

He let the man go and walked toward the table at the back of the room, only to come back with a cutter in his hand. His body shook in fear but he refused to answer.

Leaning forward, I snarled into his face. He opened his eyes and stared directly at me. He placed the chair behind me and slowly stepped away. “Here you go, Boss,” Phoenix said a minute later. I saw one of my men scrambling back, doing as I commanded. Taking a deep breath and schooling my features, I stepped away from the strapped man. They were my family, but when one of my own betrayed me, they paid the ultimate price. The anger that took over my body was indescribable. I looked down at the man and his eyes were closed. I lifted my eyes from the battered captive to meet Viktor’s disgusted gaze. He grabbed the captive’s hair and pulled hard until his neck snapped back painfully. Viktor walked around me to stand behind the man. I didn’t take my eyes off the man, but when I saw him flinch, satisfaction coursed through my body. “What the fuck is going on?” My voice boomed around the room. He pushed back against the chair when I stopped in front of him. As I got closer, his already pale face twisted in pain.


I didn’t recognize the captive, but when he looked up at me, his eyes were filled with terror. The basement room was empty except for the chair in the middle and a table at the back. Stomping forward, I found a bloodied man strapped to a chair. I nodded, then walked farther inside, leading the way while Viktor fell into step behind me. “It’s bad,” Viktor said, pointing toward the room. His expression conveyed horror and disgust. My entrance didn’t even faze him, he was so lost in his own thoughts. When I opened the door, I saw Viktor leaning against the wall, his head cast down in defeat. The air around me was stale and my steps were hard against the silence as I prepared myself for the worst. They bowed their heads in respect as I walked by.Īs I stepped into the dark hallway that led to the soundproof basement, my body tensed. I walked out of my office and found a few of my men standing in the hallway, lined up and on guard. Viktor was a crazy bastard, and if something had him this riled up, then it was something big. I could tell it was something really bad. “We’ve got a problem,” a harsh voice said through the phone. He touched it, and brought it alive again.īut if he discovers just how dangerous I am to him…I’ll lose my life. I can’t find my heart under the pain.Īlessio found it. I don’t know what it is to trust anymore. I thought Alessio was only one more man who wanted to use me, hurt me, and throw me away. When I find a strange girl hiding, beaten, under my bed, I don’t let her live out of compassion. I was put here to wipe out every last member of the damn Abandonato mafia, to pay them back for my mother’s death. I wasn’t put on this earth to love or be loved. The Mafia And His Angel: Part 1 (Tainted Hearts #1)Ĭold.
