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The Life Sacrifice Chapter 12
GIANNA "Why do I have to put these on again?" "They're made of sheepskin; they'll protect your hands, especially your knuckles, from bruising. Just trust us." I was the one to ask for this, but now that we're here, I'm getting nervous. "Okay, let's go." It's best I do it now while I've got the nerve anyway. After hanging my mother's portrait temporarily in the room, I now occupied at the Russo mansion; I felt like my head would explode with anger after everything that has transpired these last few weeks. Listening to that Jimmy person had opened my eyes to more of the truth of what really happened when I was too young to understand. From what I gathered, Becky had targeted my mother somehow. Jimmy didn't know exactly, but I doubt even he knew that I was reading between the lines of all he said and drew my own conclusions. Somehow knowing that made my anger towards Becky burn brighter than before, and it was the last straw for me. Throughout this whole ordeal, I never gave m
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 13
GABRIEL "What kind of big brother are you?" "Well, hello to you t…wait a minute, big brother. What happened to the twins? Did something happen to them?" "It's not what happened to them but what they did." "What did they do this time?" He came further into the room and plopped down on the divan in my sitting room. "They took Gianna to confront Becky, no scratch that, they took her to fight her." "Come again." "Yep!" "Was Gia hurt?" "No, thankfully, she wasn't." "Good, I hope she broke her fucking neck." "Lance!" I looked away from my laptop long enough to glare at him. "Not the response I was expecting. She could've been hurt." "But she wasn't right." "That's not the point." "Let me ask you a question. Were the twins with her?" "Yes, of course." "Do you think they'd let anything happen to her?" "Of course not." "Then what's the problem? The way I see it, you and I would've done the same thing. She tormented the girl her whole life. You and I bo
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 14
VICTORIA "What is this? Turn it off; I don't want to see it." This had to be another one of Gabe Russo's sick twisted jokes. "I'm sorry, Miss, but I'm afraid that's not possible. If there is nothing else." The stewardess bitch walked away like a drone leaving me seated next to this ass who kept going on and on about how he was going to make it up to me for being gone as if I care. My body still shook with anger and humiliation at the way I'd been treated, but the kernel of fear I feel in my gut stems from the fact that my money was gone. After Gabe and Gia left, I held onto that one thing, knowing that no matter what, at least I had my little nest egg. It was more than a few thousand dollars and more than enough to get me started over somewhere until I got back in the game. I'd learned from Becky that with money, you can do anything, no matter how bad everything else might be; with money in my pocket, I always stand a chance. I bet it was that bitch Ella who seemed to have just
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 15
VICTORIA "What's this place?" I squinted my eyes against the brightness of the room that seemed to reflect the sunlight no matter where I looked. There was a weird taste in my mouth, and my head felt like it was stuffed with cotton balls. I looked over at the two people in the room who didn't seem to have heard me and realized that I'd said the words internally and not out loud. When I did try to speak, my lips seemed weirdly stuck together. I was in that strange place between sleep and wake, just before the fog lifts completely, and it took a few tries to clear my head before reality dawned. The last thing I remember was getting off the plane, but I have no idea how long ago that was or what the hell happened between then and now. The events leading up to the plane ride came back in bits and spurts, and I cleared my throat to speak again. "Where's Jimmy?" The two people in the room didn't answer, just kept staring at me without saying or doing anything. I started to think they w
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 16
DRACO "What am I paying you four for again?" "Sir?" Reel it in Draco; you can't blame them for not being able to do what you yourself can't. Yeah, but I'm at the end of my rope. I've been racing against the clock in the last couple of weeks, trying to get ahead of my son and failing miserably. It's not just the Sicily situation that has me on edge these days either, but my son seems to have gone rogue in a way that not even I expected. I'm almost embarrassed to admit that the only reason I know anything about his doings is because he's allowing me to. What do I mean by that? The boy has straight-up run an Op singlehandedly from his bedroom where he knows I can easily see what he's up to. I'm not sure, but I think my guys are having way more fun working with him than they ever did with me. Of course, I'm the mook who's trying to go legit while these fucks live for the dark side. I guess they were getting bored with my shit, and he's lit a spark under their asses. It would be fun
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 17
GABRIEL "Hey, your guy just moved a shit ton of cash in the last few days. I traced the transfer to an account that has been open in his daughter's name since she was about three months old." "Oh really!" "Yeah. Not only that, but from his movements, it looks like he's tying up loose ends almost like he's preparing to go away or something." "Ok, thank you." I sat back and smiled after hanging up the phone with one of dad's people who specializes in financial forensics. I've been keeping my eye on Felix this whole time, watching his movements listening in on his calls to get a feel for where his mind is at. He had no idea that Becky had been attacked and was in the hospital until I made sure that one of the women she'd tried so hard to befriend knew about her circumstances. Of course, word had already got back to him that she'd been staying in a motel, and then once she was moved to the homeless city, I made sure those same women were made aware. Just to up her embarrassment a
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 18
GABRIEL I thought it best to give Fontane a call and let him know we were coming. He's been living in the bottom of a bottle the last two weeks. This visit was as much for him as it was her; even though he didn't know I knew it, he should at least get to say goodbye. I may have overshot this one as well because she was visibly shocked by his appearance. He looked gaunt as if he'd lost weight since the last time we saw him, and there was a sadness in his eyes that I personally thought was too little too late, but that's just me. She's his kid, and as much of an ass as she knows he is, I could understand how his appearance rocked her a little. I guess I was here for myself as well to some extent. Maybe it was my last shot at giving him a chance to be some type of father to his daughter and not the selfish prick he's always been. I'm still not sure where we landed on that scale. First, he answered the door looking like a lost puppy. His conversation was disjointed at best, with a
The Life Sacrifice Chapter 19
GABRIEL Paris! What's not to love? I already had my plans mapped out before we even left the states because I knew I would be playing it close. Even though the flights in between the two cities are relatively short, especially by private plane, the drive out to the convent where the runaway was supposed to be would bite into my time. I hadn't had time to find an airport or landing strip close to where she is because a lot of Sicily is still old school, it seems like, and the place she's at is like stepping back in time, at least that's what it looks like on paper. So, knowing my family and their personalities, I set things in motion through well-placed hints and suggestions. I knew the girls would hit the ground running, which works out perfectly for me. The whole family had decided to get involved, and Gianna's grandmother, due to her reconnection with my nana and wanting to be there for her granddaughter's first coming out ball, was no exception. Pop was nervous as hell from
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