Dark Reign (The Bennett Duet #2): A Dark Mafia Romance by Xavier Neal

Author:Xavier Neal [Neal, Xavier]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

I tilt my head to the side as I struggle to hold back my smile. “That’s not a real word.”

Gianozzo – Miko’s father who was easier to recognize than his best friend thanks to the scruffiness in his voice – reaches for his nearly empty wine glass. “Is, too.”

Without giving a glance at the board again, I ask, “Is it an English word?”

“Does it have to be?”

There’s no fighting the laughter that springs free. “Yes.”

“Says who?”

“The rules!” More giggles effortlessly escape. “Only one language at a time can be played.”

His face scrunches behind his glass, giving me what is clearly a glimpse into Miko’s future.

From their eye and hair colors to their mannerisms, down to their slightly goofy nature, it’s obvious that they’re father and son.

Like, straight up chip off the same block shit.

I’m sure my dad and me had some similar quirks, but this is damn near uncanny.

We’re talking someone invented a time machine, or used that thing Doctor Who used, to go into the future and bring back future Miko to spend the early evening poorly playing board games with me.

What’s even more amusing is watching Gianozzo give Antonio hell the same way Miko does to Beni.

If I didn’t know Benedict was Beni’s father, I would swear Antonio is in a heartbeat.

Even certain words are delivered in the same deep, dark cadence.

Gianozzo finishes what’s in his glass first and then removes his tile pieces from the Upwords game board. “Fine, but next time, we play in Italian.” He gives me a glare that’s packed to the brim with humor. “It’ll even the game.”

“I don’t know how to spell that many words in Italian.”

“Sì. Like I said.”

Another round of snickers starts, yet stops to change directions due to the sight of Gia and Felia openly exchanging letter pieces. “What are you two doing?!”

“Helping,” Gia sasses while sticking the newly acquired piece on her rack.

I giggle even louder than before. “How is that helping!?”

“She needed new letters. I needed new letters,” Felia nonchalantly replies. “Do you have an I?”

“I do have an I!” Gia exclaims back prior to picking it up.

“Stop it,” my chuckles undermine my scolding.

“I have an O,” Felia retorts. “Can you use an O?”

“I can always use an O.” She teasingly winks.

“Ohmy…” Somehow I fight through my overwhelming laughs to declare, “Quit that! That’s not how this game is played!”

“Oh, that sound is you?!” Miko’s voice suddenly interjects from over my shoulder. “I thought those were the chick birds bitching at the guy one to help clean up the house or some shit.”

Laughter spreads through all of us at the table.

On a sassy head shake, I snap, “Vai a farti fottere.”

Go fuck yourself.

I learned that from Gianozzo.

He says it to Antonio a lot.

“That’s exactly what I plan on doing while some chick sucks my balls, and I remind her whose dick she’ll have to consider herself lucky to suck.”

Mirth remains in my expression. “You kiss your mother with that mouth?”

“Si.” Miko swoops down and pecks Felia on the cheek.

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