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“Then act like it!’ he yelled back, the only man on theplanet that would dare. “Nero, you’re going to lose her if you let your pride dictate your actions right now.” Aurelio was no longer shouting, but he didn’t need to shout to make his point. “Take your anger out on Schulz when the time comes.”
Handing Aurelio the bag, I said, “As long as Renzo doesn’t try to take her home with him, then I’ll be fine.”
My best friend shook his head as he took the bag from me. “Don’t saythat I didn’t warn you.”
“Duly noted.”
Once we got back upstairs, Aurelio handed the bag to Carmine as I said, “Even if Schulz isn’t there, his men will know how to get a hold of him. Do not leave the cash until you’ve spoken to Schulz. I want him toknowthat the debt’s been paid before I kill every single one of those motherfuckers.”
“Of course,” Carmine replied.
When they left, I turned to finally address my brother and father, pulling out my cigarettes, not caring who objected. “I’ve got it from here.”
Elio looked like he didn’t believe me, but Marco just said, “We’ll give you tonight to get your wife situated, then we can all meet tomorrow to discuss what’s next.”
“I already know what’s coming next,” I replied coolly before taking a hit of my cigarette.
“No matter what goes on behind closed doors, as far as the Russians and the Irish are concerned,I’mthe Boss of this family, Nero,” he said, stating facts. “We need to handle this professionally and carefully.”
“They shot my wife,” I reminded him.
Marco arched a brow. “Yourwifecame home to you covered in someone else’s blood,” he retorted. “I think it’s safe to say that Kasen Milano can handle herself.”
“Do not ever call her that again,” I growled.
My father cocked his head, his brown eyes regarding me closely. Luckily, I didn’t give a fuck what he saw when he looked at me.I didn’t care if I was wearing my emotions for my wife on my sleeve. All I cared about was avenging Kasen and wiping out every single man that had dared to breathe the same air as my wife.
Choosing to play it safe, Marco said, “We will regroup tomorrow, then go from there.”
“Fine,” I conceded, needing to go check on Kasen anyway. While Dr. Chapman was the best, I still needed to see for myself that she was going to be okay.
Marco left without another word, but Elio had stopped on his way out. “We’ll get them, Nero. Every last one of them.”
“Of course,” I agreed. “We’re Sartoris.”
Elio looked like he wanted to say something more, but what was there to say? The enemy had come knocking on our door, and wehad answered it.
Chapter 30
Kasen~
Everyone was finally gone, andit’d taken a lot for me not to leave with my father. He had asked-pleaded even-but the look on Nero’s face had been enough to convince me not to make things worse. The tension between my father and husband could be felt like it’d been a living, breathing, growing thing, and when it was all said and done, Papa was no longer a Mafia Boss where Nero was the Sartori Underboss. So, to keep the peace, I had declined to go home with my father, leaving me stuck at home with a pissed off Nero Sartori.
“Do you wantto tell me what happened?”
I kept staring out at the landscape as Nero took a seat next to me on the balcony. Like everything else about his house, the balcony furniture was also tastefully expensive. It was actually comfortableenough that you could probably fall asleep on it.
I was also surprised that he had waited until after I’d taken a shower to begin peppering me with questions. I’d been certain that he’d demand answers as soon as I walked through the front door, but I guess I didn’t know him as well as I’d thought. Granted, how well could you really get to know a person in only two weeks? No matter how he made me feel when he was inside me, I still didn’t know him as well as most wives knew their husbands.
“What for?” I asked, and not to be combative, either. No matter what I said, Nero and his family were going to go after Emil Schulz, so what did the details matter?
“So that I can make them all suffer accordingly,” he replied, his voice even and smooth.
“I’m sure that you know exactly how badlyyou’re going to make them suffer already,” I remarked. “I don’t see how the details matter.”
“Are you upset because I told Schulz to kill you?” That had me looking over at him. “Since Schulz had me on speaker phone, I assumed that it was for your benefit.”
Since my phone wasn’t the latest and greatest, it was easy to tell when someone was on speaker. Now, while I could afford the best, I wasn’t materialistic. My phone worked just fine, and I didn’t see the need for a new one until it stopped working. I was also mildly grateful that Emil had returned my phone to me after agreeing to the swap. It would have been an added inconvenience to replace it.
