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“Mamma, I will not let you do this. I cannot let you leave with him.”
“You can. And you will. Because you must protect your family. You must do what is right for everyone, not just one person. That is what it is to be a good Boss and you will be the best Boss there has ever been in this family, because you will be nothing like him.”
I shook my head as a tear rolled down her cheek. “I am so sorry Gio. About everything. But I promise you, I am making it up to you now. Let me do this for my children. This is my choice and I am okay with it. Do NOT confront Sal over this. You know how it will end.”
“I will get you out of this, mamma. I promise.”
She smiled sadly at me. “I do not need saving, my love. I am fine.”
A knock on the door made us all spin around to see Mattio. “His men are here to escort you, Signora Buccini. Shall I send them up for your belongings?”
“Si. Grazie, Mattio.”
She leaned up to kiss my cheek before she walked from the room with that cold mask pulled over her face, never showing the flurry of emotions she was hiding.
I closed my eyes and ran both my hands through my hair. Two small arms were wrapped around my waist and I felt Liv’s head resting against my back. “We have to help her, Gio. We can’t let this happen.”
“Maybe she is right, Liv. Maybe she doesn’t need saving. She said he loves her and will care for her.”
“Sugar and salt look the same, Gio. It doesn’t mean they are.” I turned to face her as I held her against my chest. “Just because he says he loves her doesn’t mean his intentions are good.”
“I know.” I replied, leaning down and kissing the top of her head. One thing was for certain. I no longer trusted Salvatore Buccini. Whether he was my father or not, he had lost my respect and my loyalty.
More Than You Know
Maximus
Iflicked off the engine to my Harley outside the Buccini mansion and pulled off my bike helmet. My smile widened when I saw my fiancé sitting on the stone steps waiting for me. My fiancé. It felt so right just saying those words. Cami jumped up and raced towards me, throwing her hands around my neck and kissing me while I balanced my chunky bike between my thighs.
“Someone is happy to see me,” I smirked, and she pouted while she sorted out the mess of my long brown hair my helmet had caused.
“I hate being away from you.”
“Not long now and you will be with me all the time,” I smiled.
As soon as the alliance was finalised with her brother which was a fucking epic turn of events, I wanted Cami to move in with me in Trieste but with all the shit going on here and Liv needing the extra help with Raya and Sani, Cami decided she wanted to stay and help until it all settled down. Even though I wanted her all to myself, I admired and loved how much Cami had thrown herself into this family and wanted to help them.
“Can’t you just move in here too?” she pleaded, giving me those big, blue doey eyes that made this rough man melt into a puddle.
“You know I am here as much as I can be. I will stay tonight, yeah?”
She nodded and I pulled her back into me by her top and kissed her again.
“About fucking time fratello! Put her down and get your ass inside.” Giovanni called from the entrance of the mansion. I broke the kiss and looked over at my grinning cousin, rolling my eyes.
“Fuck off. You have your woman in your bed every night so give me five fucking minutes,” I shouted back and he smirked.
“I’ll give you two.” He walked back inside and I glanced back at Cami. She took my helmet from my hands as I climbed off my bike and threw my arms around her waist, pulling her into me properly. I squeezed her ass in her little denim shorts and moaned.
“Two minutes is definitely not enough time for all things I want to do to you,” I growled as her girly giggle caused my dick to stir.
“Then you will have to show some patience, Maximus. I will make it worth the wait tonight,” she winked at me, wriggling out of my arms and grabbing my hand. She pulled me along to the mansion as I let my heavy boots scuff the gravel and groaned in frustration which made her laugh some more.
Once we made our way out to the back gardens of the mansion, I spotted Gio and Liv sitting at the marble outdoor table while Raya and Sani were busy playing on the lawn. After greeting Liv, I pulled out a chair and grabbed Cami’s hips before she could sit down herself, so she was on my lap. Giovanni rolled his eyes with a smirk.
“Thanks for coming Max. You two are the only people we trust right now and we could really do with a sounding board,” Liv said as she stood up and grabbed me a beer from the ice bucket on the table. She hunted around for the beer opener, but I dismissed her, taking the beer with a grazie and biting the cap off with my teeth.
“Yeah, things are pretty fucked up in this family right now,” I agreed. After Boss murdered Aiani and claimed Cecilia as his before telling Gio that he was potentially his real father, I think all our heads were a fucking mess. I knew my uncle was a determined man but I had no idea just how far he would go to get what he wanted. As soon as the truth was out, I saw through it all. I don’t think he ever intended to keep Aiani alive. I think he knew forcing Giovanni into a loveless marriage was the quickest way to manipulate Cecilia. It wasn’t a secret that the woman would do just about anything for her children and he knew it.
