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She makes a face. “Seriously? You can get in my ass, but I can’t get in yours?”
“Correct. This is simply a fact of life.”
“No thanks. When you let me in the back door, you can have mine too.”
I sit up straighter at the thought of taking her anal virginity. Although her price is a bit steep. “We’ll negotiate.”
She laughs and slaps my hand away playfully. “No, this isn’t about sex. It’s about your family’s problem, actually. I think I know a way to make sure my father doesn’t walk away from the alliance.”
My eyebrows raise. “I’m interested.”
“Right now, he’s tearing the city up, trying to find the two Irish guys that attacked his club. He’s trying to do it quietly though.”
“I heard rumors about that, but you’re right, he’s being subtle.”
“We need to find them first.”
My sit back and swirl my drink, considering. “You think that would endear him to us?”
“I think it would show him that the Rossi Famiglia is strong. If they can find the shooters, they can also win the war. And my father likes winning.”
“Everyone likes winning,” I murmur, staring down at my drink. It wouldn’t be impossible, finding the two shooters—but it would take manpower. We can’t exactly afford that right now. Most of our soldiers are busy protecting Rossi property and fighting the Russians and the Irish out on the street. Pulls guys from those duties could be dangerous.
But the upside is big. If the Rinaldo Famiglia finally commits to the fight, that’ll turn the tide and break this stalemate.
“I’ll talk to Renzo about it,” I say finally, getting to my feet. I walk around the island toward her. “Did you know that I have a very clever, very devious wife?”
“Devious?” Her eyebrows raise.
“Oh, yes. She has the mind of a killer.”
“I think I like that.”
“And the body of a goddess.”
“Ah, okay, I see where you’re going with this.”
I move closer until she’s pinned against the counter. “Are you sure about that?” I ask, my hands on her hips, my mouth dipping down to nibble kisses at her throat.
“Mmm, yes, pretty sure. And this devious goddess approves.”
“I thought you might.” My kisses move up until I find her lips. Her tongue slips into my mouth and I growl my pleasure.
Chapter 34
Allegra
The sun’s high in the sky as my shovel cuts into fresh dirt. I have a nice hole going, about a foot across and equally deep.
“That looks good.” Maddie kneels down next to me. Her hair’s braided back out of her face and her forehead glistens. “I think it’s deep enough now. Here, help me get it in.”
“I thought gardening was all about trimming and looking pretty in the sunlight.”
“I saved the hard tasks for you.” Maddie grins at me. “Got to welcome you to the family somehow.”
I laugh as we get into position and hoist the new shrub into the air. We wrestle it into position. The root ball fits perfectly into the spot I made. Maddie gets it prepped, pushes the dirt into position, and steps back to admire our work.
“What do you think?” I ask, weirdly anxious about the whole thing. “I told you, I’m not really much of a plant person. I don’t think I’ve ever actually dug a hole and put something into the ground before.”
