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Oh my God, I don’t know if my heart can take it.
I curl up into a fetal position as my whole body tingles with need, with desire so strong I could weep under the power of it.
Unfortunately, he said ‘under normal circumstances’, which means I really do need to put these feelings to one side even if they feel more powerful now than ever.
Even if it really hurts to imagine going back to my normal life without him now.
FOURTEEN
OWEN
“Yo, Owen!” Vinnie Lucchese steps out from behind two buff tattooed men that are clearly his protection. “You’re here. At last, am I right? Follow me.”
The Lucchese HQ is madness. Like a labyrinth of chaos, but I’m sure that’s just how Vinnie likes it. Only those in the know can navigate it.
That doesn’t include me.
I’m only a hired guy.
On the outside, looking in.
“…don’t fuck around with me, asshole.” The booming voice coming from an office-looking room grabs my attention. There, I find two of Vinnie’s guys looming over a bloodied mess underneath them. “Tell me what I need to know, and you can get out of here already. You don’t need to die a pathetic heap on the floor like this.”
Urgh, gross.
I’m no stranger to violence. But that is going to be one hell of a mess to clean up.
Blood is much easier to wash off concrete than carpet.
But I can’t focus on that any longer. Not when there’s so much else to look at.
An indoor shooting range echoes with the staccato rhythm of gunfire. The acrid scent of gun powder hangs in the air as we press forward.
Crazy.
This whole world is crazy.
I think I’m better off on the outside looking in.
I wouldn’t want to be one ofthesemen. I like my freedom and the ability to make my own decisions too much.
The men outside Vinnie’s office look even more intimidating to those on the outside of the building. But I never cower to assholes like that. All for show, in my opinion.
“So, Owen,” Vinnie declares with a much colder tone as he swings his office door open. “What the fuck is going on? Where the hell is this girl, huh? Weeks! It’s been weeks since I gave you the job, and she’s been missing for most of that time. What the fuck is happening? I have hardly been able to get hold of you as well, which youknowpisses me off.”
I jut my chin out confidently, trying to pass the lie off well. “I heard that she escaped to Ireland. Have you not heard that?”
Vinnie immediately shakes his head. “The O’Connells are in uproar. If she was back in Ireland, then they would be the first to know about it. She’s still here. The O’Connells are here as well, looking for her. Taking up space inmystreets with their men and their homes. Assholes. Why would they be in New York if she was in Ireland? I don’t know where you’re getting your info from, but it’s shit.”
He narrows his eyes at me, suspicion rolling off of him in waves. Fuck. I guess I’m not doing such a good job after all.
Plus I now have to deal with the new information that Emma’s family are here, looking for her.
We really are in trouble.
“Well, I’ve also heard from whispers on the street that someone else took her first…”
Vinnie growls angrily, his cheeks shining red with rage. “Fuck that. No one else can have her. That’s utter bullshit. Do you know what’ll happen if someone else has her? Seriously. You need to be better than this. You need to keep me in the know.”
