The King by Taylor Danae Colbert

Author:Taylor Danae Colbert [Colbert, Taylor Danae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-22T18:30:00+00:00

12

Dominic - Present

I grumble and growl as I make my way down the stairs and out the front door, tugging my coat on and shaking off what’s left of my insane hard-on. I curse at the wind as I get in the car, bitter that I don’t get to finish what I started with her tonight.

As I slide into the driver’s seat of the Cadillac, I tug my phone out of my pocket and redial the number that just called me. The number that I didn’t have in my contacts. My hand trembles as I press the call button, and I hate how much fucking power the man still has after all this time.

“Dominic,” his smooth voice hums, and I clench my fists involuntarily.

“Dexter,” I growl, the name tasting like bile as it rolls off my tongue. “How do you have my number, and why are you calling me?”

A low and steady laugh rolls through the phone, making my stomach twist into angry knots.

“We know a lot of the same people, Dominic,” he says. “And it’s not a secret your family was looking for me not so long ago, eh? I’m just returning the favor.”

I let out a slow breath and rub my temples.

“You almost had my sister killed, Dexter,” I growl. “But you already knew that.”

“Dominic, you’ve known since you were a boy that this life isn’t for children,” he says. “The wrong person in charge could get very, very hurt.”

I can’t tell if it’s a dig at Avie or at me. But either way, I still want to smash his fucking face in.

“What do you want, Johnny?” I ask him through gritted teeth.

There’s a pause.

“It’s no secret there’s been a long history of bad blood between our families, wouldn’t ya say, son?”

I grimace at the word.

“Don’t call me that,” I growl. “You’re the reason I don’t have a father anymore, Dexter, and we all know it.”

There’s another pause.

“In any event, I’m calling to warn you, Dominic.”

“Warn me about what?”

“The Meluccis.”

I freeze, my heart beating in my ears, the blood running cold in my veins.

“Sal, his daughter, all of them. Your father was right about him all those years ago, Dominic. Sal Melucci owes a lot of people a lot of things. Including me. You don’t want to get wrapped up in it. Leave the girl alone. Leave him alone. Walk away. This is your one and only chance.”

I swallow what feels like a knife at the back of my throat as I sit in the fact that Johnny Dexter knows Scarlett exists. He knows she’s been dragged into this by her father—and now, by me.

“Dominic?” Johnny asks after a moment. I clear my throat.

“Listen, Johnny,” I say, forcing myself to stay as calm and collected as I possibly can, despite the fact that I want to kill someone with my bare hands. “I don’t give a fuck what Sal Melucci has done or who he owes what. But you leave her out of it. This is your one and only chance.

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