Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 181

Chapter 181

The Lucano and Casalini families were at war now–a beef so nasty it’d make a slaughterhouse look tame.

For Stephanie, Richard was personal, a walking scar.

He’d been Sebastian’s brother once,

ught as hell. Sebastian had trusted him, counted on him, treated him like blood.

And Valentina–that backstabbing snake–had played the bestic card with her, all fake grins and bullshit.

In Long Harbor these past years, Stephanic had been itching top into Richard, her hate bubbling, never letting up.

Now she’d finally got her chance, and all that built–up rage was spilling out.

Richard’s patience was wearing thin as she hung on.

“Stefi, I said let go,” he growled, his voice dipping into something colder, meaner.

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Richard’s grip clamped down on her jaw again, no mercy. Stephanie flinched, her teeth popping apart as the pain hit, a thin streak of blood dripping from her lip.

“Take me back,” she hissed, teeth gritted, anger roaring through her voice.

Richard raised an eyebrow. “I stuck my neck out grabbing you–you think I’m just gonna drop you off, my little fiancée?”

Before the words even settled, Stephanie spat another glob of blood right in his face, quick and dead–on.

Richard wiped at the mess on his cheek. “You grew up fine, but what’s with this attitude now?”

Back in Fiorenza, she’d been a different vibe–quiet, sweet, always stuck to Sebastian’s side like a shadow.

She’d call him “Seb” in that soft, lilting voice, so gentle it could thaw a glacier.

Now? This spitfire energy of her threw him for a loop.

Over on Sebastian’s side, Elliot gave the rundown, voice calm but tight. “Sir, Richard says if you don’t back off, he’ll take Miss Giovanni down with him–jump the chopper and call it a day.”

Sebastian’s eyes narrowed, a cold spark flickering in them.

A chill rolled off him, sharp and deadly. “Find out what the hell he wants,” he growled, keeping his rage on a tight leash.

Elliot nodded. “On it.”

Back at Shallow Bay Area, the night wind sliced through, smoke and gunpowder still clogging the air.

Ella had been on the phone with Stephanie when it all went nuts–screams, shots, total chaos.

Ignoring the pain in her tailbone, she’d jumped off the hospital bed and raced to Shallow Bay.

No cops

called–she wasn’t that dumb. This mess was too messy

She’d figured it out ages ago: Stephanie ran with big dogs, the kind you don’t rat out. Calling the law could backfire hard.

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Worried out of her mind. Ella had to check it out herself. But the second she got there, she saw Lorenzo going full savage.

gun in his hand, the

act,

solid here., Macro mumbled under his breath.

slid his gun back and

turned–locking eyes with Ella

have time for weirdness. Fear choked her up, hier legs shaky as hell.

blood–pooled on the

drifting down, it was like a horror flick, red soaking

nothing came out–just big,

her heart pounding so hard it might break a

long legs eating up the distance. “Back already?

blanked. Her brain couldn’t process his words.

Lorenzo’s brow furrowed.

head. “Guess Sebastian went soft

muttered, rubbing the

damn near wiped him out–he was still huffing, working the kink out of his

as well sign

a cold stare at Ella. “What’re you doing here?”

together every bit of nerve

heart

response was flat, done. “You won’t see her for a bit.”

popped wide, confusion all

her,” Lorenzo said

She was

Who? When?” She stood there, her mind turning into a

the guy growing up with her. She’d never heard her mention of this fiancé.

Shallow Bay Area looking like a battlefield–is that him too?

stuck,

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out a cigarette, lit it

stuttered, “I–1 can.” She nodded, legs still

isn’t your vibe,” Lorenzo said, flicking her a

blurted out, worry

her like a brick.

realized that back then,

out that Stephanie had more than just

turned Shallow Bay Area into this mess wasn’t a lightweight–thinking of that, panic started creeping up

it over, taking a drag. “Not danger, exactly. She might catch some heat,

was a twisted creep–he knew that for

wall between Stephanie and Sebastian finally gone, no one knew what that slimeball might try.

up in Long Harbor now? Probably sniffed out that Stephanie and Sebastian were tight. Ella’s eyes got watery at “catch some heat.” “What do we do?

hell,” she added, staring at

Stephanie’s temper, she’d go head–to–head with anybody. Ella was scared she’d be too hardheaded and get hurt. Lorenzo wasn’t

watched Ella trembling in the wind, tears streaking

people wrapped around her finger–her fiancé won’t touch her,” he said, throwing out some offhand reassurance.

Total dirtbag, Macro

random promise, but he’d latched onto it–parading around Fiorenza, bragging

with that excuse, loud and obnoxious about it.

• him out, but Richard slipped away every

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get under Sebastian’s skin–didn’t care about the Casalini family

He just shrugged

voice quiet. “But Stefi and

sorry for yourself. Lorenzo holds grudges–you almost pulling his pants down? He’s going to get you back for that someday,” Macro said with a smirk, all

back, her heart thumping

around, snagging Macro by the collar and hauling him off like

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