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“So they’re just going to walk into a location of our choosing, which we would have undoubtedly secured before they arrive?” Michael asks at a point.
“Yeah,” Roman replies.
“They’re bold, I’ll give them that.”
I tune them out after a while not really interested in every detail of the plan. I’m working on building enough self-control.
Soon enough it’s time to move out. We arrive at the building and after a hard look from Roman, I drop my weapons on a desk at the entrance. The room we’ve chosen to use is a wide circular one with a large conference table. Roman takes a seat on a chair on one side. Enzo who asked to join the meeting sits at his side. The rest of us stand behind the Dons. Michael and I. Jason’s beside me. He’s Enzo’s best friend, his second in command. We have about five other men in the room. There are others scattered across the building. And there’s a man at each entrance leading into this room. We took ample precautions.
As soon as the clock strikes 7, the Mincetti’s arrive, perfectly punctual. They walk into the room. A man who looks to be in his fifties leading the group. I immediately know without a doubt that this is Eduardo Mincetti.
I can’t help but feel a little disappointed.This is the man my father was so scared of?
I guess I could see it. Despite his short stature, he has this unflinching presence and a dangerous aura. His brown eyes are cold, empty and I believe without a doubt that he’s a man capable of killing an innocent woman.
Neither Roman nor Enzo stand at their arrival and I can tell he’s displeased by that. My eyes track his every move. I watch as he takes a seat opposite the Dons on the other side of the table. No one else from his party takes a seat. Which means he’s still Don. Good.
There’s a quiet tension in the room. I’m glaring daggers at Eduardo and he has yet to look at me once. I wait to see if either Roman or Enzo will speak first. But Eduardo does. And to my fucking surprise, the bastard smiles.
“Hello, boys.”
It’s the boys that does it. The temperature in the room chills several degrees. He’s talking to some of the most powerful men in New York and he had better act like this.
“This meeting will get very ugly very fast if you don’t show a modicum of respect, Eduardo,” Roman says, his voice hard.
“Of course. My mistake,” Eduardo smiles. It’s unsettling. “The both of you are just so young. I don’t think I’ve ever met Don’s as young as you before. You’ve done a good job leading your empires. Well done.”
Enzo’s hands curl into fists. I don’t know why Rome was so worried about keeping me in line. Enzo can blow up this meeting faster than I can. I kind of wish he will.
“And you’ve done a phenomenal job leading yours, Eduardo. How does it feel to finally crawl of out hiding?” Enzo questions. “I imagine it felt fulfilling hiding all this time?”
I almost laugh.
Eduardo’s gaze hardens. “That’s enough, Russo. We’re here to parley. I guess introductions should be gotten out of the way first.”
“You probably already have enough information on any person of consequence in this room,” Roman states, shutting him down immediately.
“True. And you know nothing about us,” Eduardo says, his lips curled into a smirk. “Come forward,mia cara.”
My eyes flick up to the rest of his party. And then to the blonde who steps forward. For a moment, just a moment my heart stops. Because she looks so familiar. She looks a lot like Sophia. But that makes absolutely no fucking sense. There’s no reason she would be here. There’s a small resemblance, that’s all. It doesn’t mean anything.
“This is Katerina, my daughter and heir,” he introduces.
His heir?That answers a big fucking question. He doesn’t have a son. Or at least one capable enough to succeed him. Still, pronouncing a woman as his successor is a bold move. It’s very rare in our world. I take in Katerina Mincetti. She’s a beautiful woman. Long legs, brown eyes. She doesn’t bear a lot of similarities to her father. I’m guessing she favors her mother. She stands tall and confident.
Enzo speaks up then, his tone dry, “We’ve met.”
Eduardo’s brow crinkles at that and he looks up at his daughter who shakes her head once. That seems like explanation enough for him and the turns back to us.
“I see,” Eduardo says but I can hear the slight irritation in his tone at being thrown off. I guess his daughter doesn’t tell him everything. “I do feel like I should ask what you’re doing here, Russo. Considering I asked for a meeting with the De Lucas.”
“Haven’t you heard? I’m family too. This concerns me just as much as it does the De Luca’s,” Enzo states.
His words contain a subtle threat and I’ve never liked the guy more than in this moment. He’s making it clear, he’s on our side. He’ll fight with us.
Eduardo frowns. “Of course.”
He introduces his brother as well a beefy man who stands tall with intelligent brown eyes.
