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I shook my head, hating that I was letting the memories affect me so much. I hated thinking of Massimo. He was one of the most vile humans on this planet. I wanted to spit even thinking about him. Good riddance. I was glad Antonio finally killed him off in the end.
"How old were you?" Alexis asked, focused on me as I told my story.
"When I first got picked up? Sixteen. I'd been on the streets for about five years at that point. Hustled to survive and get enough food and a place to stay. Not the best life, that's for sure." I sighed and ran my hands through my hair. "But when they picked me up, despite what I had to do, it beat life on the streets."
“I’m sure.”
Alexis surprised the shit out of me when she reached over and placed her hand on my thigh. I laid my fingers over hers, savoring her soft skin's feel before twisting our fingers together. I don't know what it was about this beautiful omega, but she made me want to be a better person.
But on the flip side, if anyone ever harmed her, I would tear out their guts and hang them from the rafters with their entrails.
"A couple of years after I started working for him, he had me help Antonio and Cormac break up a drug ring that I used to be a part of. I wasn't proud of what I did there, but I was glad they were going down. Although I know it was just so Massimo could swoop in and take over the territory." I shook my head, letting out an ironic snort. "Long story short, I ended up taking a bullet to the shoulder for Antonio, and from then on, I was a part of their crew."
I didn't want to tell her about how many people we killed that night. Although they were evil men, we still killed them.
There was a lot of blood on my hands. Blood that I didn't want her to know about. More than she already did, that is.
"What happened to Massimo? With Antonio being in charge now, I can only guess he's dead?" Her other hand still held tightly to Antonio's. Fuck, what I wouldn't give to have him wake up right now, even to give me shit. Three days and still not even a twitch of his hands. Even if Doc said he was improving, I still couldn't help but feel helpless.
"That's not my story to tell, baby girl." I leaned over and kissed her temple, unable to resist getting my lips on her skin.
"I'm finding out that he actually left to protect me." Her gaze never strayed from Antonio's face as she spoke.
I scooted closer to her and squeezed her fingers, still wrapped around mine. "He did. He's only ever shown Cormac and me his determination to protect you. Knowing Massimo, he wouldn't have hesitated to grab you and slit your throat in front of Antonio. That's how ruthless he was."
"But Antonio doesn't command the Cavalori family like that?" She eyes me curiously. "If the family was accustomed to a reign of terror by Massimo, how did Antonio maintain leadership if he wasn't like him?"
Oh, my sweet summer child. She had so much to learn.
"Antonio may be kind when it comes to you, and although he has a code of ethics for innocents like women and children, he's still a ruthless leader. Don't think otherwise, baby girl. You can't lead the Cavalorifamigliawithout having blood on your hands and splattered all over your face."
Alexis remained silent, her eyes closing as her head hung between her shoulders.
"I know this is a lot to take in, but give him a chance.”
Although she already had. She was not the type of omega to lead anyone to her bed, at least from my observations of her over the last six months.
Plus, I was eavesdropping when she told Antonio she'd only been with one other man in their ten years apart. Something that pleased me greatly.
From now on, this omega would know satisfaction. She would know pleasure whenever she wanted it.
And if she chose to go into heat, then fuck, we'd be bending over backward to service her.
Now we just needed the wanker to wake up.
25
ANTONIO
Once again, I heard her voice. But today, it wasn't just her. There were two others. They were hauntingly familiar too. But I just couldn't quite get to the surface.
I was fighting the darkness hard. I had to get back to the light.
Get back to her.
* * *
Two Years Earlier
