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“Do you really think your father will not allow you to marry Max? When he sees how much love you share?” I asked curiously. She scoffed and shook her head.
“My papi does not care about my happiness, Liv. He will see me marrying Max as a waste. He wants influence and sway over other mafia families. The only way he will get that is if I am married to a boss or soon-to-be boss. Marrying a capo would be lessening my rank as it is. I am the daughter of a boss.”
My heart ached at her words. She sounded so defeated. “Don’t give up Cami. Gio and Max are not going to. They will fight for us.”
She stopped walking and turned to me, reaching for both my hands. As her blue eyes bore into mine, I saw her worry. “That is the problem, Liv. They are going to get themselves killed.”
“What?”
“If Sal and Francesco band together and see this for what it is; a betrayal and defiance against them. There will be nothing to stop them from killing Max and perhaps Gio. Men have been killed for far less in these families.”
My gut twisted as I realised just how dangerous this whole thing was. Not only was the threat outside of this family, but it was within its very walls as well.
“What do we do?” I whispered as she let go of my hands.
“We are doing the only thing we can do.” She looked out over the grass as we saw Max and Gio smoking cigars on the back porch of the mansion, watching us. “We are standing by our men. No matter what the cost.”
Reward
Giovanni
Stretching back in my chair and doing a few more of those exercises the physiotherapist taught me a few hours ago helped to ease the tightness in my chest and back. I had come to my office to try and get on top of matters that I had ended up giving to Max to take responsibility for in my absence. He had kept everything running smoothly, but I didn’t like not having a handle on things.
I pulled up the CCTV footage we had installed outside the front of the Leone mansion and watched for any developments over the last 24 hours. Everyone was certain it was them who hired the hit on Liv but the more I thought about it, the less likely it seemed. They had backed off from her completely after they gave her the message to tell me to meet them. They hadn’t been sighted in Verona and my men who had been watching over Olivia hadn’t seen anything suspicious. So why that night? Why pay a homeless man to shoot her? It didn’t make any sense. They had their own skilled hit men who could do the job far better. And after Max informed me that neither of them were in the country when it happened, it seemed even less likely.
But then, if it wasn’t them, who else would it be? Henry? Possibly. But I had a feeling he was at a point where he had nothing to lose. He would come after her himself, not pay someone else to do it for him. I was growing more and more frustrated that my private investigator had not found him yet. I hated the idea of him being out there on the loose.
Also, Cami had managed to hear some rumours circulating around the Aiani household that one of Francesco's most trusted soldiers was missing. I knew it couldn't have been the homeless shooter as the police have identified him as a man who had been living on the streets for years but it still seemed like a coincidence to have one of his men missing around the same time.
One thing remained though. The Leone’s were starting a war. They have formed an alliance with the most ruthless and powerful family in the Cosa Nostra. The only family that could truly take us in numbers and power. And they were still responsible for my father’s death. They thought they could use Olivia to get to me. That I would fall into their trap and meet with them alone? What do they take me for? A fucking mug?
But I can’t lie and say I wasn’t curious as to what they possibly wanted to say to me. I was eighty percent sure it was a trap, to either take me hostage for influence over Sal or to kill me. But there was still that small part of me that wondered if there was some other reason.
All of this was just adding to my fucking headache and body tension as I realised that nothing was falling into place. It's like I had the outer edge of a jigsaw but was missing the centre pieces.
A knock on the door startled me from my thoughts and when Olivia’s head popped around it, I beamed.
“Are you busy?”
“I am never too busy for you bambola. Come in,” I leaned back in my leather chair and curled my finger, demanding she come inside. She gave me a flirtatious look before she opened the door wider and revealed her body. She stepped into my office and closed the door, locking it from the inside. My eyes travelled down her body and my eyebrows furrowed at what she was wearing.
“Why are you wearing my robe?” I also noticed she was wearing heels.
She turned and leaned back against the door and the look in her eyes made me instantly hard. “I heard you were a good boy today for the Physio.”
My lips curled up into a sly smirk as I clasped my hands together. “I was.”
“Well, I guess you deserve your reward then.” I knew my heated eyes would be giving away my excitement as she slowly started to undo the knot in the belt. “Your personal shopper came by today. Gave me far too many things that I do not need Giovanni.” Her voice was a seductive purr, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her as she opened the robe and let it fall to her feet.
Holy shit.
“But I decided there was no harm in keeping a few items. What do you think?”
I gulped as my eyes roamed every inch of her mouth-watering curves in the sexiest lingerie I had ever seen. It was all black lace but had extra thin straps over her hips and breasts, giving a bondage vibe as well as a suspender belt and sheer stockings. She looked fucking incredible. She prowled towards me like a lioness as I sat motionless, enjoying the view.
“Cat got your tongue?” she smirked.
“Bambola, you look insane,” I growled, my voice a deep rumble and I licked my lips.
