Trust by Riley Edwards

Author:Riley Edwards [Edwards, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebels Romance
Published: 2018-10-18T05:00:00+00:00

I walked into Nonna Maria’s and much like the first time my stomach knotted. Nico and his man were sitting in the same place in the back of the empty restaurant.

I moved to the table and took a seat across from them.

“I trust your woman is well.” Nico broke the silence and I narrowed my eyes. I didn’t want him thinking about Harper. “I was warned you keep a loose leash on your temper. By the daggers you are shooting my way, it seems I was well informed.”

“You were,” I confirmed.

“Frankie has been taken care of.”

I remained quiet. It seemed he wanted to repeat what he’d already told me over the phone.

“The hit has been called off. I’ve also put the word out that Harper Russo is under my protection.”

“The fuck?” I bit out, and Branson sat up straight, cutting his stare to me. “That was not part of the deal.”

Nico’s hand went to Branson’s shoulder, giving him a hard slap before the big man settled back into his chair.

“It is a necessary precaution. There are some in New York that are not happy at her reprieve. Whatever her reasons, however as much you might agree with her, she broke the code of silence. The Omertá. There are some that think just because the Russo family no longer exists that she still should pay for her crimes. We live in a world that demands certain loyalties. Truth be told, Frankie Russo was a bottom feeder piece of shit. He ran his family like he ran his pizzeria. He had no foresight, no finesse, and he was morally bankrupt.”

“And you?” I cut him off. “Are you morally bankrupt?”

Nico threw his head back and busted out laughing.

“Perhaps. Most people would say I am. However, I don’t demand loyalty. I earn it.” Nico leaned forward and steepled his fingers. “Make no mistake, if you fuck with me I’m a cold-blooded vindictive son-of-a-bitch. But I reward faithfulness. I also honor my word. I gave you my word I would take care of Harper’s problem. I’ve done just that, and I will continue to do so until I feel like it’s no longer needed.”

“And the price?”

There was no sense sugar-coating the true intent of this meeting. We weren’t two friends knocking back a few drinks and shooting the shit. Nico wanted to lay out the terms of payment.

“Less than you owe me.”

“Care to elaborate?”

“A simple turn of your head. I’m entertaining a young woman. Her father isn’t happy she is in my company. However, she will remain in my care until certain debts are paid.”

Fuck.

“Nicole Brown.”

Goddamn it all to hell.

“Let’s keep names out of it,” he said.

Mother fucker. I didn’t need him to confirm her name. Nico Tuscani had kidnapped the police chief’s daughter.

“Fuck.”

All three of us remained quiet as I ran through different scenarios. Nico had given me the confirmation I needed that Tom Brown was dirty. And Nicole was going to pay for her father’s crimes. My gut turned at the thought of Nicole suffering the same fate as Harper.

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