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I kiss her softly and tell her to finish up.

“I’ll put a t-shirt on the counter for you. I’m going to dry off and get dressed, so I can call Bones.”

Stepping out of the shower, I grab a towel off the hook and dry off, and then grab a shirt for her and put it beside the sink.

I walk out to get dressed, and glance at Tony and Melissa with a chuckle. After getting dressed, I fish my phone from the pocket of my jeans and call my brother.

“Reaper,” he answers, sounding agitated before I tell him what we’ve done.

“Do you want the good news or bad news first?”

“Fuck,” he growls in response, and then says, “Good. Let’s get that out of the way, before I get a headache.”

“I think I’ll come to work for the family as requested, but I have some stipulations. I’ll come talk to you tomorrow about it.”

“It wasn’t a fucking request, Reaper.”

I chuckle and tell him the truth.

“There are two bodies in the VIP room of my club. The mafia whore Melissa, and her current boyfriend, Tony Abruzzo. I need someone to deal with it so I can take my girl home.”

Then I add, “There’s a substantial amount of blood, so make sure someone comes that can handle that.”

I’m met with silence, which is rare for any of my brothers.

“Bones?”

“Were you attacked? You never make people bleed. That’s Psycho’s game, not yours.”

“Well, Abruzzo hit me, but no, it wasn’t me. My future wife did it.”

He groans loudly, “Fucking living dead girl.”

I grin with pride as he bitches at me.

“I swear to fucking God, Nico. It’s supposed to be my own kids that give me gray hair, not my damn full grown brother. You’re going to give me a full head of it before this baby is even born.”

Bella walks out of the bathroom, and what a fucking vision she is, wearing the Club Bonetti t-shirt with my white logo over her left tit.

He lets out a long, drawn-out sigh.

“Is she a fucking serial killer too now?”

“It would appear so. Look, I gotta go, but I’ll see you tomorrow,” I answer.

He can bitch at me tomorrow, because right now I want to take Bella home, and fuck her until she’s unconscious. Maybe even then.

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

BELLA

I’ve been a wreck all morning, because the Bonetti brothers all have reason to hate me. I’m not worried about my safety, but I don’t want his family to dislike me either. From what Nico has told me, it seems Bones has taken on a fatherly role within the family since their dad died. He is in charge, and it feels like my future is in his hands.

I didn’t realize he was standing in front of me, but Nico lifts my chin in his hand, and tilts his head with concern.

“I’ve been saying your name for five minutes, Bella. What’s going on inside your head?”

I stare into his gaze and admit, “They are going to hate me, Nico. I stabbed you.”

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