Page 75 of His Vicious Desire

“Past tense.Augusto’s heart attack was due to finding out Luca had Bella.The word went out Augusto intended to kill Luca.Guillermo was trying to gain his favor.He hoped Augusto would have him take over the cartel, instead of me.Everyone knew the only way to get to Luca was through you.With you dead, Guillermo planned to go in for the kill himself.”He shakes his head.

Sandro stares him down.“What do you want for killing him?”

One shoulder lifts.“Nothing.I killed him as much for me as anyone.Although I would like my offer out to not only the Outfit but to the Italian mafia as well.If the answer is no, I’m fine with it.In the next few months, I’m making changes.There will be no more trafficking, no more brothels, no more using women as shields, and killing them once we get what we want.My brothers will be ordered to marry.I want to clean up our image and appear legitimate instead of the barely better than animals of Augusto’s time.If there are women within the Outfit and Italian mafia willing to marry my brothers, I would pay well, and it would be profitable all the way around.”

Jaw tight, Sandro nods.“I will let them know.”

“I hear you have a sister….”

Everything in me tightens in anger at the idea of Bianca being considered for a marriage.

Thank fuck Sandro doesn’t let him finish.He shakes his head.“She is not up for consideration.Bianca will marry a civilian and have nothing to do with this life.”

Another shrug.“All right.And you’ll continue to keep traffickers and cargo out of Vegas?”

“Yes.If you can continue to give a heads up, it would be appreciated.Regardless, we have ears and eyes in the sky to help keep anything coming through here or women being taken.”Since traffickers weren’t able to get cargo through Vegas, they moved to kidnapping women, especially women from out of town.

“Good, if I hear anything, I’ll give you a call.”He takes out his wallet and offers Sandro a card.“My number if you want to reach out.”With a nod, he walks away.

Once the door is closed behind him, Sandro swings his head to me.“That seem too easy to you, too?”

I nod.“I also think it is that easy.Guillermo was Augusto in more ways than Mundo would have wanted, even if Guillermo hadn’t hired the hitter.If you’ll remember a few years ago there were rumors Guillermo was pissed Mundo would take over.If we heard those rumors, Mundo heard them.”

It makes sense.Augusto was in a rage when Bella escaped his plans to marry her off to Manuel Rodriguez of the Rodriguez cartel.Because we didn’t work with the Reyes cartel, many in Vegas also dropped them in favor of the Rodriguez cartel.Augusto hoped to create a link with the Rodriguez cartel by marrying his daughter to the deadly enforcer Manuel.Although Manuel was third to his father and brother, the man is someone anyone with intelligence would want as an ally.

I notice Sandro doesn’t even seem to be paying attention.“Sandro?You good?”

He nods.“Yeah, I’m glad the threat is over.I’ll call Chicago and let them know.I’m heading up to bed.”

I walk him to the elevator, him going up and me going down.Fucking Bianca going on a date.The only good thing is, it looks like she’s driving to meet him.I broke into her tracker on her phone almost a year ago and plug it into my phone so I can follow her.

Closing my eyes, I sigh.I should not be here.I really should not be here.This is not anywhere I should be.Not at a classy place off the strip where a plate is going to cost two hundred dollars, and it will actually be worth it.I shouldn’t be watching the couple in the corner.Bianca deserved privacy with the guy.Since tonight will be his last night on earth, they deserve this last bit of time together without me watching every move he’s making.

Then I blink, and she’s not at the table in the corner, she’s right in front of me.Fuck, she’s gorgeous.The way she lined her eyes turns her into a kitten.I want her purring for me, in my arms, in my bed.

“Gaetano?”

“Hm.”

“What are you doing here, Gaetano?”

“I’m having dinner,” I murmur as I nod at the waiter.

A woman eyes me with a gleeful smile.The woman’s hand is barely on the chair before Bianca growls.“Go the fuck away, ho.”

The woman looks between me and Bianca and flees.

It’s entirely wrong to be as hard as I am right now at the sight of Bianca jealous.“Care to join me for dinner?”

“I’m here on a date with another man.No, thank you.”She takes one step back.

“Leave now, and he won’t feel it when the time comes.It will be quick and easy.”I promise her.

Eyes wide, she shakes her head.“How can you?I can’t have you...”

“That doesn’t seem to matter.If he touches you, I have to make him pay.”I attempt to inject an apology into the words even though I don’t mean it.

“I regret the day I met you.”She hisses low at me.

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