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“I can’t go back with you, Romeo,” she says. “Let me go to my family.”
“We’re willing to put this war behind us if you are, as long as you return, Gia,” her brother negotiates.
“She’s going to be my wife.” I love her.
Every single gun is trained on me and my brother. We’re the lone men out.
“I can’t marry you, Romeo.” My steps falter back. I must have heard her wrong. My head becomes dizzy. Everyone around comes in and out of focus.
“I love you. Don’t do this to me right now,” I hiss into her ear, my grip becoming tighter.
“If you love me, let me go.”
“Never,” I say with more venom.
“My heart will always belong to someone else.”
My eyes close briefly. “Don’t start lying to me now.” I spin her into me and kiss the hell out of her. It’s rough, aggressive, and possessive. She stays stiff in my arms, refusing to kiss me back. My heart stops. I pull my mouth away, wanting to hate her. I can’t. I look into her eyes, and my whole world stops. My eyes sting when I realize I was never her end goal. She doesn’t want to be with me.
“If this war is to stop, I need more territory.” The words sting as I fire them off. Each one chokes me tighter. I refuse to show her the power she has over me. I would have given up everything for her.
Luca nods. “You have a deal.”
I push her away, and she falls to the ground.
I stand, unflinching, waiting for bullets to pepper my chest. Luca comes to Gia’s aid. Everyone slowly steps back until it’s only Max and me on the now deserted road.
“Did you just have a Rossi concede to more territory? No one has ever done that. You’re going to be hailed a fucking hero.”
I don’t feel like a hero. I feel like my heart has been ripped out.
“What do we do about him?” I point to Coy’s dead body.
“Let Hugo know the Irish took him out.”
