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I think it would be interesting.The business was not my cup of tea, but each to their own Vanessa is always complaining about how women are given less of a voice, about our anatomy, our person, and our choices, I think she would be firmly on Marina’s side. I miss Niko's response to which Danilo inclined his head. “I’ll look into it” When he sets off probably to do just that I clicked my glass against Niko’s glass of scotch “I thought you didn’t like to get involved with other family's business?” it sounded like he just asked Danilo to spy on them.His eyes on the teardrop diamond sitting on my collarbone, snapped to mine “In other territories, whatever happens in my city is my business”I see. I swiped my tongue over my teeth, “If she is making a bid, will you support her though she is a woman?” He shook his head once, “The timing isn’t ideal”For a power struggle in one of the lower families while Valentina’s presence kept everyone on their tip toes. “And if she manages to win?
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“Is there something to eat around here?” Amara all but snapped. I swear Geno hid a wince, the girl was very impatient “Ah, of course, let me show you” I took her arm lightly leading her to one of the tables. “Lola” my husband calls behind me but I wave his concerns, I know he’ll have his eyes on me the entire time I’m away from him. Earlier this evening before the guest began arriving he ordered I stay within eyesight of him or any of his men at all times, even when I went to the kitchen Ivan followed right behind me until I was back on his caop's arm. With so many people in our house, I understood. “Would you like some wine? I asked the young woman beside me, my guess was she had to be around seventeen, “Red or white?” The girl slams a hand over the wine glass I went to pick up her eyes narrowing “Gio is mine” I made a face and then looked at the men behind us, I could have sworn Niko said her father’s arrangement was with the other brother, Geno. “Don’t look at them” she hiss
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*** The presentation was rather straightforward, less dramatic than I expected, Maria had brought my son forward and I took him, holding him to my chest in the center of the room, Niko stood at my side beside him was his uncle Matteo and Valentina. Tommy stood at my other side. The capo said five words “Angelo Marino Salvatore, my heir” Soft applause followed and I returned Angelo to Maria’s waiting arms, she had explicit orders to take him directly to our rooms, to get changed as they were already fed and, then bed. Rico is to stay up with them since the girls are tied up at the moment. I considered hiring contracted staff but outside, especially here in the mansion… my husband said and I quote ‘make do’ So far so good. The Brodetto di Pesce a native Italian seafood stew was delicious but I couldn’t bring myself to enjoy it, not with Valentina sitting at our table, after the whole wine ordeal I considered moving her to another table, let someone else deal with her for the
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“Go where?” I tried to swallow as I pointed a shaky at the door. “You heard the boss, we stay here, you stay here” With his finger on the trigger, he kept his eyes on the door where Niko disappeared for what felt like hours now. I needed to know if he was fine, if I stayed here another minute I’d lose it. “Not when my husband is out there, we need to do something, help them” “You would only be a distraction, you are my charge, he asked me to guard you and I won’t fail him.” Get yourself together. I ordered, I can’t fall apart right now. Clasping my hands together in front of me, I tucked in my chin, “Do you hear that?” His knuckles whitened as his fingers tightened around his weapon, brows tensing as if listening in, his voice lowered I could barely hear when he muttered “Hear what?’ “My point exactly, there’s been nothing for some time now, whatever’s happened, it is over” Gray eyes narrowed “We will know that when someone comes with a report, otherwise you” he pointed a fing
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I turn to the sound of the door opening softly, “Hey…” I trailed at the sight of my husband, his eyes dark, jaw hard. I was right, he didn’t come up last night, Maria came for a while to see if I needed anything, I’d been so relieved to see her, and when she informed me that hr and the girls were fine and the intruders hadn't thought to make their way near the kitchen I wanted to break into sobs. Thankfully the children had slept through the crazies. Last night, I left them for a bit to get changed out of my dress, during that time I tried to get my head to quiet down as I took off my makeup and washed my face but my hands shook, my stomach quivered from anxiety, fear clawed at my throat, now that I was in the privacy of my rooms I felt nauseous, with a hand over my mouth I blinked back tears swallowing down the bile that threatened to climb up my gullet. I blinked repeatedly to clear images of blood and dead bodies from my mind. The empty eyes. Men had died on either side.
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I followed right at his heels. “Niko listen to me, we can stay with you, stay indoors and out of sight, come on, don’t be like this.” “And risk our children, the mansion was attacked last night-“ “I was there Niko, I haven’t forgotten” I snapped at his back. Still giving me his back he paused as we got to the stairs “Then you know why we must do this” he released a tired sigh “Don’t make this harder than it already is” I take the stairs two at a time my ankle almost giving out beneath me as I lunged forward to grab his arm just as he was about to move, he paused until I caught up with him, my breath coming out faster as I panted “If it’s so hard then don’t send us away, a family is supposed to stay together, I am not in support of this” “Noted” he stated and kept walking. Damn it! I swiped my damp palms on my jeans and followed after him. What in the what was going on? I knew he was unsettled after what transpired last night, in our house no less, I was also concerned but t
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I turned away from him, the sight of him felt like a fist was wrapped around my throat, my chest, my heart, I chewed on my bottom lip, sniffling I wiped my cheek on Angelo’s back. "How can you bare to send us away like this?" My heart broke. I was trying to put a handle on my feelings as I swayed from side to side to get my son back to sleep. Firm fingers wrapped around my upper arm and I felt him at my back, “You think I want this, sending you away? You, the kids” he pulled me flush against his chest, I looked at him with teary eyes over my shoulder, his eyes hold mine “You are my life, Lola it kills me, sending you away, I want you here with me” I turned with our son to face him, as his hands smoothened up my arms. “I want you where I can see you, and have you in my arms every night, to hear my children’s laughter, I don’t want to miss a second with them, but you can’t say, I won’t” he paused, swallowing hard, and his eyes falls shut. “I won’t be able to do what needs to be d
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“Say goodbye to your daughter” I managed to say before closing the car door. I didn’t know if I should be glad that Caela slept soundly as Niko leaned down to kiss her forehead and cradled her first in his palm for a moment. I managed my tears when the black SUV drove out of the black titanium gate leading out of the mansion, turning back only once to see the twins secured in their car seat, and then I faced ahead. There were no armed men stationed at the gate as usual, and now that I think of it, they had been missing from their posts at the mansion. I dried my cheeks and swept my hair behind me. “Would it not be safer to leave in the night?” I asked in a low voice when I finally found my voice “What if someone was watching the house?” A pair of aviators sitting on his strong nose shielding dark green eyes Miguel nodded as he eased the large vehicle into traffic “Exactly, there's nothing suspicious about a lone vehicle leaving the mansion at two in the afternoon, but at the d
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