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The door behind me closes and I jump. A pair of arms wraps around my waist before I feel Bruno nuzzle my neck. “I love you so much, Bambina,” he whispers.
Now, I'm truly baffled. Not only is he telling me he loves me for only the second time ever in my life, but he's telling me this after breaking my heart.
“But you just—”
He puts a finger to my lips, silencing me. “You honestly think I could ever give you up, Lucia
I shake my head. “I don't understand what's going on.”
He sits on the bed and pulls me close to him. “I would never give you up, not in a million years. I just need you to do something for me.”
“What?”
“I need you to go undercover and keep an eye out.”
“Huh?”
“My son has gotten very close to the two men he's training. I wanted him to coach them as a way to get him to become closer to me in hopes that it would eventually lead to him to taking over when I'm gone. However, I have a feeling that's not the way things are going to pan out anymore. He looks at those two men like they're his brothers. It's disturbing. I think his loyalty lies with them rather than his actual family.”
“So? I don't get what the problem is. If he doesn't want to be a mob boss, then why does he have to be one?”
His grabs my wrist so hard I wince. “Because he's a DeLuca. He's the only son I will ever have and he needs to live up to his name. He needs to take my place when I'm gone.”
“Okay,” I whisper. “I get it...now can you let go? You're hurting me.”
He ignores me and continues talking, “I need you to be my spy for the next few months. Maybe longer, depending on how necessary I think it is.”
“What sort of information do you need?”
“It's not information I need so much as I need you to become a permanent fixture in their life. Stir the pot a little between the three of them. Make their friendship fall apart.”
“How?”
He releases my wrist and I stumble backward. “How do you think?”
I shrug. “Beats me.”
He stands up and yanks on my arm until I fall on my knees. “Nothing stirs up a friendship between three men like a pretty girl does.”
I can hardly believe my ears. “You want me to sleep with them?”
He clicks his tongue and runs his thumb across my lips. “No. Never. Your pussy is for me and me only. You know that. Don't ever let me catch you giving another man what's all mine. You hear me?”
I nod and relief flows through me, until he says, “But you will give them your mouth.”
His thumb presses on my lower lip until my mouth opens and he slides his thumb inside. “You will seduce them, suck them off and make them think you're the next best thing since sliced bread. I want them to fight over you, ready to tear each other's hearts out.”
“What if Ricardo catches on?”
“Then you distract him until he's so drunk off you he can't think straight. Until he's willing to sacrifice his 'so called brothers' and takes his rightful place in the family. Trust me, I know my son. A beautiful woman always does the trick. Hell, he was almost putty in your hands when he thought you were about to cry before.”
“What makes you think I can accomplish all this?”
“Bambina, you managed to make the most feared mob boss in all of New York fall in love with you. And I don't even like anyone. I think you can manage to seduce a few young men until they go crazy.”
“Are you sure about this?”
“Positive.”
“I guess I don't really have a choice then. When will I see you?”
“I'll be out of town for a little while on business but I'll make time for you when I can and I'll call you a few times a week so you can keep me updated.”
“Will you miss me?”
He picks me up off the ground and kisses my forehead. “You know I will.”
“Okay. I'll do it for you, mio amore.”
“Good girl.”
I look at my suitcase but he grabs my jaw and forces me to look at him. “This is not a vacation. You're on a special assignment, Lucia
I nod but his face hardens and his fingers dig into my skin. ”And I meant what I said—do not fuck them. If I even suspect otherwise, I swear to God...I'll slit your goddamn throat and kill the motherfucker.”
I swallow hard. “I understand. Don't worry, Bruno. I would never do that to you.”