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She didn’t look bothered by my threat, not even in the slightest. “You probably shouldn’t do that either. Talk first, then violence.”
“I hate talking.”
“You were a bit shy when we first met too,” she murmured, “I’m sure we can overcome that hurdle.”
I was not shy. Back then, I simply couldn’t talk around her. At least I proposed, that was a leap back then.
When we reached two men working on unpacking chairs, they glanced our way and immediately stiffened up.
I really did scare them.
“We’re here to help,” I explained before sighing. “How many more chairs do you plan on putting out?”
Nameless grunt one looked at his buddy before rubbing the back of his neck. “We’ve gotten enough chairs for both families, but there’s word that members of the Amante, Bertone, and Guarini families are coming to give their support so we got an extra hundred chairs.”
When I scowled at the information I didn’t know beforehand, Ramona elbowed my side. I could already hear her now.
“If they liked you, they would’ve told you the moment the information came in.”
“Thank you,” I gritted out, the words sounding foreign. Seeing their shocked expressions and Ramona’s smile was not worth it. I already felt weak.
“Now, let’s help you get more of those chairs set,” Ramona enthused.
I worked alongside them, fighting the urge to throw one of the damn chairs. Knowing that members running the entire state planned on popping in on our special day pissed me off. My shoulder aching wasn’t doing me any favors either. I was angry about everything.
Those fuckers knew well enough what would happen once Ramona became my wife. The south and east side of the state would be combined into one larger chunk. We’d become a threat to their smaller sections.
If we wanted, we could take over the entire state.
Shame I didn’t give a shit about any of that.
“Boss?”
Snapping out of my thoughts, I scowled. “What is it?”
“Are you wanting to send an alert out to all of the Mariani family?” The guy stirred under my gaze.
I sighed, my frown lessening. “Do you have the chair space for them?” Receiving a nod, I glanced over at Ramona who was hard at work. “Have a message passed around. The wedding is an option. No punishment will occur if they don’t want to come.”
Once again, I got a surprised reaction. Might as well get used to it.
“Tell them there will be a feast after. They can bring their families.”
Wives, children, siblings. The whole mess. Ramona was going to get her big wedding. I hope it was exactly what she hoped for.
The grunt I spoke to smiled, and nodded. “Thank you, sir.”
My frown slipped away as I watched him walk away to spread the word.
“Already tired of helping?” Ramona asked when she dropped a chair down next to mine.
“Yeah,” I murmured, “something like that.”
I couldn’t remember the last time one of the men in my home sent a smile in my direction, let alone thanked me.
Ramona
“Look at you,” a male voice said from behind.
