Chapter 91
Alessia Guiman
Dante clears his throat and I turn back to the door, raising my knuckles and pounding on the door. “Russo!”
Suddenly, the door swings open to reveal a sour–looking Russo, with his brows pulled down and a grimace on his face.
“What is it?”
“We need to talk!” I explode from my built–up frustration.
Russo folds his arm across his chest. “I’ve been ignoring you for a reason.”
I press my hand to the door before he slams is in my face and I step inside, Dante right behind me but Russo doesn’t even glance at Dante. He’s staring at me.
“Are you seriously going to let what’s going on between me and Leonardo ruin our rekindled relationship?” I asked desperately.
He grimaces. “You and Leonardo? Last I checked, this was the same guy that made you run away from home because you’d rather die than be with him.”
I feel my expression falter for a moment. “That was a long time ago.” I whispered
“Listen, Al you’re not special to Leonardo. Hell, you were hunded over to him on a silver platter I would never forgive myself for even agreeing to Dad’s plan. I know him well Al. He’s only going to use and discard you when he’s bored.”
Flashes of Leonardo fucking some other lady in his office flashed through my mind and I immediately shook it out of my head.
I will not let Russo get in my head.
“You have no idea what’s changed between us. I state under a low breath.
Russo flashes me a cold smile, “I just hope you’re content being a nice little fuck after a long day at work because that’s all you’ll be to him”
“Shur (up, Russo” I grit my teeth. You know nothing about him.”
His eyes gleam in my direction. “I’ve known him way longer than you have.”
“You might think he’s going to discard me but I know he cares about me. Even more than before.
My brother’s mouth falls open as he stares at me, eyes flicking between mine briskly. “Oh my God. You’ve fallen for him? As in, you’re in love with him! This just keeps getting better and better.”“
I bite down on my lip. “You say that like it’s such a bad thing. What business is it to you?”
He shoots his head towards mine, stepping close. “What business is it to me! It’s my damn business! You’re my baby sister and he’s my fucking boss. He’s in the mafia. We’re in the mafia. He’s not safe for you. You just don’t fall for someone because he got you a car or he fucks you.”
Why a
are you being so fucking nasty?” I scrunch up my face, a headache forming in the center of my forehead.
“I’m meant to be the one protecting you, Al and I can’t do that if you’re with him. Because if you get tied up with the mafia boss, then you might as well walk around with a giant sign directing people to you. And these people aren’t nice, Al
You know this. You saw Enzo, you saw Landon, but there are men out there for worse than those monsters.”
I stared at him for a moment
“I just can’t help how I feel anymore,” I whispered.
Russo’s eyes roamed across my face and he seemed calmer. “I would never be able to live with myself if anything happened to you. You said you wanted to stay out of danger but this is putting you directly in the middle of it.”
“I didn’t choose to love him, Russo. Hell, I didn’t want to. But I did and I can’t walk away from him even if I tried
He stared back at me
e for a few minutes,
“Fine” He finally said. “You go ahead and do whatever you want” “You sound annoyed”
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“Annoyed?” He said bitterly. “I get over this”
I just wished he’d understand how Leonardo made me feel so much in such a short period. He was always there to pull me out of danger. I simply cannot help how I feel. My heart would be able an empty void without him.
Being with Leonardo might put me in dangerous situations but I know that he’d always be there to protect me like he’s always done. Ever since I was born. I’ve lived a life filled with gangs. And any of the rival gangs could take a hit on my head. What difference does it make now?
Russo once told me that I couldn’t escape this life so I might as well embrace it.
“Are we forgetting that you shot him right in front of me? You shot your supposed boss.” My voice comes out hoarse. “What if you had killed him? You think the De Lucas are going to take lightly to murdering their only living son!”
“I just wasn’t thinking straight,” Russo said, running his hands through his hair in frustration.
“You fired a gun right in front of me, Russo. You know how that shit makes me feel but you just didn’t care With that, I turned around and headed straight towards the car. I forgot Dante was even standing there, listening in on our fiery discussion until he took a seat down in the driver’s seat
was a shit show.”
He starts the engine. “Well, that was a
My body twisted and I glared at him out of the corner of my eye. “Not one
from you
Dante snorts and drives away. When we returned home, 1 shut myself away in my bedroom. I feel no better than I did before I left.
I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket and 1 glanced at the caller ID to find Leonardo’s name on my screen. I’m sure he probably saw me on the cameras in his house.
“Hello,” I whispered.
“Hello, amore” His deep voice rockets through me and ignites a fire in the pit of my stomach. “Good chat with Russo!”
A groan falls from the back of my throat and I roll over on the bed, smoldering my face into the pillow,
“He’s still a bit off”
*Just give him time,” Leonardo said, sighing
1 chew on my lip. “He thinks you’re going to discard me when you get bored of me
yown
“He’ll soon realize that I would rather cut out my own heart than do anything to hurt you.”
“I know,” I say gently. “I know you’ll never hurt me.”
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