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“Where is Nora?” I heard Brie ask and out the corner of my eye, I saw her starting to look around.
Sebastian, meanwhile, had folded his arms. He had a death stare locked on his sister because she was twisting in the most uncomfortable way possible.
“Stop,” she hissed at her brother.
“I haven’t’ seen you in over…what, ten years at least. I have Mason track you down and you’re suddenly pregnant by our father’s former head of security.”
Gisella didn’t miss a beat. “I didn’t fucking ask you to send your lap dog after me.”
She turned to me then and raked her eyes up and down my body.
“No, I’ll bet because he’s so desperate for my love and affection he had to be a goddamn knight in shining armor. I didn’t need rescuing.” Gisella’s tongue had grown even sharper in
I laughed.
“You were two steps from death’s door. You’re already fucking up this kid’s life.”
She put her hands on her hips. “I’m clean. Our child is fine.”
As I scrubbed my hands over my face, I heard her say, “Auggie, I’m ready to go.”
“You’re not leaving with him,” I declared.
“Boy, you again, fucking forget yourself,” my father roared.
My thoughts were racing and then finally I’d had enough out of the motherfucker. Moving around Sebastian, my fist darted out and I clocked my father straight in the fucking nose. Blood sprayed as if I’d turned on a faucet and he stumbled back.
Shock played on his features.
It was on the face of the guest as well.
That had felt so fucking good, and I knew it wasn’t the Corsican. That had been all Mason Stone Zaccarah. Thirty years of goddamned self-control had come undone like a fancy red ribbon on a box under someone’s Christmas tree.
“Mason! What in the fuck!”
Turning I found Nora standing behind us. She was pissed and it was coming off her in waves. I could smell it on her.
“He…” I turned to look at my father who was already stumbling away with Gisella.
Shame flooded my body in the moments after. I’d lost control at my boss’s engagement party but Sebastian didn’t seem to care. He was already ordering another drink at the open bar and Isotta was looking stressed the fuck out.
Nora finally pulled me outside and away from the guests who were murmuring amongst themselves. She paced for a second, her heels clicking into the pavement.
“What in the fuck was that?” she asked facing me, rubbing her arms to try and bring some warmth to them.
The temperature in Seattle had to have dropped three degrees in the last five seconds.
“Nothing” I shook my head.
“That’ didn’t fucking look like nothing. Mason, I worked really hard to pull this party off. Like, I lost sleep, and now that’s tainted. So please, explain.”
I growled, because the Corsican wanted to get down on his knees and worship her. He wanted her forgiveness.
Fuck that shit,I thought.
“I’m not apologizing. Sebastian wanted to do the same goddamn thing.”
“Yeah,” Nora placed her hand on her hip, cocking her head to the side. “He fucking paid for this entire thing. If he wanted to whip his dick out and piss in the floor, he could do that.”
