Page 80 of The Silence Lies

“Hey!” Marco barks at us. It’s enough to distract me, and when Luca throws a fist to the same spot as before, I see stars and taste the faint tang of blood coating my tongue.

The guy can fucking fight. I should have reminded myself of that, but I’m just too damn furious to care. I’ve only just got to a place with Sera where she’s comfortable enough for me to get close to and in a matter of fucking days, she’s in bed with the guy who saw her as a way to reap his revenge.

“What the fuck is going on with you two?” Matteo shouts as he slips between us, forcing us apart with his hands to our chests. “You guys are on the same team!”

“Are we?” I snap while Marco pulls me backwards. My chest heaves as I stare Luca down, images of him plowing into Sera fill my mind with waves of disgust. “Because I don’t think Fontana and I are even on the same fucking planet!”

“Really?” Luca scoffs, swiping at his bloody nose. “What did I do?”

“You know what you did!”

There’s a split second where Luca thinks about what I’ve said before his lips lift with conviction.

“She told you then?” he smirks, which only makes my blood boil hotter. I don’t know what fucking game he’s playing, or how much he played a part in Sera’s decision, but if there is one thing I know about Fontana, it’s that he’s not a one woman kind of man. “Tell me what pisses you off more, her wanting me too? Or the thought of you having to share her?”

I lunge for him again, but Marco is quick to yank me back, pinning my arms behind my back. “Stay the fuck away from her!”

Luca presses forward with a look of satisfaction plastered to his lips. “Newsflash, Marchese,” he whispers. “She’s a grown woman, she can do what she wants. She can fuck who she wants.”

We stutter into silence until realization dawns on Matteo and his eyes widen. But I’m too focused on Luca’s smug look to care about shocking the twins. They must have had some idea about Sera and I, but I don’t think anybody saw anything happening between her and Luca.

“She doesn’t deserve your fucking games!”

“What fucking games?” he scoffs, throwing his hands in the air. “Last time I checked, she was the one who initiated it.”

I tug away from Marco’s grip. “I’m warning you, Fontana.”

“She wants us both, Marchese! Deal with it!”

“Like fuck I will!”

We both draw our guns out at the same time, our eyes narrowing on one another.

“What the hell is going on out here?!” Sera’s voice pierces the air. We all turn, breathless and angry to see her marching towards us with Giovanni in tow. She takes one look at Luca, then at me. “Put your guns down, now!”

“You first,” I sneer at Luca.

He lets up first, turning his palms into the air in surrender before returning his gun to the back of his slacks.

“Are you both done acting like cavemen?” Sera chides, pointing her accusation at me.

“He started it,” Luca laughs. “The man is so fucking insecure he can’t handle the idea of sharing.”

“Enough!” Sera screams.

We’re all still standing out in the courtyard. There’s a blend of confusion and shock charging the atmosphere, tensions running high as we attempt to battle our way through this fucked up situation.

“You’re both grown ass men! Start fucking acting like it!” Sera runs a hand through her hair. This probably wasn’t how she saw her day starting. But I’m not going to hide the fact that I’m beyond pissed off. I’m pretty sure there’s some kind of bro-code to cover this sort of thing happening. And while Luca is right, Sera can be with whoever she wants, I’m still not okay with this sharing shit.

“Maybe we should sit down and talk?” Sera suggests, gesturing back towards the house.

“No!” I snap, tucking my gun away. “I’m done fucking talking.”

“So fucking mature,” Luca mutters, rolling his eyes. If it weren’t for the pain radiating through my fist, I’d give him another punch.

“Luca!” She glares at him before reaching for me.

I shrug her off. The last thing I want to be is anywhere near her right now.

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