Page 82 of Surprise Baby for the Mafia Prince

Daniel and Alessandro are throwing punches at each other. My eyes widen in shock. I’ve never seen them like this.

Daniel has a bloody nose, while Alessandro’s eyes look swollen. Daniel reaches to punch Alessandro again when I scream. They both turn to look at me. Alessandro wipes a stain of blood on his busted lip.

“Stay out of this, Adriana,” Alessandro grunts. He punches Daniel unexpectedly, making him lose his balance.

I run to Daniel to help him. “What the fuck is wrong with you?”

Alessandro grunts harshly. “Step away, Adriana. I don’t want to hurt you.”

Letting go of Daniel’s hand, I walk to the space in between them. “You’ll have to hit me first if you want to get to him.”

“Adriana,” Daniel says.

I turn to look at him. He has a cut on the edge of his left eyebrow. It’s bleeding.

“Please, go away,” Daniel adds.

“I’m not leaving here until someone starts talking and you both stop acting like children,” I yell.

“This fica (pussy) doesn’t deserve to live,” Alessandro yells in response.

Daniel lets out a guttural laugh and wipes his bloody nose. “And that bloody hell of a man you call Father does?”

“Don’t you dare talk about him like that!” Alessandro fumes.

“I should have put a fucking bullet through him earlier.”

Alessandro leaps to punch Daniel but I remain on the spot, partially afraid he might hit me as well. He holds himself back just in time.

“Fuck! Adriana! Get the fuck out of here.”

Probably a good idea, but instead, I look him in the eye with a stern gaze. I can hear my heart pounding in fear but I don’t show it. “No.”

Alessandro hisses roughly and goes to punch a wall.

“What happened, Daniel?”

“I only wanted revenge.”

“This ungrateful bastard tried to kill my father,” Alessandro repeats.

I stare at Daniel in disbelief. He doesn’t deny Alessandro’s accusation.

“Daniel?”

“His fucking father killed mine.”

I blink repeatedly, confused by the situation.

“You fucking liar!”

I exchange glances between Daniel and Alessandro. “Can you both please calm down already!” I groan, holding my stomach from the pain.

“Adriana,” Alessandro says.

Daniel reaches for my arm to help me.

“Get your fucking hands off her!” Alessandro yells at him.

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