Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 38

LEIGH-ARI

“I really don’t think we should do this.” Laura dragged her feet behind me as I continued pulling her in a busy street. Gazillion people milling around plus the dang high heels I had on made it all impossible to pull a full-grown human behind me.

“Relax. We will be gone for like a minute.” I contradicted pulling her further into the busy street

“At least we should go back and call that girl… Your girl guard. What’s her name again?” “Raquel? No way! What’s the fun in that?” She was kidding. I successfully got rid of Raquel and there was no way I was going to go back to her again. “The twins…” Oh hell no I wasn’t having any of that. Not when they ran off to God-knows where to do whatever it is they did during the day.

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“Look,” I turned and held her by her arms. ” I know you are worried because they are scary with tats everywhere but I need this. They are always breathing down my neck and I never have time to myself. You won’t believe it, but I can’t even have a simple shower without them showing up and growling next to me. They are animals. But you are here, I am safe. Nothing i s going to happen to me and they won’t know that I slipped off for less than 5 minutes to watch the fountain of water.”

“Okay that sucks and I definitely think you need this! But remember this was your idea and you were dragging me behind you.” She said with a mischievous grin and I knew it was going to go crazy! That’s my girl.

“Yay!” I pulled her in a hug and off we ran. My heart was pounding a mile a second but I decided to play it off. I was going to enjoy this little moment with my girl and nothing was going to stop me. We ran off to the railings that overlooked the sea and watched as the water played from the huge building.

After a moment, we got tired and decided to hail a cab to the bar.

Everything was so good I couldn’t believe any of it. I was happy, free, content! With none of the twins glaring daggers at me or breathing down my neck!

VERNERO

“YOU CANNOT GIVE THE WHOLE EUROPE TO CATTANIO. I HAVE PROTECTED THE EAST WITH MY BLOOD FOR ALL THE YEARS, AND I GET PUNISHED FOR WHAT MY SUBORDINATES HAD DONE?” The meeting was heated, the table was filled with angry lords

who were clearly displeased with the changes.

“You failed to control your minions, Xander. And you left us no choice. Your side of Europe will be under Turantello and you will answer to Vernero from today on. He owns Europe now.”

“This isn’t fair.” Xander seethed from his seat, but there was no turning back. He had lost his reigns and he was now under my control. Enzo’s hand sought out from underneath and he held mine, silently congratulating me for acquiring the east. It wasn’t easy, but we had made i t this far. Now the whole of Europe was under my hand, my control spreading from nation to nation. Owning Europe was the biggest milestone, something even my father had failed to do during his times. We were aiming for the world, and, this was just a right step in the right direction.

A soft vibration called my attention and I fished my phone from my pocket. It was a call from Raquel. My brows bundled up and I felt a chill run down my spine.

“You seem to be occupied with something else, Lord Cattanio.” The chair of the underworld called out and I stealthily placed my phone back into my suit pocket and said nothing. I couldn’t trust myself to speak.

Lorenzo sensed my mood and tensed next to me.

The rest of the meeting lasted for 20 minutes as we were finalizing the agenda. But that 20 minutes felt like an eternity. By the time we were told to leave, I was out the door in a split

second,

happened?” Lorenzo was by my side in

I punched her phone number again and she answered

they ran off to but they aren’t in the bar.” She explained in a panicked voice and I felt bile rise from deep down m

orders as we tore off from Burj Khalifa with the rest of my guys hot on my heels, Enzo was behind the wheel swerving and rounding the busy city, I couldn’t trust anyone with the driving,

as

us the location and she

to say right now but she was going

seaside, and there she was feeding seagulls with no care in the world. She had her shoes off and she was laughing at something her friend had said. She was safe,

anger boiled inside me, she was so fuckin’ careless, so careless that it angered

of our angry footsteps had her turning and the smile on her face dropped instantly when she spotted us. She

up,

explain.” She raised her hands up in surrender,

threw her on the hood on her stomach with

off the car. Lorenzo came in and held her down, then caught her busy fists in his hand,

should hurt, Tesoro,” Lorenzo called out in a

healthy blow on her

my hand again, then landed

until the inside of my palm was numb. When I couldn’t feel my hand anymore, I pulled her off the hood and crashed her body to me. She

his suit coat and draped it over her small body. I fixed it and continued rocking her as she cried her heart out on

am sorry.” She

be,” I replied

nodded, then turned to find her friend standing a few feet from us, with a

“You!”

voice trembled as she tried to pull

She tried to stop but I told her we should go.” Leigh defended even before I

the car and she nodded rapidly. Lorenzo the the keys to her and

filled with Leigh sobbing silently in

been so scared when Raquel told me she lost her. I had felt like I lost it for a second. Especially after what had gone down in the meeting. She was in the most dangerous zone but she didn’t even know

let her leave but Enzo told me she will be okay, so with that, I left them

gotten herself kidnapped. Only because she doesn’t listen.” I roared once

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seeing her girl. She didn’t think.” Lorenzo smoothed

without even knowing how dangerous they are. She could have died. Does she know that?” The thought of it

that place, it’s under Xander. Xander’s mansion is just a kilometer from where she was. And Xander literally swore to kill me in the meeting. He could have shot her, or taken her, or anything.” My breathing was rising

pulled me in a big