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“You know, we could always just shoot everyone,” Hudson said.“Right and have the sons of the heads and Elders come hunt us down, real smart, Hudson,” Cooper said with a shake of his head.“It’s not like you have a better plan,” Hudson remarked drily.“But Dominic does,” Cooper said with a grin as he glanced in the rearview mirror.“Hunter is safe within the Volkov compound. Gage’s location is secure. Inara’s at school, whatever they have planned, they won’t hurt her. I will step in and remove her when it becomes necessary. Tonight’s meeting will be enlightening and I’m sure I’ll have some questions answered by the time it’s done,” Dominic said.“Who do you think orchestrated this whole thing?” Ethan asked him.“Rocco. He wants power.” Dominic turned his head to look out of the window, a signal for his men to keep their mouths shut. He needed to think. Rocco would not be pleased when he found out that Hunter now belonged to the Russians and that Gage had taken a Russian bride as well.
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Tensions rose in the wooden cabin but Dominic remained unmoved. He would not give his sister to a man like Dante De Santis, over his dead, cold body. Aldo Bianchi cleared his throat and moved on to the next item on the list.“You are all eligible for marriage and a match has been found for you, Dominic. We will start negotiations for my daughter’s hand in marriage,” Aldo said.“Again, I’ll have to apologize, Elder. I have been married for almost two months already. A marriage contract was in place since I was a boy, concluded between my father, Conrad, and Lorenzo Altobella,” Dominic said.“You had no right, Dominic!” Michael De Santis roared in anger.Aldo Bianchi perused the contract and glanced over at Lorenzo Altobella. “Why did you not tell us about this?”“I had thought the contract null and void when Conrad died, but Dominic insisted that I fulfill my end of the agreement. I had little choice but to hand my daughter over to him,” Lorenzo said.Dominic realized then what Lorenzo
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Rafaella ventured out of the bedroom and found Remy sitting at the kitchen counter. His head turned at the sound of her approaching footsteps and he smiled and stood up from the chair.“Good morning, Rafi,” he said.Rafaella smiled at him. Everyone had taken to calling her Rafi ever since Hudson had started copying Dominic’s name for her. “Are you hungry, Remy? I feel like an omelet would hit the spot.”“I could eat again.” Remy smiled as he put the kettle on and rolled up his sleeves. “What can I do to help?”“You can grate the cheese while I chop the mushrooms and peppers.” Rafaella handed him the block of cheese and the grater.They made small talk as they each completed their tasks and Rafaella put the stove on and heated up the olive oil. She made their omelets and Remy made tea and coffee. When she was done, she plated up their food and they sat at the counter and ate.“You are an amazing cook, Rafi,” Remy said and wiped his mouth with the linen napkin.“Thank you, Remy,” she sa
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Dominic tapped his fingers on his thighs impatiently. The freeway was busy and he wanted to get back to the penthouse. He had a lot to do. He pulled his phone from his jacket pocket and dialed Remy’s number.Dominic clenched his jaw as it rang and rang and eventually went over to voicemail. He closed his eyes briefly and gripped his phone in his hand. “Remy’s not answering his fucking phone. I swear he’s on his last warning with me.”Hudson chuckled from beside him and shook his head. “That kid’s still green, Dominic. Maybe I should just bend him over and show him how a real man does it.”Cooper and Ethan laughed loudly from the front as Austin shook his head. “Fuck, Hudson, you’d really fuck anything with a hole.”“Don’t be jealous, Austin, I’m man enough to admit that free sex is free sex, whichever hole it goes into,” Hudson said.“Please stop,” Dominic said as he closed his eyes.“I mean, if you just close your eyes and the fucker doesn’t say anything you can imagine whoever you w
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“What the fuck happened in here?” Lev asked as they stood in Dominic’s bedroom looking down at Matthew Bianchi.“He killed Remy, the man I had on Rafaella. He raped her when she was a child and he came after her tonight. Someone must have told him that I took possession of her earlier today and he came to take her. She shot the fucking bastard,” Dominic said.“You look almost proud, Dominic,” Lev said with a grin. “She did way fucking more than just shoot him.”Dominic looked down at the horrific sight that was Matthew Bianchi. His eyes had been stabbed out and the knife was still in his chest. Dominic had no idea how many times she’d stabbed him in his heart but he knew that on a primal level, taking his eyes and heart was her way of avenging herself.“I’m glad to know she can handle herself but I’m sorry she had to do it though. I would’ve gladly killed this animal slowly.”“Someone will know he was here,” Lev said and dragged a hand through his hair.“True. But my man is dead and M
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On Saturday morning, Inara ventured into the kitchen, still yawning and stopped short. Agron and his men were busy with breakfast and arguing about what Inara would prefer to eat and drink. She watched them for a while until Kadri cleared his throat and pointed in her direction.“What’s going on?” she asked them.They all had sheepish looks on their faces and she smiled with amusement. Granit was a big man, maybe even bigger than Austin and he was wearing a navy blue apron dusted with flour. Kadri was squeezing fresh oranges while Besnik was kneading dough and Dren was cutting up fruit. Agron seemed to be frying bacon.“We wanted to surprise you with breakfast in bed,” Agron said and smiled at her.“Firstly, you didn’t have to go to all this trouble just for me and secondly, it is a nice surprise either way,” she said and sat down at the counter.“See, I told you she’d like it,” Granit said and wiped his hands on the apron.“What are you making? Is the dough for bread?” Inara asked as
