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"What changed your mind?"
Her eyes, her lips, the scent of her skin, the way she looked at me with her bright green eyes, so curious, so full of life that it had sparked a yearning deep inside.
"I need to consolidate my position at the earliest possible time," I murmur.
"Maybe you’re attracted to her?"
"I need to send a message to the other four families that we have some strong powers aligned behind us."
"There are easier ways to do that."
"How?"
"You could deploy our men and shoot them."
I laugh, "And start an outright war?" I shake my head, "There’s a time for violence and a time for…"
"Romance?"
"An arrangement." I frown.
"With her or with yourself."
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I growl, "Whatever is on your mind, just come out and say it already."
"Just that this seems a very long and contrived way of consolidating our position."
"She’s already here with us," I point out. "Half the job is done."
"You’re hellbent on this?" He scowls, "There’s nothing I can say to change your mind?"
"Why should I?" I widen my stance, "She’s the key. Don’t you see it? Her sister is married to the fourth richest man in the UK, one who is part of a close-knit circle of powerful men who hold the ability to open up not only the British Isles, but also Silicon Valley."
"So, in one stroke, we not only send out a message to the other families, we also widen our sphere of influence geographically."
One of our father’s stipulations: I have to marry and produce an heir before I turn forty in order to secure the role of Don. Else it will open the line of succession as a free-for-all. Anyone from the four other ruling families could challenge me to a fight, and if they won, I’d lose everything I have worked toward. Not that they can’t attack me now. The only thing stopping them is the fact that my team and I are too strong. However, like most things, power ebbs and flows. I need to marry and quickly consolidate my position.
A sound comes from the direction of the screen. I turn to it. Beauty yawns, sits up, and the cover falls to her waist. Her breasts, encased in that stretchy sports bra, fills the screen.
"I see you’ve been keeping close watch on your assets." Luca smirks.
I wave my hand and the screen shuts off.
"Hold on… It was just getting interesting." Luca walks toward the screen, but I plant myself in his path.
"I see." He bares his teeth.
"No, you don’t."
"You sweet on her, hmm?" He scratches his jaw.
"Fuck off."
"Your American roots are showing,cazzo." He clicks his tongue.
"The fuck I care about that?" I rub the back of my neck. "You’re half-American too, or have you forgotten?"
"Tried my best, but it’s a stain that doesn’t wash off easily, and neither will the mistake you’ve made by bringing her here."
