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“Are you gonna tell Sergio?”

“Nah,” I say. Screw that. He’ll just jump all over my case about doing reckless shit that the Severinovs wouldn’t approve of. Then he’ll threaten to go to my father. But I’m not the type of guy to really give a damn what people think. I’ve already made it clear what I think of this syndicate, and I’m nobody’s bitch. I know the Messina threat is still out there, but I’ve got to admit that chasing down a group of hackers gives me a dick tingle. And my priority is to protect my family. Period. “Let’s keep it to ourselves for now until we find out more. So where’s the meet?”

“A club called Bang. Off the Strip, over by the Palm. Eleven o’clock tonight.”

“Okay, and what makes you think they won’t go back to their backer and change the location?”

Bruno chuckles. “Because I’ll be their Uber driver for the night.” My phone pings with a message and I stare at the picture he just sent. “That’s them. You’ll be there waiting right inside the club when they show up and Aldo and I will join ya once I park the car. They know what’ll happen to all of it, including them, if they fuck around with us.”

There’s no way Serge isn’t gonna find out about this or my part in it.

But hey, you do what you need to do to protect and preserve the family.

At all costs.

Bruno gets that.

I’ll just have to deal with Sergio’s wrath tomorrow. But if all goes well tonight, maybe it won’t be wrath. Maybe it’ll be my redemption.

I glance at my watch. Still a couple of hours to kill.

“This kid needs to be there at the club, too,” I grunt. “I’m gonna set him up in a sweet ride up here. The hotel car. Swing by to pick him up on your way out tonight.”

“Got it.”

I click off the phone and smirk at the guy’s panicked expression. “It’s your lucky day, prick. We found your friends outside the hotel, and because they’re clearly smarter than you, they gave up some interesting information about a meeting tonight. Instead of flinging you over the edge of the parking deck, I’m gonna personally escort you to that meeting and have a little talk with your backer. So, sit tight and try not to piss yourself again before I come back. That won’t fly with the ladies.”

I launch a punch against his jaw and when he slumps over, I hoist him over my shoulder. Then I pull out a set of keys and pop the trunk on the hotel Mercedes ELX, shoving his limp body inside before he has time to react.” I hold him down, leaning my face close to the trunk.

“And trust me, if you try to pull any funny shit tonight at that meeting, you’re not gonna see my gun on the ledge of this parking deck again. You’re gonna see it pressed against your forehead right before I fire it.Capice?”

CHAPTER10

LILY

Ipad around my kitchen, the cream-colored ceramic tiles cool beneath my feet. I breathe in the rich scent of chocolate and my mouth waters, my biggest concern being that I didn’t have enough chips to bake a second batch of cookies.

I’ve come a long way from my insane life as a mafia princess, that’s for sure.

Leaning on my elbows, I flip through pages of my anatomy textbook.

It may be Friday night, but as usual, I’m buried in schoolwork.

It’s kind of ironic, if you think about it. Here I am, living in one of the biggest party cities in the country, and I’ve spent less nights out than the number of fingers on both of my hands.

The crazy intense social scene is a big reason why so many kids come to school here.

Me?

I come for the academics and the promise of a future far away from the intense crazy that was the better part of my life in New Jersey.

Go figure.

The timer on my Alexa goes off and I open the oven door, my belly rumbling. I didn’t eat a proper dinner, but I am just fine with a batch of my famous chocolate chip cookies. I just made myself a cup of tea for dunking.

Mmm. This is the life. It’s calm, quiet, and the closest to normal that I can hope for.

God only knows, I’ve had my fair share of the alternative.

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