“We shouldn’t have done a lot of things,” she mumbles back as my cock inevitably retreats from her, my cum and her arousal slowly beginning to drip down her thighs.

Her exhausted body is slumped on the porch railing. Scooping her up into my arms, I grab the phone from the table before carrying her inside to the bathroom and sitting on her on the counter.

After washing my hands, I grab a washcloth and clean her makeup-stained face before cleaning the cum from her legs.

“They will call if anything goes wrong,” I take her hand and pull her towards the bedroom, “You need to get some sleep.”

Chapter Nineteen

DANTE

The phone buzzing across the nightstand wakes me from my sleep. The sun blazing through the windows is nearly blinding, making it obvious that I had slept a lot longer than I had intended. The phone buzzes again. Picking it up, there four missed calls from Sal are several unread text messages.

SAL

Pick up!

Take care of her!

She’s my baby

MARCO

Those assholes hit the house

SAL

Protect her at all costs

LUCA

They took Avalie

Lorenzo is losing his fucking mind

RENZO

Don’t let anything happen to V

CARLO

Keep my sister safe

MARCO

Shit is about to get crazy around here

SAL

I’ll let you know when it’s safe to come home

“Fuck,” I mumble while scrambling from the bed to pull on my pants.

“What is it,” Venecia groggily asks with her face still buried in her pillow.

The warped floorboard by the kitchen creeks, immediately drawing my attention, and my hand instinctively grabs for the Glock sitting on the nightstand.

“What’s wrong?” her eyes quickly realizing my sudden concern.