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Asshole. He’s always getting laid.
I dial the only other person in the world I would trust, my brother.
“Luca, is everything okay?” Recently, every time we speak, Keller’s voice is filled with concern.
“Yes, everything is good. But—”
He chuckles, cutting me off. “I knew something was coming.”
“I need you to oversee a shipment tomorrow. Romano surprised me with it this morning.”
I wouldn’t drag him into this if I didn’t have to. I let him dip his toes back in when it came to finding Maddie.
“Err, yeah sure. How long are we talking? Sienna isn’t feeling well again.”
Shit. I pinch the bridge of my nose.
“No, don’t worry, Frankie has Jax up to speed. I’m sure he will be fine.”
He growls. “Don’t be so fucking stupid, Brother. I’ll do it. You know I will do anything for you. Stop trying to do everything on your own.”
I’m trying to keep him out of this mess.
“Plus, you know I’m good at my job.”
That is true.
“Fine. I’ll send Jax and my best recruits with you. Let me know when it’s done. Just keep your eyes peeled. We can’t trust Romano.”It pisses me off he scheduled this when he knew I’d be out of the city.
“Anything else you need to tell me?”
“No,” I reply quickly.
“I’ll let you know when it’s done. I had best go and sweet talk my wife.”
As soon as we cut the call, I lay on the bed, hands behind my head, and stare up at the ceiling fan, the warm breeze blowing through the sliding doors. My brother has it all–the wife, the kids, he’s just so happy.
I want that.
CHAPTERFIFTY-EIGHT
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Dante snores next to me and I lay there staring at the ceiling fan, sweating from the three layers of clothes I’m wearing.At least at home, I don’t have to share a bed with him. But here, he said it would look odd to everyone if we did that, especially to Uncle Frankie. If he thinks I’m actually sleeping, letting myself be vulnerable near him, he has another thing coming. I’ll just sleep on a couch during the day.
I’ve been desperate for more time with Luca. With every subtle hand brush, with every little grin he gives me, I need more.
I slowly roll onto my side and lean under the bed to grab my ‘secret phone’ and hover over Luca’s name.
R
Are you awake?
It’s three am. I doubt it.
L
Do you want to play, tesoro?
