Page 18 of King of Shadows


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Read my mind and finish the sentence for me.

—You are going to die if you decide to return to your normal life, if you want that, go ahead because we are not jailers of people we don't care about—he snaps his fingers—. Although I must admit that my brother is interested in you so it would also be a bit difficult for him to let you go, maybe if you insist too much he can do it.

—I'm going to die in the same way.

—Then there you have your options, Emily.

—Is Alessio very dangerous?

Shrug your shoulders.

"I don't think he's dangerous at all, he can be a good ally because I know that his father made him be like that, made him become that and that's why he still has the idea of hating our people," he confesses. I think that enemies can also become your friends, Alessio is not the danger, his cousin is.

-As you know?

—I was with his cousin when I was fifteen, he took my virginity and we were something strange until my brothers found out, they told me that if I connected with the Rinaldis again they were going to kill them regardless of the fact that I loved Alessio's cousin. I understood Alessio because of him, and I tried to make my brothers understand, but they are only tied to a single idea.

I remain silent for a few seconds before the voices approach down the hallway, the three enter through the door, Domenico looks for a drink, Leone a cigarette and points me to the chair.

-Come on.

I walk to the wheelchair, sit down and push it, taking me out of Ginevra's company. The living room doors close, I watch where he takes me until we stop again at the library where he put me in this morning.

—What you asked me for is ready.

-Thank you.

—I sent a letter to your friend so that he wouldn't make a mess about the kidnapping, it's better that way, and when he saw that you sent the planner yourself he knew that you were fine, being tortured there would be no chance for you to be interested in your students.

-Alright?

-I guess.

She reaches the window, leaving me in the middle of the library, the smell of old books reaches my nose, I remember work at night and I don't care too much because the lady is older, she takes care of me too much and considers me a lot, so the lack of my presence will not bother you.

"I'm taking you to the auction tonight, my brothers will take charge of the event while we watch," he explains. It's better if you get some air, I hope you don't do something against me because that area is dangerous, wherever you see an exit there will already be five men pointing at you and I'm not going to stop them.

-I do not want to go.

"I didn't ask you, I have no need to hide anything from you, you have to see the truth of this place," he emphasizes. In case it happens in your twisted head to challenge me again and want to play with me, you already know what I'm made of, you already know exactly who I am.

—You only speak for me, what about you? —I challenge him with my gaze—. You may not resist and tonight you will look for a challenge in me, a game that you want me to take so you can have fun. It's not just me against you, it seems like you're afraid of what I can do to you.

His silence gives me slight satisfaction because he thinks about it, analyzes it and realizes that what I told him is true. Not only can I start the game, he may also be tempted to start the game to see if I am able to fall or not.

"You mean you wouldn't mind if I played with you today?"

—No, I don't care because the score is one to zero, my favor.

"Interesting," he clicked his tongue. If you want to play we will, I will show you what it is like to play with Salvatore Marino.

—We'll see if I fall, because I have a certain influence on you.

-Of course not.

“Bruni, Bruni,” his jaw tenses. You are a master of lies, right?

He clenches his fists on either side of him.

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