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“I do.”
“Go, tend to the pup and I’ll see you later.”
“I can clean this up,” I tell her, riddled with guilt.
“Go.” She smacks at me playfully with the broom.
As I go check on Daisy, I listen to the sound of his voice.
How will I be able to stop myself from falling for Sergio?
My only choice is to leave, but if I do, I’ll lose the best opportunity I have to earn money, and Ineedthat money to save my sister.
I shake my head.
No.No.I have to force myself to stay detached and hold myself apart. I can’t let myself fall. Not even for a moment.
When he looks at me with those brooding eyes… when he talks to me in that husky voice… when he’skind… I don’t know if I could stop myself if I wanted to.
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CHAPTEREIGHT
Sergio
“Dude.”
I adjust myself andtryto ignore the fact that I’ve got a fuckinghard-on. I haven’t been this out of control of myself since I was a teen, and a brisk gust of fucking air would get me hard.
“What?”
Mario’s eyes go wide. “Hey, hey, chill the fuck out, cuz. I was just gonna ask if you’re ready to take this for a spin?” He pats the hood of his brand-new McLaren in canary yellow we picked up earlier, a splash of brightness in the shaded lot.
“Yeah, I’m so fucking ready,” I mutter.
I climb into the passenger seat while Mario slides into the driver’s seat.
“Give me all the specs,” I grunt. I need a distraction.
“God, man, it handles like a fuckingdream.You know it’s built to handle perfectly, because of this goddamn suspension system. Zero to a hundred inseconds.All I need to do isthinkabout braking and it cruises to a stop like a dream. And tell me about that seat, eh? Comfy? Bet your ass hasn’t been cushioned like that since—”
“Finish that sentence, we’ll find outexactlyhow this fuckin’ ride handles.”
He chuckles.
Our love of fast and beautiful cars was what joined the two of us together to begin with. Mario’s a car aficionado like no other, and he’s taken me along for the ride.
Mario knows all the side streets so we leave the city in record time and hit the highway.
“Now,” he says, as we pick up speed on the highway heading north. The Rossi family home is north of Boston in Gloucester, their headquarters located at The Castle. Though they each have residences outside of The Castle as well, their ties are close to home.
“Now,” Mario repeats as we hit our stride. “I need to tell you more aboutEden.”
I sit up straighter and shoot him a look.
“What about her?” I haven’t let on a thing.
He holds up both hands, which isn’t too smart because he’s essentially driving a fucking race car.
