One after the other, the men left the room after throwing Markus a shrug and turning to just go. Markus was scowling, and his only response to me was, "No, Ari." He said with conviction, "I'm sorry, but I'll have to refuse that request at this time. This is not part of the agreement." Markus is just as hard-headed as I am, which in itself is probably why my father and Ethan opted to have him around my side all the time. Markus is not intimidated nor easily terrified of me, unlike all the other men here, and most of the time, it really is me who has been following him instead of the other way around. I stared daggers at him, brows arched and arms over my chest in defiance. "No, Ari. You can continually ask me to leave, but I won't do that. And for you to know, I am not afraid that he'll do something to you. What I am terrified of is you doing another spectacle to him, which will earn me another ire from the sotto capo. Therefore, we can go on and on about this banter, and your five mi
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