Alex Drakos_For My Lover by Mallory Monroe

Author:Mallory Monroe [Monroe, Mallory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Austin Brook Publishing
Published: 2019-06-15T18:30:00+00:00

Alex and Kari, entering the casino, heard Oz before they saw him. Not that it was unusual. His big, booming laugh, and even bigger personality, was becoming a fixture in that big, gambling hall.

And he was in full command when they walked in. He was no longer laughing, but was holding a conversation with a couple of Miami guys who bragged that South Beach made Apple Valley look like kid’s play.

But Oz’s main focus, at that moment, was on his brother and sister-in-law. They looked determined, and all business, as usual. But at least Kari had some flare to her dress: the occasional scarf or something of that nature. But Alex? Oz wondered if his brother ever let his hair down!

He also wondered what he’d done to deserve a visit from the boss. “What brings you two back here?” he asked them as they arrived at his chair. He dismissed the two braggers from South Florida simply by turning his attention elsewhere. They got the drift, and left.

But Alex was smiling. “Holding court like this,” he said to his kid brother. “Who do you think you are? Reno Gabrini?”

Oz laughed. “Not yet,” he admitted. “But if The Drakos keeps performing like it’s doing, who knows? They might be asking Reno Gabrini who does he think he is, Oz Drakos, one of these days!”

Alex and Kari both laughed at that. “That’ll be the day,” Alex said.

“So what brings you two back here?” Oz asked again.

“Your ass, what else?” Alex said.

“And what, pray tell,” Oz asked, “is my ass supposed to have done this time?”

“Did you tell Jordan about your life back in Greece?” Alex asked him.

“Probably, why?”

“The crime syndicate part of that life?” Alex asked.

“Probably, why?”

“Why, Oz?” Kari asked. “That wasn’t something we were ready to share with Jordan.”

“Why the hell not? He can handle it! He’s a smart kid.”

“With kid being the operative word,” Alex said. “He’s still a kid.”

“When we were fifteen, we were practically running our own households, Alexio! What do you mean he can’t handle a little truth? Because I never lie to him. I always tell him the truth.”

“But that wasn’t truth for you to tell,” Alex said. “You should have asked Kari or me first. And in the future, that’s exactly what you’re going to do.”

Alex always bossed Oz around. It was the very reason they had contentiousness in their relationship. “Yes, sir, Boss,” Oz said dismissively.

“Don’t dismiss it, Odysseus,” Alex said. “You live your life outside of the boundaries. When it comes to our son, you’ve got to stay inside those boundaries. Understand?”

Oz looked at his brother. He used to think it was all a farce. The idea that Alexio would want to be a husband and father again after such a disaster on both fronts when he tried it the first time. His wife divorced him and took up with their father. His son committed suicide. His daughter tried all kinds of evil against him, went to prison, and eventually managed to get away unscathed in Greece.

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