Camilla The music thumped through the walls of the alcove. It was a dull bass beat that matched the throb of anger building inside me. The man, Alfredo still had his hand suspended in the air, frowning at Lucas."You think I'm scared of you, pretty boy?" Alfredo spat but he lowered his hand. "I have an alliance with your father, boy. You touch me, and the alliance is off."Lucas stepped closer, and the air in the alcove seemed to tighten with tension. He was wearing that smile again and my stomach flipped for reasons I refused to examine."Alfredo," Lucas began quietly, "you know I don't really give a fuck about that, right?"Alfredo's smile fell. "You'd start a war over this? Over some bitch and a waitress?"Lucas tilted his head, studying Alfredo like he was examining a particularly uninteresting specimen. "What I start," he said quietly, "is my fucking business."Alfredo swallowed hard. I could see him trying to summon back the bravado he'd had a moment ago, but it was gone. Just
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