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“And you thought maybe he’d hold a grudge and it took him six years to act on it?”
“Who knows? You did wipe out his son-in-law and his grandchildren.” He laughs.
“Yeah, but he hated them even more than we did.”
Maximo nods his agreement.
Carmine was the maternal grandfather of my ex-fiancée, Nicole. He despised his son-in-law even before he discovered what sick, twisted shit the evil fuck was into, and what he’d dragged his kids into. After I tortured Jimmy Santangelo and put a bullet in his son’s head, Carmine shook my hand.
“If he was our best lead, we should get out there and find some more,” I say.
“Leave it to me,” he says, pushing himself to his feet. “You got enough on your plate.”
“I miss not being tied to this fucking desk, you know?” I sigh, my thoughts drifting to my older brother.
“You have any idea when Lorenzo might come back?”
“Nope. None at all,” I admit.
We’re interrupted by a knock at my office door. Maximo opens it on his way out to reveal Kat standing in the doorway dressed in a white sundress and a blue cardigan that looks like it’s as old as her, but fuck me, she looks good enough to eat.
“I’ll keep you updated,compagno,” Maximo says before giving Kat a quick greeting and leaving my study.
“Everything okay?” I ask her as she walks into the room, fidgeting with the sleeve of her cardigan.
“I was just wondering if I could order some medical supplies for the doctor’s office? I did an inventory and you’re running low on quite a few things and some of the medicine is kind of out of date?”
“It’s your office now, kitten,” I remind her. “And yes, you can order whatever you need.”
“Thank you. I won’t spend a lot. I’ll need to use a computer though.”
“I think I have an old laptop somewhere. I’ll dig it out for you.”
Her eyes light up at the thought of contact with the outside world, but I guess there’s not a lot she can do now that she’s here. Even if she told her cousin about ourarrangement, this house is a fortress. And she’s not stupid enough to call the cops.
“You can use it to email your cousin too,” I suggest, and the smile that lights up her face would knock me on my ass if I wasn’t already sitting down.
“That would be really nice too. Thank you.”
“One of my tech guys will look at it each night though. If you try anything stupid…”
“I won’t. I promise.”
“You should order yourself some new clothes too,” I suggest as my eyes roam over her outfit.
“That’s okay. I know this is old, but it was my mom’s, and I love it.” She tugs at her cardigan. “And I don’t have money in my account.”
I frown at her. “I’m not suggesting you spend your own money.”
“I’m already in your debt,” she replies, and I don’t miss the sudden coolness to her tone.
“Then consider it a gift.”
Her throat thickens as she swallows. “I’m fine with what I have.”
I don’t know why her attitude makes me hard, but it’s all I can do lately not to fuck her where she stands every damn time I see her.
“Come here.”
