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“I marked her.” Those three words have me gripping the edge of my desk and grinding my teeth to the point they begin to ache.
“Don’t do it, Chanel.” I force out through clenched teeth.
She brings her gaze back to me, I expect to see anger or betrayal in her brown eyes but all I see is… understanding which baffles me. I know Chanel doesn't like Erika, honestly I don’t fucking care what anyone thinks about her because she’s mine and anyone who dares try to harm her will answer to me.
“I knew from the first moment I served her my card, I would never fulfill my vow to end her.”
“Why?” I ask cautiously.
“Because you never backed me. You told me I could do what I wanted to her but I saw it in your eyes, from the moment you first saw her, you already started falling in love.”
“Then why give her the card?” I push.
“I wanted to see if she meant enough to you for you to break our most sacred vow.” My shoulders deflate, when we first started the Memento Mori, we all agreed to the rules.
Once marked, the kill is final or punishment will be inflicted.
A loved one can never be marked.
A royal flush is to be unanimous.
The caller is the one to kill.
If one shall fall their card will lay in rest.
“You want to inflict my punishment because I fell in love with your mark? Go for it Chanel, I won’t stop you. But remember this, she is my loved one and you will never fucking mark her again.”
She pushes her tongue into her cheek and eyes me like I’m a stranger and not her best friend. “We were equals, you, me and the twins. The moment we landed in Miami, you became the Don and changed. You no longer see us as equals, you see us as your subjects. Newsflash, cousin, I am your fucking equal and if I wanted her dead she would be.”
“You had the shot that day, I know you fucking did because you never miss, Sin. Why didn’t you kill her at the airstrip?” She grits her teeth and clenches her hands into fists.
“Just be grateful I saw a ghost or she would be dead.”
“I have never viewed you as less than me, Chanel. You have always been by my side through everything and that won’t change now. I want you to be the first to know that the Bennett Mafia is no longer in Miami, the Murdoch mafia will not be taking over either.”
“What are you saying?”
I grin at my cousin. “The Memento Mori is taking over Miami and I want you by my side as my underboss. I can’t do this shit without you, I need you with me, Sin.” Her eyes are wide and mouth slightly ajar.
“You’re serious?”
“Dead fucking serious. What do you say?”
“I’ll always ride with you till the fucking wheels fall off, you know that. No matter how much you piss me off I will always be watching your six.”
“And I’ll always have your back, Chanel. No one believes in your abilities more than me. If you need to punish me for overturning your mark, then do it.”
“I think you punished yourself enough by falling in love with her.” I snort out a laugh, she wraps her knuckles on my desk as she stands. “One thing though.”
“Name it.”
“If there comes a time when I need you and the twins to drop your mark on someone, you do it without question, got it?” I search her gaze for a minute trying to get a read on what she is saying but come up blank, the girl is a fucking vault.
“You have my word.”
She nods her thanks. “Good, remember you said that.” I watch her walk out and know without a doubt there is a reason she asked me that, something big is going on with her and I plan to find out what the fuck it is as soon as I deal with Emilio but for now, I have a girl upstairs who needs to get fucked.
ERIKA
