Page 17 of An Alpha's Affair


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Instead of luxuriating in Luca’s powerful embrace, I let him go. I regret not waiting for a man who would protect me. I regret falling for a snake. I regret a lot of things. But in this moment, I will learn from my mistakes and forget about my regrets.

“Be well, Mindy,” Luca’s deep rumble reverberates around the room.

“Same to you, Luca.”

I quickly turn away from him and make my way to the door. There’s a tall man with dark hair and eyes waiting in the hall. After he introduces himself, we head to the garage. This whole night has been a whirlwind of foolishness. But at least I made it out alive.

It isn’t long before we’re pulling up to my cousin Karlie’s place. Her two-story townhouse is a beacon of hope for me, and my heart leaps in joy that I don’t have to go back to my house of horrors. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I couldn’t be happier.

“Thanks for the ride.”

“Not a problem, Ms. Stewart,” the driver says with a nod.

I don’t remember telling Luca my last name, but I guess I did. I have to admit that I’ve been on a rollercoaster, so there’s no telling what I told the man. Maybe Dr. Walters told him. After all, I did have to give the doctor almost my full medical history, so he could put in a prescription for my headache. I told him that I could just get some over the counter drug, but he insisted that Luca wouldn’t like that.

I made my way to the front door, and although I was eager to be here, I was not enthusiastic about having to explain my bruised face. My battered outside would eventually heal, but I know it will take years to trust a man again. I’m just glad that I can always count on my family.

Once I knock, I hear movement and an enthusiastic squeal. I smile at my crazy cousin’s excitement. Karlie is three years olderthan me, but we grew up super close. I’m glad her job moved her here last year. It gave us a chance to somewhat reconnect through social media.

“Heeeey! It’s my favorite—” Karlie’s words die off as she looks at my face.

I want to hang my head in shame. I want to regret coming here, but I meant what I said.

No more regrets.

“I had nowhere else to go,” I choke out.

The tears finally come without my permission. I’ve held it together throughout the night. I never cried in front of Luca, the doctor, or in the shower by myself. But the look on my cousin’s face breaks me all the way down.

I can finally admit it…I am broken.

CHAPTER

SEVEN

OBSESSION

LUCA

It’s been a week since Mindy left my house, and I wish I could say that I went back to normal. Well, normal for me, that is. I have tried to get the woman out of my head, but no matter what, she haunts my every thought.

My family is on the verge of a war, but all I can do is obsess over her well-being. I have been watching her every move. The only person who has any idea of what I’ve been doing and where I’ve been is Paolo. I couldn’t keep a secret from him even if I wanted to. Paolo has a way of making me want to talk to him. I’ve always been amazed at his ability to be empathetic and psychotic at the same time.

Niro had been calling me nonstop, and I was ignoring his calls, but now I know that my brother’s club was almost blown up. I’m pissed that I missed getting revenge on the assholes who tried to take us out. Not to mention all of the innocent people they could’ve killed in the process.

We might be a mob family, but we live by a code. We don’t kill innocents. People who have nothing to do with our lifestyle stay out of harm’s way. However, it looks like the Giuliani family has other ideas.

Now, I’m headed to my brother’s house so we can have a meeting to discuss our next steps. Ro has always been diplomatic, but I’m ready to do my job. Being the family hitman comes natural to me, and I’m ready to contribute.

My obsession got in the way of me being there when Ro questioned the men who tried and failed to throw Molotov cocktails inside a crowded club. I know my brother did what had to be done, but I would have made sure they understood how big of a mistake it was that they made. They would’ve begged me to kill them.

Now, I find myself worked up like never before as I pace back and forth in my brother’s home office. “I knew those dirty motherfuckers were trying to take us down! I’m going to kill their entire fucking family,” I seethe.

I don’t regret keeping an eye on Mindy, but my rage from missing taking out a few Giuliani scum is palpable.

“We have to be strategic about this shit, Luca. We can’t just go on a rampage,” Niro responds.

I know that Niro is clear-headed, and he makes a lot of sense, but I don’t want to hear that shit right now. I want revenge. The blood lust is back, and my silent killer is being loud about needing retribution.