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“I also have to appoint myself a new underboss, dig into Lazaro’s affairs, and decide who else to…eliminate.”
“How are your relationships with the Bratva and Mob in Vegas?” Lachlan asks, arms folded.
“As far as I know, the Bratva runs a few hotels and there is no Irish Mob to speak of.” Nico puts his shades back on, signaling the end of the meeting.
A tiny cackle comes over our earphones from Balor. “I’m texting Declan Reid in Seattle right now. I’m sure he’d love to send a scout to Las Vegas.”
A look around the room, each of my brothers stifle a smile.
“Let’s have a late lunch and talk more.” Kieran slips on his suit jacket and steers Scava out of his office.
Through the courtyard.
“I hear you have excellent Italian food around here.” Scava looks at his phone for the first time.
Lachlan and Riordan stand to follow, each with a wink to me over their shoulder.
It’s bizarre, but my brothers are going to actually break bread with this guy.
But I guess with three thousand miles between us, what happens in Astoria, stays in Astoria.
CHAPTER NINETY-ONE
Jillian
Sitting with six O’Rourke mobsters and one Italian don, I feel small.
Stupid.
The idea that I could take the Borgias down was a reckless obsession that got me assaulted and nearly trafficked.
Before I let Kieran and Nico clink whiskies on this ‘understanding’ and consider doing further business together, I get to my feet.
“I need to speak to my brother first.”
All eyes turn to me.
Clearing my throat, I say, “I’d like Daniel to hear it from me, I’m no longer working for Las Vegas D.A.’s office so he can’t throw my name around.”
Eoghan grows tense, until Nico smiles and says, “Of course, little gem.”
“Call her that one more time,” Eoghan warns.
Nico brings his hands up. “Poor taste, I guess given that Gemma7 was your handle on the app, my brother hacked.”
My throat goes tight with embarrassment. If Lazaro hacked into my app, he saw all my messages with Johnny B. Goode and no doubt shared them. He also may have known the original was actually Eoghan.
I glance at him. God, I’m so in love with him. Look what he did for me. How he stood up to his family for me.
I love that he was my first, and that despite our differences, he understands me. He’s put everything on the line for me. I can’t ignore that. Sure, there’s more we need to know about each other, but I have a feeling, Eoghan isn’t that deep of a well.
Men like him don’t need to be. They’re too proud to hide who they really are.
Power… Like Nico said.
It’s intoxicating.
Eoghan takes my hand and says to Nico, “We will be returning to Las Vegas in a few days. We need to settle things there, sell her condo and move her out. Plus, her mother lives in Reno. We’ll be back periodically.”
