stand here, doing nothing. I take a step back, ready to break the door down if necessary.

"Uno... due... tre!" I count, then throw my shoulder into the door.

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