Page 32 of The Mafia's Vendetta

It had been six days, and they had spent a lot of time together.He hadn’t asked the hard questions about her scars or where she’d been before him.He guessed she was pushing him away to keep him from seeing everything.He knew it would take time.He thought if he pushed too much, she’d close up.It just about killed him to be able to hold her at night and not fuck her the way his body craved.

Someone came into the sunroom and stood behind them.He glanced over his shoulder to see Alastair, and the man was pissed.

“Dammit.She’s in one of those bikinis I don’t like,” Alastair said.“It shows everything.”

Drew hid a smile when Alastair pushed past them and went outside.Drew and Duncan followed him out.

“My Beth.Come to me.We have to talk,” Alastair said.

Drew grinned.Beth was in the shallow end of the pool, bit her lip, and shook her head.Drew loved the shock and then the heat that bloomed over his cousin’s face.Beth didn’t push him very often, but when she did, he could tell Alastair enjoyed it.Drew saw Alastair’s lips twitch and had to bite his tongue to keep from laughing.

Alastair sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.“Elisabeth, it’s time to get out.”

He didn’t call her that unless he was serious, and Beth knew that.She made her way over to the steps.

Alastair cursed and rushed over to her with a large towel covering her up.He lifted her in his arms and turned to him and Duncan.“I’ll be upstairs.Don’t bother me unless it’s an emergency.”

Drew chuckled and nodded.He watched them walk away before he turned his attention to his woman.He could tell she was apprehensive, and she should be.

“Nala.It’s time to go home.”

Sara opened her mouth.“But…”

He shook his head.“No.Sara, I think I should bring you with us.I’m sure Ethan will want to have a talk with you, too.”

Nala and Sara glanced at each other.Nala relaxed when Sara grinned.Drew knew Nala was still afraid of what he’d do sometimes because she didn’t know him that well.

Both women walked to the steps.Drew started cursing and striding toward Nala with a towel when he saw she had on a string bikini that showed everything.

“I want to get the dress on,” she said when he wrapped it around her.

He nodded and helped get it on her.He tied the belt and looked at her.It was see-through, so a person could still see too much, but he suspected she wore it to cover her scars.

Drew vaguely listened as Duncan ordered his wife, Angel, and the others out of the pool.He guessed that several bottoms would be spanked that day when his cousins and brother saw how much or how little the girls were wearing.He waited for the girls to say goodbye before he led Nala and Sara out of the house and into his car.

“Take us home,” he told the driver.

“You got it, Boss.”

Drew got on the phone with Ethan and told him what was going on.He could feel the tension through the phone.They pulled up outside of the house, and he grinned when he saw his brother at the top of the stairs with his arms crossed.

“Oh, shit,” Sara said.

Drew laughed.“Yeah, I’d say that, too.Good luck.”

“You know, you didn’t really have to tell him,” Sara said.

“Get used to the fact the brothers and cousins will always tell on the girls.”

He chuckled when both girls scowled at him.

The driver opened the door, and Sara slid out.Drew got out and helped Nala.On the way up the stairs, he heard Ethan yelling at Sara.He was amazed when Sara lifted her chin and crossed her arms over her chest.His brother’s eyes lightened, and his body tensed.Drew imagined Sara would have a sore butt by dinnertime.

“Let’s get you to our room,” he told Nala.

He shut and locked the door behind them.He hid his grin behind his hand when Nala swirled and looked from him to the door and back.

“What are we going to do about you?”Drew asked with his hands on his hips.

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