Page 7 of Assassin's Obsession

"If you see her anywhere in New York, you will avoid her like she's got the plague and breathing the same air as her will cause your death." Angelo pauses. "Because it will."

For the second time ever, I soak my G-string as a shudder of arousal works its way up from my bare feet to the top of my head, leaving pleasure firing along all my neuroreceptors in its wake.

Angelo's jaw goes taut, like he knows what's happening to me. "Get dressed and go home."

My heart twinges at the rejection couched in consideration.

I shake my head. "I still have two hours of my shift."

"I'll square it with Ugo." Angelo mentions the GM, not Gino, his assistant.

I swallow and nod, too turned on by this show of protectiveness to speak.

Then without another look in my direction, Angelo yanks the man who attacked me to his feet and drags him toward the back of the club. The guy's friends go the opposite way, toward the front exit.

I wouldn't lay odds they'll be picking him up in the alley like Angelo told them to.

Chapter 3

ANGELO

Walking away from my girl when she's turned on only increases my rage at the man in my hold.

If not for him, I could be in the club watching Candi. But he had to ruin tonight for both her and me.

I shove him through the door to the back. A john steps out into the hall, takes one look at me and rushes back into the room he came out of.

"Angelo, you can't kill that guy." Nerissa hustles past me and turns to face me.

Ugo's right behind her, but he's looking like he wants to be anywhere but here.

"I'm not going to kill him." Losing a hand is final, not fatal. "I'll even put a tourniquet on his arm so he doesn't bleed out before his friends can get Ronnie here to an ER."

I told them to pick him up in the alley and if they don't abandon him, he'll be fine. Mostly.

Ronnie starts struggling again. "Don't let him take me out there and beat me up. He already broke my hand. I'm going to sue this place!"

"I'm serious." Nerissa steps to block the hallway more completely. "You know things are tense right now."

"Nerissa, I respect that you have the balls to try to stand in my way." I can count the people on one hand that would stand up to me with such cool.

Salvatore De Luca's sister and second-in-command has balls of steel.

"Good. Let him go and we can keep respecting each other."

Ugo is inching along the wall, like he's looking for a door to duck into. Salvatore needs a better GM for this place.

"This piece of shit assaulted one of the dancers in your club. I am taking care of the problem for you."

Nerissa gives thestronzoin the cheap suit an icy glare. "I'll take care of it."

I shake my head. "No can do. He touched Candi and that made it personal."

"Did you start dating?" Ugo asks, his voice an octave above his normal pitch.

What kind of made man is he?

"She's mine. That's all you need to know."

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