I give Mindy a short tour before we head into my office. She’s off today, but I’m surprised she came to see me even though I’ve invited her to come to my office at any time. An emotion I can’t really name comes over me at the look of her sweet face.
“Hi,” Mindy whispers sweetly after I close the door to my office.
“Hi.” I pull Mindy’s body flush against mine, and I devour her lips.
My sweet woman opens for me like I knew she would. When she moans into my mouth, it takes all my self-control to end the kiss. My slacks are tight as fuck because my dick is ready for some action. But I’ve never been a man who was led by his smaller head, so I take a step back.
When I adjust myself, Mindy looks at me and bites her lip. The lustful gaze almost makes me want to forget where we are and throw her little ass on my desk and fuck the shit outta her. Instead, I shake my head and walk over to the couch and pull her down beside me.
“If you keep looking at me like that…” I lick my lips instead of finishing my sentence.
Mindy chuckles and playfully taps my chest. She’s absolutely glowing with a beautiful smile covering her face. I take her hand in mine and kiss it.
“I’m glad you finally came to visit me; did you want to get lunch?”
“We can, after we talk.”
For the first time, I notice that Mindy seems nervous. A frown covers my face before I can stop it. There are many reasons people need to be nervous around me, but she is the only person who doesn’t have a single one.
“Okay,Coniglia. You can tell me anything, you know that.”
“Why is Jules following me? Is it because… you’re a part of the mob,” she whispers the last part and looks around as if we aren’t in my soundproof office.
I want to smile at how cute she is. Of course, she doesn’t know that my office is soundproof and the fact that I’m not a part of the mob… I am the mob. But I don’t smile or laugh because my little bunny rabbit is obviously scared of my answer.
My only problem with her fear is that I don’t want to scare her even more. I’m not sure if I should tell her the truth. What if she wants to leave me because of my lifestyle? Hell, she doesn’t even know the half of it. Not many people can understand my compulsion for murder. However, since Mindy has been in my life, I haven’t felt the need to kill.
“Coniglia, Jules is your bodyguard. I am a very powerful man; all of our family has protection. I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you, but Jules was supposed to stay out of sight.”
“Okay, but you still didn’t answer the question. Are you in the mob, Luca?”
“Mindy!” I hear yelling outside my office before I can answer her question.
“Stay here, baby, I need to see what’s going on.” I kiss her hand before getting up and heading to the door.
I’m almost relieved at the intrusion. The last thing I want to do is lie to Mindy, but I don’t want to tell her the truth either. This situation is something that I’m definitely not used to dealing with.
The yelling gets louder, and I’m baffled. Nobody in their right mind would yell in a Dalonzo owned building. Especially when I’ve been left in charge because my brother is taking care of the real family business. When I step into the hall, the scene in front of me has me smiling. This will definitely be interesting.
“You stupid bitch!” Ross Stewart screams.
I turn around to see Mindy standing behind me, wide-eyed. I don’t have to wonder what emotion she’s feeling because it is one I’m very familiar with— fear. She is absolutely terrified of her ex-husband.
Before I can threaten the asshole, he rushes towards us. My first instinct is to protect Mindy, so I grab her and move her to the side. Like the coward he is, Ross is aiming for Mindy, so he doesn’t see the punch I throw.
The hit lands, and Ross stumbles back but doesn’t fall. His red face and wild eyes tell me all I need to know about this asshole. He’s high out of his mind right now, and there’s no telling what he might do.
As soon as the thought flashes in my mind, Ross pulls out a knife. It pisses me off that this man was not only able to get into my building, but with a weapon. I have no idea how he got passed security, but someone will lose their life behind this fuck up.
“Mindy, go into the bathroom and lock the door,” I calmly direct her.
I keep my eyes on Ross even though I want to make sure Mindy knows I’m serious.
“Luca, please be careful,” Mindy’s teary response comes from behind me.
Shortly after, I hear my personal bathroom door close and the click sounds on the lock. I know it won’t be long before our security arrives, so I know this ass whooping has to be quick. And as much as I want to kill this son-of-a-bitch, I know I can’t.
“So, you think you can just take my wife? I’ll kill her before I let anyone else have her,” Ross growls, lunging for me.
