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“Are you happy,Nipotina… granddaughter? If you’re not, I can take you and your friend home with me. We can keep you both safe. I’ll even take you two and your grandmother to Italy until I can neutralize the threat of your brothers here.”
“I appreciate the offer,Nonno, but I’m going to marry that man. I’d like to stay with him. I hope you harbor no ill feelings toward him. He really did everything with the best of intentions. Nothing he did was to hide me from you, but he was forced to wait until he believed things were safe for you to find out about me. We weren’t sure what Garrick had told you in regard to the rift between them, and we had to know which side you were truly on. We couldn’t take the chance of being reeled into an ambush.”
“We, huh?” He chuckles. “So, he lets you know about his business?”
“Only those parts that need my input or regard my safety. You should’ve seen his face when I asked to be bait to lure my brothers out from whatever rock they’re hiding under.”
“A worthy man would’ve said no the second the idea passed your lips. I’m assuming that’s what he said,”Nonnostates, an eyebrow raised in my direction as he waits for me to confirm that is exactly what happened.
“I think he wanted to spank me and lock me behind closed doors for suggesting such a thing.” I giggle. “Of course, he never said that, but it’s the feeling I got. He did get all growly though.”
“He’s a good man. An honorable man in my opinion. I endorse this match between the two of you, if my approval means anything to you,Nipotina.”
“It does, it really does,Nonno.”
“Well. I think we better get you to your man before he comes and grabs you for himself. He’s looking a bit antsy with you being so far away from him.”Nonnochuckles.
“Yeah. Can I tell you a secret? I kinda love that about him,” I divulge.
“I bet you do, little one.” He stands and offers me his hand.
Before escorting me to the love of my life, he gives me a hug and tells me how proud he is of the woman I’ve become.
He admires my strength and adores my loyalty.
I may have shed a tear or two.
Julius
As we makeour way out of the bunker, Mazimo and I come to a truce. An alliance I’m grateful to have because it’s time to make our move. I want Shayne settled, and I want to give her the wedding of her dreams, which she can’t have until this shit is resolved. The Fitzgeralds will assist us in drawing out Mazimo’s grandsons and they’ll help us subdue the siblings so we can eliminate the threat they pose.
He also admitted that the reason his ex-son-in-law has been so quiet and missing in action is because he’s been captured and is being held prisoner by the Fitzgerald organization.
According to Mazimo, he’d become unpredictable and was acting like a lunatic. They weren’t sure if he’d finally cracked or if he just didn’t give a damn who was hurt. It was drawing attention that didn’t need to be drawn to them.
Not knowing where he was had been a burden on mine and Luca’s shoulders. With that being lifted, we can put our full attention on his sons.
Out of nowhere, a bullet pings on the ground at our feet, gravel flying up from the lot, sprinkling around us.
“Sniper!” Gunner yells, hovering over me as I yank Shayne into my arms.
My soldiers and the DreamCatchers circle around us, encasing us in the middle, acting as a barrier between us and the shooter.
“Back inside the bunker!” Kruger shouts, guiding us in that direction.
As soon as our feet hit the slab of concrete, a bullet hits the metal door in front of us, bouncing off it. The girls scream in terror. Shayne’s shaking in my arms, but we’re like rats in a maze being led from one end of the lot to the other. Every place we try to seek shelter gets hit.
“It’s a trap!” Country bellows, motioning to the trees adjacent to us. “We’re surrounded.”
Movement to my left has me looking that way. Master starts pulling broken down parts of his manmade rifle out from his pockets, constructing it with precise ease. I knew that he made his own weapons but I’ve never seen the beginning product before it’s been assembled. Less than three minutes, which feels like a lifetime later, he has it together and is looking through his scope as he scans the vegetation.
“How many?” Gunner asks him.
“I’m counting five,” Master comments.
“Can you take them out?” I inquire, pissed off that Shayne’s in the line of fire.
I knew, my gut told me, that bringing her wasn’t a good idea, but I was running out of alternatives. Even with the additional security, we aren’t as well protected as I had hoped we’d be. The Crumleys have grown impatient and are persistent in doing whatever it takes to get their hands on their sister, even if she gets injured along the way.
