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Is he referring to my father?
I do a quick calculation. There’s no way he could know who I am. My identity is so deeply buried, no one will ever find it. Not even him. If he did and Mancini is the man who gave the kill order, I’d already be dead.
This is simply intimidation.
He doesn’t want me to have Mia.
Tough shit.
It is time to let the head of the Italian mafia know exactly who Connor Barrett is. The man I hide from almost everyone, except the Dark Kings.
I lower my arm from the back of the sofa, lean forward, my forearms on my knees, and look him straight in the eye.
“I don’t like threats, Mr. Mancini. Don’t mistake me for a while-collar guy with a gym membership. I’m a marine, and I protect what’s mine. And Mia is mine.”
WHEN MIA STEPS backinto the room, the air is thick with tension, but we’ve said what we had to say, and now our boundaries are clear.
Cade Mancini chooses that moment to come into the room. He has two men with him. They stop behind Mia.
Shit.
My heckles rise as I stand and go to her, while doing everything I can to not make eye contact with Nathan.
What the hell is he doing in the Mancini family home in Long Island?
He’s head to toe in black, a leather jacket with the collar up, despite the early summer heat. And he has shades on his head.
Mia turns, and when she spots them, I see her reaction. She knows Nathan. Which makes sense. He’s been working for her father for six years.
He winks at her and sticks a toothpick in his mouth, chewing.
The fuck?
I pull Mia to my side and glare at him. I trust the guy with my fucking life, yet I want to smash my fist through the side of his head.
Our eyes meet, and he grins at me.Motherfucker.
But he’s playing the role he should, and I am trying really hard to remember that as Mia leans into me.
Cade laughs and shoots Nathan a shit-kicking grin.
Smile, asshole. One day, I’m going to wipe it off your face with your blood.
“About time, Cade. Go get your aunts and uncles. It’s time for dinner,” Joes says. “And meet your future brother-in-law.”
Now, it’s my turn to smirk and watch his smile fade.
