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Her eyes are wide and red-rimmed. I wait for her to move away from my touch, knowing she now remembers. Her memory is back, and I’m not her chosen one. I have no doubt she’ll be like everyone else in my life who’s let me down. It’s why I have to do what I’m about to do.
Any moment, she will demand that I take her to that fucking pussy, Alfonso. I won’t. If she needs to hate me, so be it. “Your memory is back.” I wait for her rejection, feeling my lips curl with annoyance.
She sucks in a breath, not denying my statement. My eyes fall to her bruising skin. Rage begins to boil through my veins that someone would hurt her.
“What’s it going to be, Gia?”
She sits silently, the tension stretching between us. Her eyes are glaring back at me.
“What have I done?” she says, her hands going to cover her mouth. I weigh my options as I look her over. For me to rise in the ranks, I have to step up my game. The problem is, I’m not sure what that game is any longer and how she fits into it.
“You’re not going back,” I say coldly.
She flinches. And her feet move her farther away from me. I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this. Looks like Gia will soon be introduced to the real me. She’ll learn the rumors about me are true. I’m ruthless with zero heart.
I could as easily kill her before she can backstab me. The thought of having Nicoli begging at my feet is appealing. But the idea of hurting her causes my stomach to twist unnaturally. I give her a small nod. No matter what later holds, we need each other right now.
I press my gun to her head, and she inhales sharply. “You are now mine, my pet.” The statement easily slides off my tongue, and it’s the truth. “Up.”
She rises with a tremble, but her pride has her keeping her head up. I expect her to beg to be let go. To cry about not wanting to die. I don’t expect her to attempt to be strong.
Max rounds the corner outside and sees the dead body. He looks at me, then at Gia with a chuckle before winking at her and slapping me on the shoulder.
“You have a horrible sense of humor,” she murmurs.
I’m not sure if she’s talking to me or my brother. It annoys me she’s trying to talk to him like they are friends.
I push my gun harder into her, and she walks into the building, following Max. “Let’s get this straight. Max is not your friend. Don’t talk to him.”
My men sit around a table, playing poker. They look up, and their game pauses. I give each of them a look, daring them to say anything.
“We got a problem?” I ask, and Gia stiffens beside me.
“That depends.”
I eye Vincent. “Oh yeah?”
“Do I get a turn after?”
I pull her into me by her waist. “She’s with me. Once I’m done, there will be nothing left of her.” My fingers itch to punch him in the face, to wipe that fucking look off his face. I’ve never claimed a woman before. My heart is beating hard with thunderous momentum, making this feel too much like I am doing just that. This is anything but.
“That’s all I need to know,” Vincent responds.
“Where did Enso go?” another of my men asks.
No point in me hiding that I shot my cousin. “He touched what’s mine.” The room hushes. I tilt my chin up, daring anyone to make a big deal out of it.
I’ve had enough of everyone staring at me and tug Gia down the hall to toss her into a room before locking her in it.
When I return, everyone is back to their poker game. I take out my knife, brushing my thumb over the blade. It’s light enough it pulls at my skin without cutting it.
There’s a commotion outside before we watch Gia’s brother Luca walk through the doors. He has a little blood on his lip. Our guy on the lookout is nowhere to be seen. I guess that puts the body count to two today.
“Romeo.” He nods, and his best friend Vinny stands behind him now.
“To what do I owe the pleasure?”
“We need a sit-down.”
