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“Loz?”
He just shakes his head and follows his brother out.
I stand in the doorway and watch them drive away with my girl, wondering if she’s looking back through those tinted windows. I knew this would happen, didn’t I? And I took the risk anyway. But they’re sadly fucking mistaken if they think I won’t come for her. As soon as I can sort out the mess with Kristin, I’ll be ready to take my girl back.
And if her brothers are intent on standing in my way, I guess I’ll have to go through them.
ChapterTwenty-Two
JOEY—AGE 18
Istare out of the car window, my head spinning and my stomach churning as Max drives me home. I’ve never felt more humiliated in my life as I did when he turned up at Mo’s party and literally dragged Logan Blake off me by the scruff of his neck while we were making out.
Logan isthehottest guy in this whole goddamn city, and I finally get a shot with him only to have it spectacularly and publicly ruined by my older brothers’ attack dog. But the humiliation is nothing compared to the anxiety at facing my brothers’ wrath when I get home. I was already on my last warning for sneaking out, but what’s a girl to do when the two of them don’t even give me room to breathe? And Max is no better. He watches me like a hawk. They should applaud my ingenuity at being able to escape their clutches occasionally.
Not that being rescued by Max usually bothers me so much. He is HOT. Man-hot, not boy-hot like Logan. Max is the whole freaking package. Dark and dangerous, with muscles on top of muscles and a body covered by tattoos. I love the way they peek out of his dress shirts, revealing a glimpse of the hidden secrets beneath.
Not that anything could ever happen between us. He sees me as his best friends’ annoying kid sister and nothing more. But that doesn’t stop me from staring at him every chance I get and making him feel as uncomfortable as humanly possible.
“Did you really have to do that tonight?” I ask with a sigh and an eye roll.
“Do what?” he says coolly, as though he didn’t just ruin my goddamn life.
“Grab Logan like that? Drag me out of that party like a naughty teenager?”
He glances at me sideways, taking his eyes off the road for a split second. “You are a naughty teenager.”
“I’m eighteen!” I snap.
“You snuck out of the fucking house with no protection—”
“Actually I have plenty of condoms in my purse,” I say with a casual shrug. It’s a lie, but it’s way too much fun to see that thick vein bulge in his neck when he’s pissed.
His knuckles turn white as his grip tightens on the steering wheel. “That’s not the kind of protection I meant, Joey,” he says with a snarl. “What the fuck?”
“I know.” I suppress a snicker. “But why are you so bothered about what guys I might hook up with, Maximo?” I ask seductively, running my fingertips over his arm.
“Because I fucking care about you,” he snaps. “And I don’t want to see you hurt. You keep putting yourself in these stupid fucking situations—”
“I was at a goddamn party,” I yell. “That’s what eighteen-year-olds do.”
“With a purse full of fucking condoms,” he says through gritted teeth.
“Better that than an unwanted pregnancy, huh?” I laugh. “Can you imagine what Dante and Lorenzo would say if that happened?”
“Can you imagine what your father would say?” His cold tone is a sobering reminder of why I’ve never had sex with anyone. And why most guys wouldn’t even dare try. A shudder runs down my spine. “Can you imagine what we would do to the poor guy who knocked you up, Joey?” he adds, his tone a little softer now.
“We?” I whisper.
“I would cut off his cock with a blunt hacksaw before your brothers even got anywhere near him,” he tells me matter-of-factly.
“Well, you don’t need to worry. I’ve never had sex. Never likely to, given that I’m basically a prisoner and now I’m going to be on complete lockdown until college starts.”
Max’s Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows. “You’ve never…?”
“Nope,” I snap, going back to staring out of the window. “No guy stupid enough to fuck Joey Moretti around here.”
“Joey.” My name is a heavy sigh tumbling from his lips.
