Page 14 of The Mafia's Desire

“Yes. I have people keeping an eye on things there so I know what’s happening at all times.”

Alastair nodded. “What about Perkins?”

“He’s been taken care of.”

“Good. No chance of finding him?”

“No. He’s in the middle of the lake.”

Alastair nodded. “One last thing. What’s going to happen with Sara? Logan showed interest in her if you didn’t want her.”

Ethan shook his head. “Tell Logan she’s mine, and she’s staying mine.”

“Does she know it yet?”

Ethan shook his head. “I’ll take your idea of how to get a woman and keep her in the room until she wants me.”

Alastair laughed. “Your woman is under the impression that you’ll kill her once she’s well.”

Ethan shook her head. “We’ll deal with that. At no time was I going to hurt or kill her.”

Alastair rolled his eyes. “I could have guessed that.”

“Is that all? I’ve got a few things to do, and then I have to crash.”

“Are you staying with her?”

“Not tonight. I want her to be healed a bit more before I start the war.”

“It just might be harder than you think.”

“I hope not, but I’m ready if that’s the way she wants it.”

“You can go.”

Ethan got to the door before Alastair called out to him.

“I’m glad you’re back, cousin.”

Ethan nodded. “I am, too.”

Chapter Seven

Sara was sitting up in bed later the next day when Ethan walked into the room. Beth and Faith sat on the bed, talking with her. She tried to keep the fear from her eyes, but she couldn’t hide the fact that she tensed.

“Hello, girls.”

“Hi, Ethan,” Beth and Faith said as they stood.

“You won’t mind if I have a word with Sara, will you?”

The two shook their heads, but Beth turned to Sara. “Are you okay with this?”

“She’s fine, girls. You know I won’t harm her.”

“He really won’t,” Faith said and patted her hand.

She knew they were trying to make her feel better, but it wasn’t working. She smiled to try to reassure them.

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