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Agron unzipped her dress and kissed the back of her neck softly. Inara turned and started unbuttoning his shirt. She knew it was going to happen. The moment he slid that ring on her finger, she’d known.Her hands traced the letters of her name tattooed over his heart and she looked up at him. “When did you do this?”“Friday morning,” he whispered as he pulled her dress down her arms.His hands trailed over her ribs and down her hips as he pushed the dress down to the floor. He took his shirt off slowly and Inara took in the elaborate tattoos that filled his right arm and one half of his chest.She moved closer to him and popped the button on his dress slacks. He took off his shoes as she unzipped his pants but he grabbed her wrist as she moved to pull them down. His hands trailed up her arms and around to her back, unclipping her bra in the process.Agron scooped her up in his arms and walked towards the bed. He placed her down gently and hovered over her, kissing her with more urgenc
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“What the fuck do you mean Agron Makolli claimed Inara?” Dominic yelled into the phone as he climbed into the back of the SUV.“She’s wearing his ring, and says she signed the marriage contract,” Gage answered him.“Fuck!” Dominic yelled again and pinched the bridge of his nose. “I’ll be there in two hours. Keep an eye on them. If he makes one wrong move, shoot him in the head.” Dominic ended the call and gripped his phone tightly in his hand.“We should’ve killed the Albanian when we talked about it,” Hudson said. Hudson was alone with Dominic in the back with Ethan driving and Cooper sitting up front. He’d left Austin at the house with Rafaella, not wanting to leave her alone again. Austin had volunteered, he was pissed off as all hell.“Shit’s getting real too fast, Dominic,” Cooper said as he cocked his gun and placed it between his legs.“I fucking know, Coop. Rocco must have made an alliance with the Albanian fucking bastard and promised him Inara in return. It’s a done fucking
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The sniper teams had dealt with the men sent to the house so swiftly that Rafaella hadn’t even known it had happened. Hudson had given them the all clear and she’d asked about Dominic first.“He’s fine, Rafi, I spoke to Cooper, they’re all fine,” Hudson said.“Then this is the perfect time for us to leave,” she said.“You got what you need?” Hudson asked her.“Yes. Let’s go before they know we’re gone,” Rafaella said.Hudson led Rafaella out of the house and into the garage. He took the smaller SUV and they sped away from the house. The other men were busy dealing with the dead bodies and the women were all safely in their quarters.“You did everything I asked?”Hudson looked at Rafaella in the rearview mirror. “I did.” She nodded her head. “Are you sure you want to do this, Rafi?”“I’ve never been surer of anything in my life, Hudson,” she said as her hands cradled her pregnant stomach.“Dominic’s not going to be happy about this.” She knew Hudson was right. Dominic’s temper was lege
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Twenty minutes later, Cooper slowed the SUV down and Gage looked at Dominic. “See you soon, brother.” The door opened and Gage was out of the car. Cooper sped up again the moment the door closed and Dominic could feel everything inside him settle.Tonight everything would end, one way or another.Cooper pulled the SUV up at the specified warehouse. Three men stood outside the door and watched them warily. Their hands reached for their weapons as the doors opened and Dominic climbed out.“Mr. Vittori is waiting inside,” one man said.The other two men stepped closer to them and started patting them down. Dominic had expected it and neither he nor Cooper were armed. Ethan had been somewhere on a rooftop since the sun set with his sniper rifle and he’d start taking the men out when Gage gave him the signal.Dominic walked into the warehouse first, Cooper following close behind him. He hadn’t liked the idea of bringing any of his men with him, but they’d argued and Cooper had told him tha
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Sniper teams were waiting at the compound, Agron’s house and Dominic’s country house. Each woman had three men with her and security at Dominic’s house had been doubled. Austin and Hudson were in strategic places on the ground floor of the house.Dominic sat in the rear while Cooper drove the SUV and Gage sat next to Dominic. He had his head resting on the headrest with his eyes closed and Dominic had no idea how he remained so impassive.The trip to the warehouse took them forty-five minutes and Dominic was itching for a fight. He wanted to feel his knuckles split open on Rocco’s face and see the fucking bastard bleed. He could even feel it in the tightening of his groin.“I get it now,” Dominic said.Gage opened his eyes and turned to look at him. “Get what?”Dominic chuckled. “I get why Hudson gets aroused by blood.”“Fuck,” Cooper muttered from the front and Gage laughed.“I’ve always been aroused by it. I just hide it better than Hudson,” Gage said.“There’s a difference between
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Gage’s eyes snapped open as a door opened on the far side of the building. He’d been in the ceiling for two days, waiting for the perfect moment. The plan was a fucking good one, even he could admit it.They’d spent three weeks going over the details. For the first time in their history, three crime families were working together to take out the godfather of la famiglia. Rocco Vittori had surrounded himself with soldiers.It was a good thing that he was afraid, because Gage was pissed off and his patience was wearing thin. He wanted Rocco’s blood so much that he could taste and smell it. The women were at the country house, being watched by their men.Dominic would take Cooper with him, Lev would take Sasha and Agron would have Granit with him. Gage worked alone, he didn’t need back-up, he was first in line, back-up and the middle man.Gage closed his eyes again and listened intently as footsteps neared the office. “All I’m saying is, tonight’s meeting with Dominic will end in blood.”
