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LORENZO
My father’s fingers dug into my bicep as he dragged me to the side of the room where we couldn't be overheard. Whatever pulled him from the other heads of the families had pissed him off. They were supposed to be negotiating new territories in Philadelphia.
"I told you to keep her in line." Giovanni Casella, my father, and the head of the strongest mafia family in Philadelphia, glared across the crowd.
My gaze followed his, and I growled. I'd taken a break to take a piss, and there she was, all over Toni Moreno, the eldest son of the third largest family. I didn't even know why the goddamn Moreno family was even here. They never played by the rules and half of our problems came from them. I jerked my arm out of his grasp and grumbled, "I'll take care of it."
He pointed at me, his finger pushing into my chest. “Serafina’s your responsibility."
I didn't respond. Who the hell had made me her fucking babysitter? She was eighteen. She should know how to behave, especially with all the families here. When Tony grabbed her ass, she swung back to hit him. I intercepted, grabbing her wrist, swinging her around to face me.
"A word, dear sister." I smiled as her eyes went wide. She knew she was in trouble. I did my best to avoid her altogether, but had been charged with keeping her in line. The two didn’t go together.
"Enzo, I was just being friendly..."
I didn't listen. Determined to teach her a lesson, I dragged her out of the party into the house, my fingers digging into her arm hard enough she’d have my mark on her tomorrow.
"Get your hands off of me." She tried to pull her arm from my grip, but I dug in even more.
"Ouch, you're hurting me."
"I haven't even begun, princess." I gritted out as we made our way through the kitchen as the servers looked the other way. No one would help her. Our staff were paid for their discretion and silence. If we suspected anything other than loyalty, they’d pay the price, too.
“Enzo, stop.” She struggled to keep up with my longer strides on our way into the study. I flung her inside and slammed the door behind me, thankful the party was outside.
I released her arm but clutched her throat, pushing her against the door, knocking the air out of her. “I will stop when I am finished.”
Her small hands scratched at mine as a tear fell down her cheek.
“I should be out there socializing and talking with the heads of families. Instead, I have to keep an eye on you. You can’t fucking behave for one night?” I released my grip a tad as she gulped for air. Being this close to her was never a good thing. It made me want things that were beyond my grasp.
“I was behaving myself.”
“Letting Moreno feel you up is behaving yourself? Are you trying to start a goddamn war, or are you just a needy little slut?” My cock twitched. Why did this little girl drive me crazy?
She stopped struggling and glared at me. “They shouldn’t be here.”
She wasn’t wrong, but they were one of the head families, whether we liked it or not. “So, you thought you’d make out with him? What happened to the last guy who laid hands on you?”
“You can’t keep me in a fucking gilded cage forever.” She raised her jaw defiantly. “You can’t run off all the boys.”
I laughed viciously, watching as she tried to shrink from me. She’d been a carefree child, my father marrying her mother when Sera was nine. She’d been under close watch since she got tits and I’d rearranged a few faces for looking at her wrong. I’d caught our pool boy with his pants down, and he still walked with a limp, even after years of physical therapy. I’d do the same thing with Moreno.
“You know the way this game works, princess.” I released her neck and grabbed her arm again. “Look pretty and behave; that is your entire fucking job. Flirt a little to make people happy, but you do not ever flirt with our enemies. You send everyone the wrong fucking message and it looks bad on our family.”
She scoffed. “Fine, I’ll go to my damn room.”
“Oh, no, you’re going to go out there and behave yourself.”
She froze as I sat down on the couch, my legs spread.
“What are you doing?” She pulled back as I tried to pull her down with me.
“You, dear sister, have been spoiled. Telling you to not do anything else to embarrass Father is going to fall on deaf ears.” I jerked her arm until she fell on my lap and pinned her legs under my thigh before grabbing her hands and pinning them above her head.
“Enzo, no, I’ll be good.” She tried to wiggle free, but my other hand came down on her ass, causing her to yelp.
