The Heartless Guard: A Dark Age Gap Mafia Forbidden Romance (Kingpin's Property Book 4) by Kendall Hawkins & Isabella Starling

Author:Kendall Hawkins & Isabella Starling [Hawkins, Kendall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

After midnight, we meet Miguel in the gardens again. I'm hesitant and, even though Xander insisted on going on his own, I decide to go with him.

My pulse is racing as we follow Miguel to an underground bunker a little way off from the orphanage. We've never escaped from the home before. This is something new and terribly exciting, even though I know what meaning it has.

We make our way into the bunker, where a makeshift ring has been set up.

Rich men with money and guns smoke their expensive cigars all around us, watching us with dark intent. My blood freezes in my veins when I see them. But there's nothing I can do no.

As Miguel hands me an envelope with some money, I feel how thick it is and how many bills must be in there. My eyes widen when I realize we have more money now than we did ever before.

"He's on next," Miguel says, nodding at Xander. "Get in the ring, kid."

Helplessly, I sit down in front of the ring and watch my brother get in. He looks so small. He looks vulnerable. His face shows signs of him being just a child despite his growth spurt. I can tell this excites the men who are watching this fight, as they cheer and become rambunctious watching.

In the ring, another boy's brought in. This one must be a few years older than Xander and I soon realize this fight was doomed from the start.

There's no way my little brother can beat a kid twice his size. But once the fighting begins, I'm shocked into silence. Xander is fast on his feet and quickly ends up prevailing over the other little boy. He wins and the boy passes out, blood trickling down his forehead and out of the corners of his mouth.

The crowd goes wild, celebrating Xander for his winnings. He takes on two more boys and every time he wins, Miguel ends up passing me another envelope thick with money.

I can't believe this is happening. We're actually getting out of here now that Xander has finally done something to help us out of the horrible situation we found ourselves in.

As I watch, Miguel's eyes meet mine.

"Want to go next?" he asks with a big grin. "If you fight each other, they'll pay you double."

This excites me. And even though I love my little brother, I can imagine how good it would feel to win in a battle against him.

I find myself nodding.

"Yeah," I mutter. "I'll go next."

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