|Book 1 in Dangerous Mafia Series| Please read this first|
A girl who has secrets and thoughts darker than most.
A boy who will be the leader of the most powerful Mafia in the world.
A past of heartbreak and pain.
Brooklyn Lilac Russo grew up lea...
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My body turns around and I stare at Brooke.
She is wearing a light blue sports bra with plum purple bike shorts. She is sweaty with wild strands of her hair coming out of her bun.
In the corner of my eye, I notice Ricardo is looking at Brooke worriedly. "Brooklyn, what are you talking about?" he asks after a minute of surprised silence.
Brooke takes another step into the room. "I mean that he will not kill me," she answers while playing with her clasped fingers.
"No," Ricardo growls before my mind can catch up to the meaning of her words.
Brooke takes another step, so she is five feet away from me. So close but so far away. "He wants me. No one will get killed or injured if I go with him," she says hesitantly.
My mind finally catches up with the words coming out of her mouth. It takes an embarrassing amount of effort to stay in my chair instead of standing up and grabbing her by the waist before picking her up and carrying her out of this room.
"If it means protecting you then I would gladly go with him," she gulps.
Before she can spew more bullshit I stand up and face her fully. "Brooklyn you are not going anywhere near that bastard. He hurt and scared you both mentally and physically. I will not allow you to go through more tragic shit that will traumatize you even more," I tell her with my heart in my eyes.
She drags her white, peach, and blue sneaker behind her left foot while biting down on her lip. Her eyes water but she blinks the tears away before lifting her chin in a defiant way.
"Too bad you do not get a say in what I do to protect the people I love," she snarls.
I glare at her. "Whatever you are planning to do is stupid and reckless. You have no idea how he will react to you being back in his arms. He could decide to kill everyone you care about just for the sake of hurting you," I caution but my voice seems to grow louder with each word.
I stop talking when Will speaks up. "You know Brooke I do not care about you but even I can agree that whatever is running through that pretty head of yours is reckless," he stated with a knowing look. "Plus, I am too young to die and heaven would not take me and hell will send me off on my merry way."
Brooke glares at a now-smirking Will but I take another step until I am standing in front of her. I grab her chin and move her face to look at mine.
"I know I can not tell you what to do amore mio but do not do something that will force you to leave me. I love you Brooke and I can not live in a world where you are not present," I let my words sink in before continuing. "I love how headstrong and bloody you can be but we should make a plan together as a couple and a mafia. We do not need to worry about you going off on your own to hunt this man down. Understand?" I tell her.
