Page 102 of King of Obsession

Fabio followed, reeling into the dirt and hay strands on the ground.

Bruno tried to lunge at me and scratched at me, trying to slap me.

I launched into a roundhouse kick that threw him into the air and against a post, winding him.

It went down with such rapid fervor that it was all blurry until I realized Alessio and I had the upper hand.

Breathing hard, I moved in a hurry to secure them.

Using some loose ropes on the wall, I tied up Bruno and Fabio, then tracked to Alessio’s side just as he placed the sharp edge of the hoe on the groin of a moaning Rocco.

‘You’re cutting off his balls?’ I murmured.

‘No, yet, cara. If I lean on them, I will.’

Alessio turned to the gasping man beneath him, who was struggling not to writhe in pain lest he lose his crown jewels. ‘When’s your father expected, shithole?

‘He’s not here presently.’

‘That’s not the answer I was looking for, Captain Obvious. When does he arrive?’

Rocco spat at Alessio’s feet. ‘Any time this week. What do you want with him?’

‘What do I want? Well, now that you asked, I want a getaway on the beach with my woman, it’s the shit. Plus, the latest edition of the bestseller, ‘How To Live With A Huge Penis.’ Perhaps a free pass to rip you and all your clan apart if you decide to come after my woman again.’

Rocco groaned. ‘Fuck you. You’ll need to watch your back because we’ll be drilling bullets into it.’

‘Will you now?’ Alessio growled.

With no warning, he crouched and threw a lightning punch at Rocco’s visage.

‘You broke my fucking nose!’ the eldest Conti screamed, clutching his face.

‘Only your nose? How about I get your whole fuckin’ face for you?’

Alessio landed another blow, and Rocco’s head whipped.

He lay keening, howling on the ground for a moment before blacking out.

I stared at my freakish superhero lover as he surged from his crouch. He canted away from me, and returned the hoe to its place on the wall, calm as fuck.

Maybe, just maybe, with him by my side, we had a shot at getting out of this mess after all.

Chapter 20

CLEO

We moved through the barn to catalog images and videos of the lab works inside.

It was a little after nine a.m. by the time we were done.

To my surprise, no one had disturbed our moment with the trio of siblings, so we left them cold and still snoring on the shed floor.

The Caputos were still at mass, so we returned to their Ram 1500.

Its bull bars meant it had sustained minor damage, and we roared out the Conti property the same way we’d arrived.

When we pulled next to Alessio’s SUV on the road, he jerked his chin at me.

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