Semua Bab Consumed by the Mafia: Bab 181 - Bab 185

Michael POV"She is no good." Nonna whacked the back of my head with her spoon."She's perfect." My lips gave her a sly smile. She liked Lucy and she knew it. "She's trouble. You can't handle a woman like that Michael." Nonna's frail hands kept kneading her dough. "I can't handle? Is that a challenge?" I moved to the table to drink my coffee. Despite everything, I felt... better today. Maybe my heart had finally healed. Or maybe I was just in complete denial about how weak it still was and about that letter Lucy left me. But I refuse to give up on us, to give her up. "I love you, bambino. I always knew you would bring honor back to our family, just like mio marito." Her hands stilled as she paused to think of her late husband. "But?" I sighed, knowing that woman always had a cruel twist to anything sweet she said."But you love like your father." She gave me a look I didn't like. "I would never hurt Lucy." My hand tightened around my coffee mug. How could she all people think th

Michael POV"Hang back a minute," I told Vinnie and Paul as everyone left my office. We spent two hours going over every possible move, and all we managed to agree on was that my uncles had to die and I had to solidify my position. We were no closer to a real plan than we'd been a week ago."Want me to talk to Lucy?" Vinnie took a seat in front of my desk."I don't think I would ever ask that of you." I crack a half smile at him."I'm pretty smart with the ladies." "Sure you are. I think we can agree that you are Lucy's least favorite person though." "What do you need Michael?" Paul cut our banter short. He looked exhausted and I didn't blame him. He was old and this shit was getting too deep."Intel." I sighed, fingers rubbing my temples. "What do the five families want as a peace offering.""For one, unfreeze their accounts," Paul said like I was an idiot to take their money in the first place."Eventually," I added a cocky smile. It was so easy to piss that man off."They don't