Love Interrupted by Matilda Martel

Author:Matilda Martel [Martel, Matilda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matilda Martel
Published: 2020-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

Seven

Igor

“You told her what? It was my place to do that.” I growl and wave a frustrated hand to dismiss Yuri’s henchmen. They groan, look at me, look at Yuri and then look at each other.

“Get out of here. The man’s in pain.” Yuri closes the door and then turns to Lorenzo Moretti, consigliere of the Moretti Family, Leo’s baby brother and my mirror. We work together often. “Didn’t we discuss leaving Igor’s current position out of your confession?”

Lorenzo paces and swings his arms at his sides. “You don’t understand. She was hysterical. She’s a sweet girl. Not a mean bone in her body. I can read human nature and this girl is guileless. Beautiful and innocent...”

“Will you...” My hands reach out in a choking position, but fortunately Yuri intervenes. My blood boils. The air feels too thin to breathe. I pull off my jacket and my shirt clings to my body. For fuck’s sake, I feel like I just stepped out of a sauna. I’m covered in sweat and I don’t need to take my blood pressure to know it’s through the roof.

I need air. I need Charlotte.

“Lorenzo, cut it out before you give Igor a fucking stroke. Get on with your story. Igor, sit your sweaty ass down.” Yuri points to the couches.

“I mean no disrespect. I just mean she looks like an angel. I can’t lie to an angel. Not to her face. She was out of her mind with grief. Inconsolable. Poor thing cried so hard I thought she might need medical attention! The only solace in all her pain was that Igor hadn’t lied about being involved in Bratva. Her disposition brightened briefly when she believed he was nothing but an innocent lawyer with family connections who’d been wronged just like her. How the hell was I going to sit there and let her believe that when he’s a fucking sovietnik for the Ivanov Bratva?” He straightens his lapels and smooths down his sleeves.

My heart sputters and stops. I pull off my tie and shake the front of my shirt to air out my chest. The walls are closing in. He’s right. She’s been through enough. Why give her hope that I’m not a criminal? It’s cruel. She doesn’t deserve anymore cruelty.

Yuri nods. He gets it. Lorenzo did the right thing.

“Did she accept the house? Is she there now?” Yuri pours us drinks. It’s not even noon, but no one cares. It was one of those nights. Between handling Charlotte and helping deliver an irate Alia de Alba to his brother, Lorenzo needs a vacation.

He nods. “Tammy says she was hesitant after she learned the price tag, but the truth is she had nowhere to go. Her parents are on my shit list. Giant assholes. I practically had to hold a gun to their heads to make them act somewhat apologetic. She disowned them and I don’t blame her. They had her living like a pauper in London, only giving her the bare minimum to survive while they’ve been rolling in my family’s dough for years.

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