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The flash of rage on his face is so freaking brutal I feel the force of it in my bones. Faster than I can process, he moves, and my feet are swiped from under me.
As I fall back, I see Renzo come after me, and when I slam into the floor, he’s on top of me like a vicious animal. The knife presses into the skin beneath my chin, forcing me to tilt my head backward.
My hands fly up, and I grab his wrist, trying to pull the blade away from my throat, but he’s incredibly strong, and all I can do is hold onto him.
His lips pull back in a sneer, and with his face right by mine, he growls, “I’m one of the heads of the Cosa Nostra, and the kidney in your body belonged to my little brother.”
Cosa Nostra.
I’ve watched a documentary about the mafia and know just how ruthless the group of criminals can be.
Renzo leans even closer, and his words are haunting and ferocious as he says, “My little brother was killed so you could fucking live.”
Little brother.
Killed.
Unshed tears blur my sight, and I can’t think of a single thing to say as I try to make sense of what he’s telling me.
Being face-to-face with this man and feeling his breaths on my skin is unnerving, making my mouth grow bone dry.
He tilts his head slightly. “Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Slowly, I shake my head.
The tip of the knife presses into my skin, and a petrified shriek escapes me. My nails dig into his skin, and I squeeze my eyes shut.
“They fucking killed my brother in an empty lot at the back of an alley. They gutted him open like an animal and ripped his kidney from his body.” With every word leaving his mouth, I hear the incredible pain he’s in. “He was only twenty years old.”
No.
I shake my head and cringe when he shouts, “Open your fucking eyes!”
They pop open, and immediately, tears spiral into my hairline.
With his brutal gaze holding mine captive, he hisses, “Do you understand what I’m saying?”
This time, I nod.
As he stares at me, the intense rage returns until his features seem to be carved from stone.
“As long as my brother’s kidney is in your body, you belong to me.”
No.
God.
No.
When I start to shake my head, he suddenly pulls back, and the next moment, my dress is shoved up my body, and the knife is pressed against the red scar where I had surgery.
A desperate scream is torn from my soul as I try to grab hold of his hand while begging, “Don’t. Please, don’t!”
His eyes lock with mine again. “Your choice,topolina.Either you do exactly as I say, or I take the kidney back right now.”
Shit.
Shit.
