Page 136 of Tempting All The Way

“Anyone else feel like they’re in a really bad mafia movie right now?” I mutter, my eyes jumping from person to person in the room. Lucy glares at me. “Nope, just me I guess.” I shake my head.

“Dom, please put the gun down. We can talk this out. Rationally,” Lucy says, before standing in front of him.

He’s quick to push her behind his back. “This is me being rational, babe.”

“Right, my bad,” Lucy grunts.

“Hey, Savvy, have you landed?” a woman’s cheery voice fills the speaker.

“Yes, I need you to talk some damn sense into your nephews,” Savannah says.

“Which ones? And what have they done now?”

“Matteo and Dominic are currently in a standoff with guns drawn on each other. Neither will listen to me.”

“Fucking hell, Matteo, put the gun down.”

“Zia Rye, this really doesn’t concern you,” Matteo answers.

“Matteo, don’t make me call your mother and tell her she has to bury a son,” she says.

“What makes you think I’m the one who will die here?” Matteo asks her.

“Because I know both of you. And sorry, babe, but Dominic’s got that psychotic McKinley gene going on.” She laughs.

Dominic smiles. “Thanks, Aunt Reilly.”

“It’s not a compliment, Dom. Now, either you both put the guns down, or I’m going to have to call in reinforcements. In the form of your mothers.”

“My mom would tell me to shoot first,” Matteo says confidently.

“Usually, but not when it’s family.”

“Fine, I’m getting bored anyway.” Matteo lowers his weapon and holsters it.

Dominic smiles at him, which is odd. He never smiles. And this makes twice in one day. “If you ever try to fuck my girlfriend around, I will shoot you. Family or not,” he warns Matteo before dropping his own gun.

“Next time, we’re not bringing them,” Lucy tells Savannah.

“Deal,” Savannah replies.

I’m so fucking confused. I thought the McKinleys and the Valentinos were just friends? Now I find out they’re family.

“Right, now that you’ve decided to be adults again, I have better things to do. Oh, and Chase and Hope are in Melbourne. Make sure you pay them a visit, Matteo,” their aunty says before disconnecting the call.

“Fucking Chase,” Matteo groans.

“Be nice,” Savannah says.

“How exactly are you two related?” I ask, pointing between Matteo and Dom.

“We have mutual family.Weare not related, just share two cousins, an aunt and an uncle.”

“Right.” Because that clears it up for me. “Let’s finish this then, before someone ends up bleeding out on my carpet,” I say.

“I like you. You’re hired.” Matteo grins at me.

“Hired for what?” I laugh.

“I have a lot of business here in Australia. I’m firing my current team and you’re taking over,” he replies like it’s a done deal.

What the fuck? How the hell did I just get myself mixed up with the mafia?

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