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Tony ticks his gun at me, but I shake him off. I’m taking thisbastardodown myself. This is fucking personal.
Nico seizes the opportunity and closes in, launching a series of punishing body blows, forcing me to protect my torso. It’s a calculated move, leaving my head vulnerable, only I realize it a moment too late. Nico delivers a precise, bone-crushing uppercut that sends me sprawling across the metal floor.
Rose’s anguished cry spears me right in the heart.
I struggle to get back on my feet, my vision blurred by a mix of sweat and blood. I wipe my face and find Rose’s terrified gaze. I toss her a smile, despite the pain and push myself up.
No way this asshole wins today.
Nico lunges with a final, feral strike, but I sidestep just in time. Using the momentum from his missed punch, I grab his arm and execute a perfect Judo throw. Nico crashes to the ground, his face smashing against the unyielding metal.
I jump on top of him and rain down a barrage of punches, each strike punctuated by the sound of flesh meeting bone. Blood splatters the walls, creating a grisly piece of crimson art across the rusted metal.
“Dante, don’t kill him!” Somehow Rose has slipped off the gag, and that sweet tenor seeps through the maddening bloodlust.
I pause, my hand curled into a bloodied fist, and cock my head over my shoulder. “Why not?” I growl. “He dared touch you, he tried to hurt you, Rosa. Why shouldn’t I tear up this piece of shit and paint his fucking fancy Park Avenue tower with his blood?”
“Because he’s your brother.”
Ice frosts my veins, and my gaze bounces back and forth between Rose and the bloodied face on the floor. “No….”
Nico’s eyes open to mere slits, the swelling already in full force. “It’s true,fratellino.” A sneer curls his lips, and he spits out a stream of blood.
Little brother? “It can’t be.” I shake my head and sit back on my knees, my mind and my gut reeling.
“Your papà fucked my mamma and left her pregnant. The great leader of the Kings was apezzo di merda.”
“A piece of shit?” I snarl and cock my gun, pressing it to his forehead. “Shut your mouth before I finish what I started.”
“It’s true, Dante,” Rose whispers. “He showed us the blood test.”
Maisy nods, her head bobbing up and down.
“So what? This is some sort of revenge plot? You’re trying to take down King Industries because Papà didn’t love you enough?” A sneer curls the corners of my lips. It’s a practiced smile because inside my world is crashing down on me. How could Papà do this? How could he have kept this from us all these years?
“Trying?” He smiles again. “I’ve already done it, Dante. I’ve stolen your biggest legitimate accounts right from under your nose. And well, your territory, outside the legal parameters of our fine system, you’ve fucked that up yourself, giving over half to the Red Dragons. By the time the Geminis claim their stake, you’ll have nothing left.”
Merda….
My fingers ache to wrap around this fucker’s throat and squeeze until his eyes pop out. But Luca … damn it, Luca would want to wait. He’d want to know more about our twisted family history. Hell, he’ll probably want to invite thecoglionefor Christmas dinner.
“And just in case you’re thinking about killing me,” he mutters, “I wouldn’t.”
“Oh, yeah, why not?”
“Because my brother will kill yours.”
Now it’s my fucking eyeballs that are about to pop out of my head.Cazzo, there’s two of them? Papà, what have you done?
Nico sits up and wipes the blood from his bottom lip. “Hiding Luca from the Red Dragons was one thing, but from me? Finding him and his precious fiancée was easy.” He pushes off the floor and dusts himself off. “Touché at finding Rose so quickly though. I was hoping I’d get a little more time with her, and this one.” He cocks his head at Maisy, and his nostrils flare. “She’s something else.”
“I swear to you, Nico, this isn’t over. If you so much as touch a single hair on Rose’s head ever again, I don’t care if you are my brother, I’ll carve up your insides and hang them outside of your office. Are we clear?”
A smile curls the corners of his smug lips. “I don’t want your girl,fratellino. I just want what’s rightfully mine. The throne of the Kings and Gemini empires.” He struts past me, his shoulder brushing mine as he marches out. When he reaches the door, he swings his head over his shoulder. “See you soon, little bro.”
CHAPTER50
NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN
