Mob Boss Milkmaid by Landry Michaels

Author:Landry Michaels [Michaels, Landry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Erotic Romance
Publisher: Stiff Rain Press, LLC
Published: 2015-04-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Sandwiched between Lucca and Marco, I entered the massive formal dining room and was surprised to find most of the seats had already been taken. I looked up at Marco. “Where should I sit?”

Lucca pressed his hand to my lower back. “You will sit with Marco to my right.”

I bit my lip. There was a single empty chair to the right of the head of the table. “There’s no room.”

“I will make room,” Lucca declared. He broke away and walked to the suited man sitting next to Marco’s empty chair. Bending slightly, he spoke to the man before indicating me.

“Who is that?” I asked Marco.

“An associate.” Marco wrapped his arm around my waist and guided me toward the head of the table while Lucca shared several terse words with his associate.

The last thing I wanted was to cause trouble. “That’s okay. He doesn’t have to move. I can sit somewhere else.”

“No,” Marco replied as his hand tightened on my hip. “They will all need to get used to you at my side.”

Obviously angry, the man rose from his chair and stalked toward the opposite end of the table. He shot me a narrow-eyed glare as he passed. It was the first time since I’d arrived at the party that I felt unsafe. My body language must have mirrored my emotions because once we were seated, Marco motioned for Vince.

“I want Sid in my office tomorrow at ten,” Marco growled.

“Of course, Mr. Carducci,” Vince replied before moving to speak with the associate who’d been forced from his seat.

I reached for Marco’s hand. “I really don’t want to cause trouble,” I told him.

Marco lifted my hand to his lips. “Respect for you will be demanded if not given freely.”

I wasn’t sure what that meant, but I nodded. “Okay.” I scanned the table and noticed Candice’s scowl as she sat halfway down its length. Evidently, Lucca hadn’t been kidding when he’d said Candice was now Porcini’s problem, and it appeared Candice wasn’t happy about it.

“Would you like another glass of champagne?” Lucca asked.

Although the champagne was almost too good to pass up, I decided it would be better for me to keep my head in the present crowd. “No thank you, but I would like a glass of water and perhaps a cup of coffee during dessert.”

Lucca gestured to a server and relayed my order before getting to his feet. The entire room went silent when he moved to stand between me and Marco. “Thank you all for coming. I’ve welcomed you into my home to celebrate my thirty-fifth birthday, but perhaps some of you need a reminder that although this is a social occasion, I will not hesitate to remove you if you forget your place.” He held out his hand to me and after several moments, I accepted the gesture and placed my hand in his. “I would like to introduce you to Ella. She is very dear to me and to Marco, and you will all treat her with the same respect given to my brother and me or you will suffer the consequences.

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