“Who is he?” Enzo asks stepping in front of me and grabbing my face roughly in his hands.
“He’s my best friend! Don’t hurt him, please!”
“Why is he here?” Enzo asks.
“He’s coming for me. If I didn’t show up at the hotel after a week, he said he was coming for me.” Tears once again fill my eyes as I look at Enzo.
“What’s he worth to you?”
“What?”
“What is he worth to you, Tessa?” I can see the look in his eyes, I just don’t know what he wants.
“Fuck you,” I hiss.
“Kill him,” Enzo says releasing my face. Hugo moves for the door, his gun pulled and at the ready.
“No! Please! I’ll do whatever you want just don’t hurt him!” Enzo raises his hand to stop Hugo and moves closer to me. Leaning in, he grabs me around the neck once more.
“Whatever I want?” I nod my head helplessly. I can’t let Tino get hurt any more than he already has been. “Say it.”
“I’ll do whatever you want.” With a quick nod, he looks to Hugo.
“Go get him. Don’t hurt him.” Switch grunts as Hugo walks out the front door. I hear the shots being fired before I hear Tino roaring. He isn’t going without a fight. That thought alone makes me smile inside.
“Take her upstairs,” Enzo says in our direction.
“No. Please, I need to see him. He will calm down once he knows I’m okay. Please, Enzo.” Something in his eyes darkens before he steps closer.
“You give me one ounce of trouble; I will kill him myself. Do you understand?”
“Yes. I won’t.” Nodding to Switch, he releases me as the front door opens. A kicking and screaming Tino is thrown to the floor. I start toward him when Enzo places his hand on my stomach to hold me back. My insides jolt at this touch.
“You son of a bitch!” Tino roars before shoving to his feet. He spins ready for a fight when he sees me. “Tessa.” My name falls from his lips as he looks around the room.
“This is a nice reunion, yes?” Enzo says never taking his hand off me. I see Tino’s eyes moving from mine to my stomach where Enzo’s hand still lingers.
“What’s happening?” Tino asks. Enzo steps closer, his hand finally moving as he slips it around my waist, pulling me into his side.
“We’ve made a deal. It seems we are all after the same ghost.”
“What? What are you talking about?” Tino’s confused. He doesn’t understand.
“We are both chasing the same man. It seems we all have more in common than we originally thought,” Enzo informs him.
“Who the hell are you?” Tino asks glaring at Lorenzo.
“Forgive me. So many intrusions into my home in such a short time has thrown me off. I’m Lorenzo Ricci.”
“Fuck,” Tino whispers causing the guys to all laugh.
“Fuck, indeed. Shackle him.”
“You don’t have to do that,” I plead.
“Yes, I do. I don’t trust him.”
“I trust him, Enzo,” I say looking up at him.
“That’s great for you. You’re lucky that you are now out of the shackles. Now unless you’d like your pair back I suggest you be quiet.” I close my mouth as I watch Hugo leave the room. Preacher stands with his arms crossed over his chest when someone else comes in the room.
“What the hell is all this?” The small girl asks looking around.
“Preacher, your wife,” Enzo says.
“What do you want me to do with her?” Preacher laughs.
“What the hell is this, Enzo? Who are they?” She looks from me to Tino when she stalls. I see it too. How similar they look. There’s a strange vibe filtering through the room when Preacher growls and grabs the girl, pulling her into his body.
“They are guests. Tessa, this is my sister Gaia. You’ve met her husband, Preacher.”
“Husband?” I ask scrunching up my nose. They don’t go together. He’s rough and rugged and she’s a princess. I can see it in her eyes.
“Do you have a problem with my husband?” Gaia asks moving toward me. I tense up, ready to fight her if I have to when Enzo laughs.
“Enough. God, I don’t know how I’m going to deal with two women with the same attitude.”
“I don’t have an attitude,” we both say simultaneously.
Chapter Fourteen
Enzo
“I don’t know who my father is,” Valentino says once more. I watch him curiously. I know the story that Tessa told me. I had her held out of the room until I heard the same story from him. Now she sits next to me on the couch, ready to leap at a moment’s notice. I wonder if he’s more than just her friend.
“So you’ve said. I don’t understand why anyone would want you dead then. It doesn’t make sense,” I add.
“Don’t you think we know that?” Tessa chimes in. Turning my head, I glance over at her and smile. So fucking gorgeous. I reach up and slide my fingers through her hair just like I wanted to do since the first day she was here. I hear the growl from Tino but I don’t pay him any attention.
“I know you do. Fuck, why do you have my head a mess, Tessa?” The words hang huskily in the air but they are the truth. Something about her just draws me in.
“Leave her alone.”
“Are you his girlfriend?” I ask Tessa ignoring Tino’s rant. She shakes her head slowly from side to side.
“Tessa!”
“We’re friends. We sleep together. He’s a part of me,” she whispers as I lean into her space.
“What if I want a part of you?” My words should scare her away but they don’t. Tessa isn’t a normal girl.
“Leave her alone!”
“She’s mine, Valentino. We made a deal.”
“What?” She blurts out.
“His life for yours. I told you there was something about you,” I remind her. Her face reddens as I smile.
“I was never part of the deal, Enzo”
“You said you would do anything if I let him live. There he is. Flesh and bone,” I add. Her mouth opens and closes not sure how to respond to me.
“You can’t do that.”
“I already did. Now, if you want to play nicely, I’ll let him join. Call it, one last round with you.” Her eyes move to meet mine and the heat I see causes my cock to stir. She wants it. She wants us both. I knew she was a little on the odd side but I didn’t think she would go for this. I don’t care that they have slept together, this will be the last time before she’s mine.
“Hugo!” I call out to him. The door opens and he walks in.
“Yes, Boss.”
“Uncuff him. If you hear a commotion in here, come in and shoot to kill, understood?” Hugo nods and moves toward Tino, unhooking the cuffs and chains. When they fall, Tino rubs his wrists watching me. I stand from the couch and bring Tessa with me. Running my fingers along her collar bone, she shivers.
“You said you liked pain,” I whisper as I lean down and sink my teeth into her flesh. She moans and my cock strains against my slacks.