Page 34 of The Mafia's Desire

“If you lie to me, I’ll know it. Right now, I’m just thinking I’ll fire your ass, but you lie, and I will have to hurt you.”

“Fine. A woman was looking for you, and I know how busy you are, so I told her she needed to come back.”

“I want the exact words,” Ethan said. He watched the woman brace herself.

“I called her a whore and insinuated that I was your girlfriend.”

“And what did she say?”

Brenda looked even more nervous. “She told me she’d see you later in bed. She insinuated that she lived here with you.”

“She was telling you the truth. She’s my Sara and will always be with me.”

Brenda’s mouth dropped open. “You’re going to marry her?”

“Not that it’s any of your business, but yes. She’ll be my wife and have my children.”

God, just saying it out loud made Ethan’s plans solidify in his mind.

“Oh, well, I didn’t know you were dating anyone,” Brenda said.

“It’s none of your fucking business. You were here to work, not flirt with me, not turn my woman away, or think you had a chance with me. I really wish I could kill you. I’d take great pleasure doing it, but Thomas here saved your ass. He’ll kick you out of here, and you’ll never set foot on this property again. If I hear about you talking to anyone about this family, I will hunt you down and kill you. Do you understand?”

Brenda had tears pouring down her cheeks. “Y-yes.”

Ethan waved his hand. “Get her the fuck out of here before I change my mind.”

He watched Thomas walk her out before he went over to the small bar he had in his office and poured two glasses of scotch. He downed his and poured another for himself.

“She’s gone. Some of the guys are making sure she gets in her car and leaves,” Thomas said.

Ethan handed him a glass. “Good.” He took half the glass down before he faced Thomas. “How did Sara act?”

“She’s packing.”

Ethan started choking. “She’s what?”

“Packing.”

“Oh, hell no.”

“She said she’ll leave you a note.”

Ethan slammed his glass down. “Why the hell didn’t you tell me this first?”

“Because I know you had to deal with the bitch, and I knew Sara wasn’t getting out of the house without seeing you first.”

Ethan exhaled and nodded. “Okay. Good.”

“As far as I know, she’s still packing,” Thomas said.

“Not for long. I’ll be in my room for the rest of the night. Take care of any emergency that comes about.”

“Your brothers are here. I’ll tell them. Have they met her?”

Ethan rubbed the back of his neck. “No. Fuck. I’ve screwed up in the past but never like this.”

“You can fix this, man.”

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