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“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!” Dominic growled. The documents in front of him told the same story Faro just did, but he didn’t want to believe it. He was pissed that Eris kept his problems to himself.Dominic would have helped him, he’d always help all of them, blood was blood and they were bound by it. They all had the middle name ‘Rose’ for a reason. It was their mother’s maiden name and for them it was as strong as the blood that made them family.Faro sat in the chair in front of his desk, the proof spread out over his desk. Fucking Eris. “Sihana found it. She said he was broke, Dominic. He had a few grand in his account, the others were empty.”“Drugs. That’s the only explanation,” Dominic said, sounding a lot calmer. No matter how angry he felt now, Eris would always remain his brother, even in death. He should’ve seen the signs of Eris’s freefalling earlier, but he hadn’t, Faro had.He also blamed himself. If his relationship with Eris had been better, he might have bee
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Sihana woke up to light kisses on her bare shoulder. She shifted onto her back and looked at Faro’s face. His hair was tousled and she could see it was still dark out. “What’s wrong?” Her voice was thick from sleep and she cleared her throat.“Why did you leave?” Faro’s voice was soft but he sounded wide awake.“Because you were being an asshole and I wanted to sleep peacefully,” Sihana said and turned away from him.Faro moved up right against her. “You know how I feel about waking up without you. It’s our bed for a reason.”“Then don’t be an asshole to me right before you go to sleep,” she said.“I wasn’t being an asshole. I just disagreed with you,” Faro said.“The truth is still the truth, you’re not a bookkeeper, I am. Eris was skimming money from the strip clubs. I showed you the proof,” Sihana said. “You have to tell Dominic.”“Fuck, Sihana. Do you have any idea what that’s going to do to him?”Faro’s arm snaked over her hip and his hand cradled her stomach. She felt sorry for
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Inara clamped her hand over her mouth and retreated away from the kitchen. Her heart was thudding loudly in her chest. She’d woken up half an hour earlier and pulled on her robe, wondering where Agron was.He never left without waking her and she’d gone downstairs for some water when she’d overheard something that might get her killed. She took a deep breath and quietly made her way upstairs again and slid back into bed.By the time Agron joined her, she had her eyes closed and her heart had stopped betraying her. She tried not to stiffen when his arm encircled her waist and his mouth nuzzled her neck. She felt like an idiot. Agron had played her, had played her whole family and it was all her fault.She must have fallen asleep at some point because the sun’s rays woke her and Agron was still wrapped around her. She hated the fact that she’d given herself to him willingly. Hated that she’d fallen in love with him.She understood the saying better now, there really was a fine line betw
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The trial had dragged on for two more weeks and Dominic was glad that the end was in sight. The jury was deliberating the outcome but he wasn’t focused on that anymore. They were back in the city and headed to Rafaella’s gynecologist.Hudson had accompanied her to her other appointments while he was stuck in court and they’d decided to wait until he could be with her to find out the genders of their babies. Dominic couldn’t remember a time he’d been more excited about something.“Mrs. Vittori?” The nurse called out their name, and Dominic stood up to help Rafaella to her feet.Dominic had his hand on the small of Rafaella’s back as the nurse led them down a hallway and into an examination room. She took Rafaella’s blood pressure and made notes on the chart for the doctor.“You can get comfortable on the examination bed with your shirt up. Dr. Rehmeyer will be in shortly,” the nurse said and left the room.“After this trial, I think we should go away for a bit, someplace you can relax,
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Isadora had taken the stand and sworn to tell the whole truth. Dominic’s rage flared up again the moment she opened her mouth and started lying. He knew Halden had coached her. The things she was testifying to hadn’t been made public knowledge and he’d never said a word to her about it.It took all his self-control not to lash out at her or call her a lying whore in front of the whole courtroom. She was a woman scorned but Dominic could see himself wrapping his hands around her neck and choking the life out of her. He could almost understand Hudson’s fascination with it.Mitchelson stood up with a stoic look on his face. “Miss Watkins, would you say that you were close to Mr. Vittori during your relationship?”“Yes,” Isadora said. “We were very close.”“Mr. Vittori shared things with you, personal things?”Isadora shifted in her seat. “Yes.”“Can you tell the court what the name of Vittori Ads’ sister company in Japan is named?”Isadora blinked and Dominic’s lips twitched but he fough
