Violent Beginnings : A Dark Enemies To Lovers Mafia Romance by J.L. Beck & C. Hallman

Author:J.L. Beck & C. Hallman [Beck , J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beck & Hallman LLC
Published: 2020-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

22

Markus

I can taste her fear. It coats the air, leaving a sweet tang against my tongue. The way she rushed into my arms like I was her saving grace and not her damnation.

It made my chest swell. Fuck, her pleading, tears filling her eyes. Fuck it all to hell. I was sure I could do it. Sure, I could fucking push through her pleads, but somehow, she crawled under my skin. Weaseled her way in there slowly.

I felt like punching myself in the face right now.

“I knew you wouldn’t go through with it.” Lucca grins in front of me. I try not to look down at the floor where all of Fallon’s clothes lay discarded. Thank fuck, Lucca didn’t see anything but her ass.

“Shut up and get out of here.” I point him to the door.

“Do you want me to do it? While you’re gone, I mean.” Lucca barely gets the words out before I’m pouncing on him. My hands wrap around his throat, and I growl into his face like a feral animal.

“Don’t even fucking think about touching her again. This was a one-time thing.”

Lucca laughs and shoves me away. “You told me to, stupid.”

“I know!” I roar.

Fuck, I know. Just like I know he’s only trying to be a good friend. Offering me help. “How would you feel about me offering to take care of Claire?”

Lucca’s complete body stiffens, and every trace of a smile is wiped from his face. Not so fucking smug now, are you? “Don’t even talk like that. It’s completely different, and you fucking know it.”

“Sure, it is.” I withhold an eye roll. “Now get out. I have things to take care of.” I open the front door, ready to shove him out on his ass, when he stops right in the doorway.

“Whoa, I didn’t drive out here just to help you.” A cocky grin lights up his face.

“I remember. I was hoping you would forget to bring up whatever it was you wanted to talk about.”

“You’re an asshole.” He shakes his head.

“What do you need to tell me or better yet ask me?” I grip onto the wooden door tighter.

Lucca’s face becomes serious in an instant. It’s scary how quickly he can switch gears. It’s also scary how infatuated he is with this Claire girl.

“Your brother, Felix. Are you still in contact with him?”

“Yes,” I reply as if I’m annoyed, which I kinda am.

“Could you give me his number? I need help with something, and your brother is the man for hacking and tracking down people.”

“First, he’s not cheap. Two, if Julian finds out you’re working with him—”

Lucca interrupts. “He won’t. This is none of Julian’s business, and it doesn’t affect the family in any way. This is for me and me alone.”

Regardless of my brother being my blood relative when he and Julian fell out, I choose to stay loyal to Julian. It caused discord between my brother and me I’m not sure will ever be resolved.

“I don’t want to be dragged into this mess, so keep my name out of it.

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