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Goddamn it, Enzo.
ChapterThirty-Three
Enzo
My focus kept wandering to Gia’s eyes every so often, but she kept her gaze ahead, staring at the TV. I lay sprawled across the couch, my leg hanging off the edge. Atheist was nestled beneath it with his body pressed against my calf. Gia dropped her head into her hand as she leaned back in the recliner.
A knock on the door made me jump, and Atheist struggled from beneath my leg as he scurried to his feet. He released a guttural bark, looking back at me with tensed muscles. Gia sat up tall, her eyebrows furrowed.
“I thought you said no one knows about this place?” Gia asked.
“They don’t,” I said as I stood. Beside the door, I drew my revolver, calling to whoever waited on the other side. “Who is it?” I asked as I cocked the gun’s hammer. My heart raced at the thought of any other human gracing my doorstep with their presence. No one else was welcome here.
“It’s me,” a low, familiar voice said.
I opened the door and saw Bullseye standing on my doorstep, his bulky frame leaving a large shadow on the ground behind him. He pushed himself inside, turning on his heels once he saw Gia sitting on the chair.
“What the fuck is she doing here?” Bullseye asked with deserved harshness.
“What do you want, Bullseye?” I holstered my revolver but kept my hand wrapped around the grip. “How did you even know I was here?”
Bullseye waved his phone in my face, showing a GPS ping on the screen. “I was going to tell you that the Silvani bitch is missing. I was hoping your brothers took care of her, but to my surprise, here she is.”
“That’s none of your business.Sheis not your business,” I said with a harsh gesture toward her.
“She killed your fucking father, Enzo.” With a swift motion, he racked his pistol, raised it, and aimed it toward Gia.
She didn’t even react, facing death so stoically. Instead of yelling or begging, she merely flashed her dark eyes at him.
“No!” I screamed as my heart thumped against my chest. A gunshot rang out, causing the windows to rattle. The sound ricocheted off the walls, and my eyes clenched as the loud crack of gunfire caused a moment of dizzying confusion.
“Enzo!”
Bullseye’s body slumped forward, his knees hitting the ground first, followed by the rest of his body. The thud made the glasses on the table rattle. The big silver pistol dropped to the ground beside his right hand. I looked up at Gia, her hand cupped over her mouth, stifling her sounds.
“Goddamn it,” I said with a sigh.
Bullseye was one of my closest friends. He was pretty much family. I’d grown up with him by Silvio’s side, and he became a made man in front of me, an honor to witness. At that moment, I had to choose between a made man—knowing his worth in our circle was so high that everyone would turn on me—or my girl.
Fuck, she isn’t even my girl!I rubbed the bridge of my nose.I chose someone who broke my heart.
“This is not good, Enzo.” Gia stood, her hand still firmly held up to her mouth. “You just killed a made man.”
My stare lurched toward Gia, my lips drawn tight. “I know what I fucking did,” I said. My stomach churned with nervous energy. My head would be on a fucking platter if I showed my face around home. “This is all your fault! None of this would have happened! None of it. Silvio? Bullseye? All because ya wanted to climb to the fucking top.”
Gia’s lip quivered as she stared at me with a gaze that almost made me drop mine. “I never wanted to climb to the top of nothing! I was promised a sum of money if I—”
“So you did it for money? That makes it better?” My eyes narrowed on her. I stepped aside as blood flowed in a thick line toward my shoes.
“Oh, fuck off. Everything you do is for money!”
“For fuck’s sake.” I shook my head.
“I wanted money to getoutof this business. I didn’t want to climb anywhere but away. I’m done with this lifestyle.” She sat with a deflated drop in her shoulders.
My resolve softened. “You can’t just get out of this business. You know that.”
“I had to try! Nothing but pain has come from this life. Disgusting men have raped me more times than I can count. There’s been so much death and destruction. I’m sick of having to commit murder just to see the light of the next day. I’m just tired.” Her eyelashes fluttered as she fought back tears.
