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Marco. He would help me find our brother and save him. He would take some of this off of me. He had the tapes and was going to make sure to review them first, which was good. I needed my name clear if anything came out of all of it. I needed to remain objective if Freddy had any hope of living past what we discovered.
He was involved. But why? How?
I wiped my eyes and rolled my shoulders as I walked back into the restaurant.
You're Izabella Castaletta. A snake waiting to attack anyone that comes in your line of sight. A cold-hearted bitch that does one thing, that lives for it. You're a killer. Nothing more. Nothing less.
"Everything alright, baby?" My father glanced up as I took my seat between Marco and D.
"Absolutely. Are we ready to order? I'm starving." I reached for another piece of bread.
"We already did." D glanced over at me, his expression filled with concern and question.
"Great, now... tell me more about this woman. What does she look like? Is she someone that we consider putting through this undercover work and then perhaps moving up to another position in the syndicate?" I needed help, and the boys held their own, but there were a few places and certain jobs that required a female touch. If this girl was capable of growing up into the organization, I was willing to lay down my jealousy over having another woman take the attention of my family.
"You're not worried about the competition?" My brother teased me.
"Nope. I need help. Every time something comes up that requires tits and a pretty smile, you guys call me." I glanced around the table. "It would have been really nice to have someone else drag the handsome cop into the mix. He's like Eddy. He wants snuggles and soft kisses." I groaned as they laughed, Edward included.
"I think you'll like her, Izzy, but maybe not." Edward picked up his beer. "She seems tough and she's definitely confident by the way she carries herself and stares you in the face when she talks. I think maybe you could offer her up to the cop in exchange for your services."
"Her services?" D's voice grew dark.
"You know what I mean." Eddy glanced over toward D. "She's playing his girlfriend. Come on, man. What are you expecting to happen over time?"
"And moving on to another topic." I turned to check on my father, but found him staring into space, his eyes glossy and lips turned down in a frown. "What's her name?"
"Audrey. She's blond with big blue eyes. I think she'll do okay with this first assignment, and if she does... and we need help, let's think about bringing her in. What do you think D?" Eddy was working to get me help, which was good and bad. Was he interested in the woman? Did I care if he was?
Not really.
"I like the idea, but I want to tread lightly. We're getting spread pretty thin right now. Bringing in this new narcotics Capo is about all I can focus on while keeping everything else running smoothly. Let's see what happens here, and remember... if anything happens to her, it's on you, Edward." D's glare was less than friendly.
"Understood. It's a little overwhelming to think of having so much riding on my judgment. Guess I know how you feel now." Edward smirked, goading D a little more than was healthy.
"Enough," I barked. "No more business talk. Momma wouldn't have allowed it."
"She's right." My father glanced up and gave me a sad smile. "You look so much like her, baby."
"I'll take that as a compliment." I nodded toward my father. Dinner needed to get started so that it could be over. I needed time to myself to figure things out... alone.
Chapter 9
Demetri
I had to meet Catherine in thirty minutes for breakfast, and where I usually looked forward to seeing my older sister, for some reason that morning I was dreading it. She was going to dig into everything and force me to spill myself. I loved her for it because it kept me from having a fucking heart attack, but I hated the thought of revealing where my pain was coming from.
Bringing Marcus
He was involved. But why? How?
I wiped my eyes and rolled my shoulders as I walked back into the restaurant.
You're Izabella Castaletta. A snake waiting to attack anyone that comes in your line of sight. A cold-hearted bitch that does one thing, that lives for it. You're a killer. Nothing more. Nothing less.
"Everything alright, baby?" My father glanced up as I took my seat between Marco and D.
"Absolutely. Are we ready to order? I'm starving." I reached for another piece of bread.
"We already did." D glanced over at me, his expression filled with concern and question.
"Great, now... tell me more about this woman. What does she look like? Is she someone that we consider putting through this undercover work and then perhaps moving up to another position in the syndicate?" I needed help, and the boys held their own, but there were a few places and certain jobs that required a female touch. If this girl was capable of growing up into the organization, I was willing to lay down my jealousy over having another woman take the attention of my family.
"You're not worried about the competition?" My brother teased me.
"Nope. I need help. Every time something comes up that requires tits and a pretty smile, you guys call me." I glanced around the table. "It would have been really nice to have someone else drag the handsome cop into the mix. He's like Eddy. He wants snuggles and soft kisses." I groaned as they laughed, Edward included.
"I think you'll like her, Izzy, but maybe not." Edward picked up his beer. "She seems tough and she's definitely confident by the way she carries herself and stares you in the face when she talks. I think maybe you could offer her up to the cop in exchange for your services."
"Her services?" D's voice grew dark.
"You know what I mean." Eddy glanced over toward D. "She's playing his girlfriend. Come on, man. What are you expecting to happen over time?"
"And moving on to another topic." I turned to check on my father, but found him staring into space, his eyes glossy and lips turned down in a frown. "What's her name?"
"Audrey. She's blond with big blue eyes. I think she'll do okay with this first assignment, and if she does... and we need help, let's think about bringing her in. What do you think D?" Eddy was working to get me help, which was good and bad. Was he interested in the woman? Did I care if he was?
Not really.
"I like the idea, but I want to tread lightly. We're getting spread pretty thin right now. Bringing in this new narcotics Capo is about all I can focus on while keeping everything else running smoothly. Let's see what happens here, and remember... if anything happens to her, it's on you, Edward." D's glare was less than friendly.
"Understood. It's a little overwhelming to think of having so much riding on my judgment. Guess I know how you feel now." Edward smirked, goading D a little more than was healthy.
"Enough," I barked. "No more business talk. Momma wouldn't have allowed it."
"She's right." My father glanced up and gave me a sad smile. "You look so much like her, baby."
"I'll take that as a compliment." I nodded toward my father. Dinner needed to get started so that it could be over. I needed time to myself to figure things out... alone.
Chapter 9
Demetri
I had to meet Catherine in thirty minutes for breakfast, and where I usually looked forward to seeing my older sister, for some reason that morning I was dreading it. She was going to dig into everything and force me to spill myself. I loved her for it because it kept me from having a fucking heart attack, but I hated the thought of revealing where my pain was coming from.
Bringing Marcus
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