Conquered by the Mafia Boss

I stop an inch from Johnny’s face. “She’s my wife and she’s going to stay that way. Not you or anyone is going to convince me otherwise.”

A widened look crosses Johnny’s face until he lets out a small laugh. “You’re a fucking idiot, Jack.”

Don’t punch him. You can’t do this here in front of everyone.

“Fuck you.”

“You sure you want to take that tone with me?”

“She’s mine. I’m not giving her back.”

I can’t stand another moment in his presence. Slimy fuck. I turn my back on John and wrench open the door, slamming it behind me. Who the fuck does he think he is?

“Jack, wait!”

“What?”

Sal grabs my arm as I storm out of Johnny’s office, pulling me near the exit door in the kitchens. His face is tense and he won’t let go of my arm.

“What did he want with you?”

“He wanted to talk to me about my wife. He wants me to divorce her.”

Fucking idiot.

“Are you?”

“No!”

“Why the fuck not, Jack? She’s a liability.”

“I don’t care,” I snarl. “She’s pregnant with my kid. I’m not throwing her to the streets or giving her back to those fucking deranged lunatics.”

Sal’s face is ashen and a thread of anxiety unspools.

“What?”

“John’s not going to let this go. In his mind, your wife is going to put you in jail the moment she has the chance. You, Johnny, who knows how many others. All she has to do is run to the CSIS and they’ll give her a new identity.”

I slam my fist on the stainless steel counter. “She’s not going to do that.”

She had my name tattooed on her ass, for Christ’s sake.NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

“Doesn’t matter what you think. He’s going to take care of her, one way or the other.”

Take care of her?

An icy feeling spreads through my veins.

Like Mike?

Oh God.

“He wouldn’t.”

Pleading brown eyes meet mine. “You think he gives a fuck? Get her out of town today.”

“Thanks, Sal.”

I throw my shoulder into the exit door, nausea rising up my throat. My wife and baby are at risk. He’s right. She can’t stay here, not when I’m being shot at and I don’t even know who to trust anymore.

My lungs crush like crumpled wings and I fight to draw breath at the thought of her leaving me. I never stopped to think of how much I needed her.

It won’t be forever.

BEATRICE

Wine-red walls rise to a ceiling with intricate crown molding. I stare at all the rich details, the abstract art hanging on the walls, as Maya’s baby climbs over me and babbles happily.

Maya sits beside me in her long skirt, waving at her baby.

“I’m really glad you picked me up, but won’t Johnny be getting home soon?”

She shakes her head and lets out an exasperated sigh. “He’s being an ass.” Her eyes roll over to me. “How’s Jack?”

Also being an ass.

Pain makes a sharp dent in my happiness as I think of the ugly things he said right before he left. He was furious and rightly so, but it still hurt like hell.

“I just found out we’re having a baby.”

Maya’s high gasp hits my ears painfully. “Congratulations!”

“Thanks.”

Matteo sits on my stomach and gives me a toothless grin that makes my heart melt.

“Can I take him home with me?”

She laughs and plucks Matteo from my body. “Yeah, maybe when we have a date night.” She shakes her head. “I can’t believe you’re fucking pregnant! Oops!” She hastily covers her baby’s ears.

“I didn’t think I would ever be accepted by the family until I had his kids.”

“They’ll accept you or they’ll get their teeth knocked out.”

Somehow I doubt Jack will ever knock someone’s teeth out for me. “It’s never going to happen.”

“Hey, I saw what your husband did to those guys at the party. He loves you, Bea. Otherwise he wouldn’t have gone to bat for you.”