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MIA
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Islide my feet intoa pair of heels and take one last look in the mirror. My knee-length black dress and matching jacket of the same length are very mafia princess, I suppose.
The dark glasses look a little Jackie O, but then again, I’ve had less than four hours of sleep, and if I can get away with wearing them, I’m going to try.
I run a rich pink over my lips and spritz fragrance over my head. Then take the elevator downstairs, where my father’s driver waits for me.
“Morning, Ms. Mancini,” Tony says as I slide into the back of the Bentley. Modified, of course. This vehicle is bulletproof and fitted with weapons, like something out of aJames Bondmovie.
OrThe Godfather, if they’d had the technology back then.
I only know this because my brother loves to go on about it. God help us when he takes over. He’s power hungry, and I doubt many of my father’s men are looking forward to the day he becomes the Don.
Perhaps when he matures. At twenty-six, all Cade talks about is killing this person and fucking that woman.
A memory from last night hits me, and I’m filled with heat.
Tony closes the door after I smile in greeting, and I wriggle on the leather seat, feeling the ache in my body. Connor well and truly followed through on his promise. I was well fucked for hours.
Then fell asleep.
I’ll find out soon if my father knows about it. It’s too late to worry anyway. I made my decision, andsweet mother of mercy, it was worth it.
I walk through the luxurious entrance of one of my father’s homes in Tribeca. Armed men in black suits line every corner of the place. They’re like décor to me but not invisible.
I remove my jacket and hand it to Susanna, who has worked for my family for decades.
“Buongiorno, Maria,” she says in greeting.
Maria is my real name. Mia for short. Maria Luna Mancini.
“Ahh, the princess arrives at last,” my brother, Cade, says, walking down the winding staircase.
Great.
“Ah, the heir to the throne.” I accept his kiss on both cheeks. There is not a lot of love lost between us. Cade would kill for me, but only because of my value. We were closer when we were younger, but now, I just can’t relate to him.
But as the future Don, I know I have to respect him.
