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"She has her uses," I drawl. "I plan to use her to get the Seven to back off from enquiring after the Mafia."
I prowl back to the bar, pour myself another drink.
"Only…" Luca murmurs and I stiffen, cap the bottle of Macallan.
I raise the glass, wet my lips with the dram. Rich cloves and the taste of ginger spices explodes on my tongue. As lush as figs, as moist as her cunt will surely be. I tighten my fingers around the glass. "Only?" I turn.
"That’s not your style. Are you planning something that you’re not letting me in on?"
"Would I ever do that?" I tilt my head.
"Only all the time." He chuckles, "We may stop the Seven from coming after us right now, but it’s only a matter of time before they resume their efforts."
"What if I find a way to buy us time, on a more permanent basis?"
"What do you mean?"
"What if I secure an alliance with the Seven?"
"They’d never agree to it."
"Not unless they don’t have a choice."
"What do you mean?" He tilts his head.
I hold his gaze, and his forehead clears, "Ah, I see." He rolls his shoulders, "You mean to—" he jerks his chin toward the screen.
"I am thinking of it," I murmur slowly.
"Of course, you’d be killing two birds with one stone. Alliances which help further our business are not new." Luca strokes his chin, "But in this case, you’d be sleeping with the enemy, literally."
"Stranger things have happened."
"Not that she is hard on the eyes or anything."
I growl low in my throat and Luca throws up a hand, "Fine, I’ll back off. But you know it’s risky. What if the Seven don’t agree to it? After all, money is a powerful motivation. More important than saving the life of a loved one, sometimes."
"What if I don’t give them a choice?"
"You mean wed her and bed her first, and then take her help in winning them over to your side?"
"I mean giving neither of them a choice. She’ll do as I say."
"You’re assuming that you’ll be able to control her."
"What’s wrong with that?"
"Don’t underestimate women."
"Don’t underestimate my way with women."
"Hmm." He purses his lips in that annoying way he’s had from when we were little. I am the older one here, and yet, Luca is the one who has a wise head on his shoulders. It’s why I use him as a sounding board more than any of my other brothers.
"What?" I scowl, "What’s on your mind,stronzo?"
"It’s risky."
"It’s better than killing her, which is what I had in mind when I came upon her."
