Page 27 of The Diávolos: Part Two
Gianis growls behind her, his body jerking against his restraints. He seems close to detonating.
“Is there a problem?” I ask him.
“What the fuck are you doing, Evander? Leave her out of this.” He seethes.
“Then, tell me why you were found onmyship, right after having warned me about Peter. Are you two-timing me, Gianis?”
Angelica’s head whips up. “You’ve been working together?”
“Not quite. Gianis found it in his good heart to tell me that your father has been trying to infiltrate the Antium scene once again. Although, after finding your friend among my cargo, I now don’t know what his true intentions are.” I sigh, already bored with this situation. “I’ve been patient enough. Let me have some fun.”
I look down at Angelica and her gaze aims for the floor again. “Don’t be embarrassed, kitten. Show him how good you are at taking my cock in your mouth.”
Her shoulders stiffen, but she doesn’t say a word.
“Evander,” Gianis warns.
I ignore him and unzip my pants, my dick a solid rod under my boxers. Though I’d never share Angelica, the thought of getting sucked off by her in front of someone—more specifically, Gianis—has me leaking precum.
“Tell me what I need to know and I’ll stop this,” I say.
“Poutánas yos, you’re going to ruin my fucking plan if I tell you.”
Finally,now we’re talking. This bit of information intrigues me. “What plan?”
“The one where I stop her father from fucking her life up.”
Angelica whirls around to face him, jumping to her feet. “Fucking my life up?”
“By way ofhim.” Gianis nods at me. “Peter has been trying to infiltrate the Vasilakis clan ever since Evander eliminated his little puppet, Jurian, and I’ve been attempting to stop it.”
I zip and buckle my pants, then grab another knife off the table.
Gianis is the image of true calmness as I approach him. I cut his wrists free, and he rubs them.
“Keep going,” I order.
He stares at me, jaw tense. “Peter has been sending one of his soldiers on each of your ships, and I’ve been working behind his back to stop them from taking your entire shipments. I’ve missed a couple and been too late to others, but I’ve done the best I could to not let him come close to fucking your shit up.”
I shoot him a quizzical look and tilt my head. “Why the fuck would you do that?”
“We might not be on the same team, but we both care about the same person.”
He glances at Angelica, but quickly darts his eyes away.
“How do I know you’re not lying?” I ask him.
“What the fuck would I have to gain by making up this whole story?”
“He’s telling the truth,” Angelica interjects. “If there’s one thing Gianis isn’t, it’s a liar.”
“Messing with you, messes withher. And I can’t stand by and watch your demise ruin her fucking life. If Peter takes you down, Angelica goes down, too,” Gianis says.
A hush falls in the room.
I can’t shake the jealousy that’s slowly consuming me from within. Gianis’s protectiveness over Angelica feels like a threat.Ishould be the one keeping her safe.
“I wouldn’t let anything happen to you, Angelica,” I state, matter-of-factly. “I’ll stand by your side, shielding you from any storms that may come our way, even if that means going against your father.”
