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“I can make my own way back,” I said, interrupting him. “I wouldn’t want Silvio to have to miss out on all the festivities.”
“You don’t give the orders here,il mio cuore,”he stated, sliding his hands into his pockets, his jaw ticking violently.
“I wasn’t giving any orders,” I pointed out. “I was simply informing you that I can make my own way back.”
“Not anymore,”he said, that tick still playing on his jaw. “Silvio will escort you back home, and you’ll wait for me there until I arrive.”
This sonofabitch.
“Of course, Mr. Sartori,” I replied, my tone daring him to keep it up.
Nero’s chin lifted, anger flaring in those russet orbs of his. “Watch yourself,il mio cuore.”
Not bothering to stick around for the actual fucking portion of the evening, I turned, walking outof the room, Silvio hot on my heels. However, when we entered the dance club area of The Den, the place was packed enough for me to make an escape plan.
Turning towards Silvio, I said, “I need to use the restroom.”
Nodding, he followed me, guarding the door like I knew that he would. However, luck was on my side tonightwhen I found a group of drunk women all carrying on, touching up their makeup and adjusting their clothing.
“Excuse me?” All five women looked my way. “My ex just showed up, and I think he’s following me. Can you…would you be willing to help get me out of here?”
The sweet-looking brunette reached out and rubbed her hand up and down my arm soothingly. “Of course, we will,” she said, all of her friends nodding behind her.
One shirt change later, I was in the middle of a drunken group of women,stumbling, laughing and walking right past Silvio, the poor sonofabitch none the wiser.
Thirty minutes later, I was unlocking the door to my office, needingsome damn peace and quiet.
Chapter 11
Nero~
Rage was a funny thing, something that I could have sworn that I’d made peace with years ago. However, the look on Kasen’s face as she took in everything that was happening in the room had ignited a different level of rage that I’d never experienced before. Elio had crossed so many lines tonight, and I’d had no choice but to remain silent as everyone disrespected my wife. I was the Sartori Underboss, and no matter that Kasen controlled more than she could possibly imagine, I’d known better than to show any weakness to anyone in the room, including Kasen.
However, my wife was no longer here, so that changed everything.
“Aurelio?”
“Yes?”
“Escort these women out of the room, then clear the bottom floor,” I instructed, my voice brooking no room for argument.
“Let’s go, ladies,” Aurelio announced, and his command was met with sighs and pouts, and that only pissed me off more. Nevertheless, they all obeyed meekly.
As Chastity went to follow the rest of the girls, I called her name, stopping her. When she looked back up at me, she had the smuggest grin on her lips, and I couldn’t remember if I’d ever felt this disgusted by a woman before.
Leaning down, I said, “If you ever touch me again, I will end you. Understood?”
Her eyes widened fearfully, but she quickly nodded, racing to follow theother girls out of the room. Even if I weren’t married, no one got to touch me without my permission. No doubt her careless actions had come from my brother’s instructions, and that was something that I was going to take care of immediately.
“Was that really necessary?”
I didn’t say anything as I walked over to the bar, making myself a drink, anything to try and calm the fury swimming in my veins. Even at my deadliest, I couldn’t ever remember feeling this level of anger before. What had been done to Kasen in this room was unforgiveable, and I’d had no choice but to stand back and let it play out because Elio was my brother.
However, as soon as Aurelio re-entered the room, the entire place empty, save for those of us that were still here, I finished my drink before pulling my gun out and gunning down every one of Elio’s soldiers in the room. Luckily for me, the entire back room was soundproof, so the gunfire wasn’t going to be an issue for me or any of the partygoers in the other section of the club.
“Nero, what the fuck?!” Elio roared as his men dropped all over the place,six men done for because my brother had chosen to test me.
Handing my gunover to Aurelio’s outstretched hand, I turned, my fist already crashing into my brother’s face, and not for the first time in our lives. It also wasn’t going to be the last, something that I’d made peace with years ago.
