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Tempted By The Devil (Kings Of Mafia)/Michelle Heard

ToriAngelo Rizzo; 34. Vittoria – Tori Romano; 23.“Mark my words,” Giorgio says. “By the end of the year, I’ll be one of the bosses.”I almost let out a snort. Listening to my stepbrother go on and on about how important he is in the Cosa Nostra is ridiculous.He wishes.Giorgio is…well, he’s a narcissistic asshole. There’s no other way to put it. Everyone knows there are only five bosses in the Cosa Nostra – Rizzo, Torrisi, Vitale, La Rosa, and Falco. The five families run New York, and no one dares go against them.Giorgio is all talk, and one day, it will get him killed.A girl can hope.Instantly, I’m hit with a wave of guilt for wishing my stepbrother dead.Forgive me, Father.Since my father and stepmother died in a car accident seven years ago, Giorgio took over Papà’s place in the Cosa Nostra. It went straight to Giorgio’s head, and he’s become downright unbearable to live with.My aunt on Mamma’s side of the family asked Giorgio to let me live with them, but he wouldn’t hear

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Tempted By The Devil (Kings Of Mafia)/Michelle Heard

I have a clear view of Angelo Rizzo, who’s gripping a man by his neck. I can’t hear what’s being said, but as Big Ricky comes out of the office, I see Angelo slam a knife into the man’s throat.Mother of God.The squeak escaping me has Big Ricky’s eyes snapping in my direction. Crap!My heart instantly hammers against my ribs, and I quickly dart to the left. I know it’s stupid of me to run, but my flight or fight instinct kicks in, and flight always wins.I don’t even reach the end of the hallway before being grabbed by the arm and hauled back to the office.NoNoNoNoNo!“I didn’t see anything,” I plead. Big Ricky ignores me, which has me begging, “I won’t tell anyone. Please.”I’m shoved into the office and stumble forward. My eyes lock on Mr. Rizzo, who’s wiping the blood from the knife, and the sight brings me to a dead stop.His head is lowered, and focused on cleaning every crimson drop from the blade, he orders with a low and threatening tone, “Remove the body.”With wide eyes, I

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Tempted By The Devil (Kings Of Mafia)/Michelle Heard

AngeloAs Vittoria is escorted out of the office, I walk to my desk and take a seat behind it.My eyes flick to Giorgio, who looks like he’s about to shit himself.He was only twenty-one when he took over from Tony, but during the past seven years, he hasn’t done half the work Tony used to do for me. He also has a gambling problem that’s starting to cost me money.“I hear you like spending time at Fallen Angels,” I mutter. The strip club was the first business I opened, so I have a soft spot for the establishment.The club has three sections. Heaven, where customers can only watch the girls dance, and Hell, where everything goes. The gambling room is in the third section, called Purgatory.Needless to say, the place brings in a fortune.“Yes, sir,” Giorgio says.When he aims for one of the chairs by my desk, Tiny places a hand against the man’s chest before shaking his head at him.No one sits in my presence. Well, unless your last name is Rizzo, La Rosa, Torrisi, Falco, or Vitale.“W

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Tempted By The Devil (Kings Of Mafia)/Michelle Heard

My gaze lowers to my right hand, and I rub my fingers together as I recall the feel of her silky hair.She flinched as if she thought I was going to hit her. A woman only has that reaction when she’s been beaten before.My eyes narrow as my thoughts turn to my parents. Before they were killed in a hit-and-run, my father used to beat the shit out of my mother. Every other night, her blood coated the walls.The world I grew up in has made me a hard man, but I’ll never hit a woman.Again, the memory of Vittoria flinching ghosts through my mind.I begin to tap my fingers on the desk as she fills my thoughts.I’m easily twice her size. Her heart-shaped face is framed by golden brown curls that look like they refuse to be tamed. Her doe eyes hold a mysterious power that has the ability to grab my attention.The woman is fucking beautiful.“Boss?” Big Ricky says to get my attention.I forgot the man was still in the office, and shaking my head to rid my thoughts of Vittoria Romano, I tuck my

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Tempted By The Devil (Kings Of Mafia)/Michelle Heard

After Sunday Mass, I hurry to the tables where everyone gathers for tea and coffee and quickly switch on the urns.It’s been two weeks since the incident at Piccola Sicilia. Giorgio seems to be on edge about the money he owes Mr. Rizzo and has taken his stress out on me. He even tried to get me to sign a document stating he would be my beneficiary should I die.Shaking my head, I still can’t believe he thinks I’m so stupid that I’d sign my own death warrant. I know the moment I sign that document, he’ll get rid of me. Giorgio wants my money, and he’ll kill to get it.With the danger increasing by the day, I’m not sure I can hold out for another two years, but I don’t know what else to do.If I go to Aunt Maria, Giorgio will find me there. It will place her in a horrible position because she and the rest of my family are bound to the laws of the Cosa Nostra.Even if I ask her for money so I can run away, she will get in trouble for aiding me. Nothing happens without the Cosa Nostra kno