What happens when Ruby Morningstar's life is turned upside down when John's old boss's son kills their dog and steals John's car?
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Giggles escape me as I'm on the kitchen counter, John signed an AMA form leaving the hospital weeks earlier than he should have but considering he was there for a week is a miracle. Just as John got on his knees, the doorbell rings and we look to one another before leaving the kitchen. John is in leather pants and only leather pants while I'm in this three piece black lingerie set with gold chains.
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Going upstairs to grab my robe, I look outside from the balcony to see black vans here with guards. Who's here? Leaving the room heading downstairs, my eyes connect with a man with short black hair, light tan skin and dark brown eyes "Hello" he greets holding his hand out "I'm Santino D'Antonio"
"Santino this is my wife Dr. Ruby Juliet Morningstar, RJ" John introduces us "baby this is an old friend of mine"
"Morningstar?" He asks looking at me "any relation to Lucifer Morningstar?"
"He's my father" I answer motioning to the living room "D'Antonio? Any relation to Gianna D'Antonio?"
"My sister" he confirms as we sit down "do you know one another?"
"She slept with my dad" I say
He looks to a the photos on the mantle, some with Helen and others with me and the kids. I told John that I'd didn't mind the photos with him and Helen, that if he wants to keep them up it's his decision. "You don't mind the photos of him and his ex wife?"
"If it weren't for her" I lean back in the chair "John wouldn't have retired"
He nods his head as John comes in handing Santino some coffee "Listen, John, with all sincerity" he looks at John, he wants John to do a job for him "I don't want to be here"
"Please don't" John begs "I'm asking you not to do this"
"What's going on?" I ask
"RJ" he asks me "do you know what" pulling out this metal device that only is used between assassins and someone from the high table. It's a marker, a blood path debt "a marker is?"
"Could you give John and I a moment?" I ask him
"RJ"
"John" yanking him to his feet pulling him to the hallway "accept it"
"RJ" he shakes his head "I got out of it"
"You have to honor it John" placing my hands on either side of his face "John I love you and I'm not raising our children without you, Santino if he and you have a blood debt then you have to agree or he kills you" tears run down my face, one downside of pregnancy hormones "so please just this once, honor the blood debt then we can be free. For good"
He's silent before nodding his head, wiping away my tears we head back in "Who?"
"I didn't want to do this John" he shakes his head "if you had stayed retired, I would have respected it. Look at you, you're thinking about it aren't you? You've counted the guards outside and want to know how long it'll take to kill me?"
"Just tell me" John demands "what you want"
"I want you to kill my sister" Why? Why does he want John to kill Gianna?
"Why?" I demand
"There are twelve seats at the high table" he says "well fourteen counting the Volturi and Morningstar's if you will but they rarely involve themselves with the Table" The name Volturi goes through me, the Volturi? As in the same Volturi as him? "Camorra, Mafia, and Ndrangheta. The Chinese. The Russian. When my father died...he willed his seat to her"
"And you want John to kill Gianna" I ask "because you'll be placed at the table. When John does this it's over, John will be retired" I am not risking anything, not with this man. If he wasn't placed as the head then there's a good reason for it "if you go back on this you will be next to Viggo Tarasov, his son Iosef and a few other people who are currently being tortured"
He nods his head "Yes, we all know what happened. My condolences for what happened that led to their...untimely loss"
***
"If you dare" warning Santino who pays the blood debt between him and John, John is in Italy at Gianna's coronation executing her. The Volturi would most likely be there and I'm not risking seeing him, it would be too hard.
Before him, I was a virgin. I never dated anyone. I never kissed anyone. I was saving myself for the man I loved and I thought it was him, but it wasn't. He tricked me and I couldn't believe I fell for it, how couldn't I see past him for the lie he spun. I'm the daughter of the Devil! I should have seen it coming! But I didn't.
I left Italy the day I found out I was pregnant with Talon, making a vow to never step foot in Italy again until years have gone by. I plan on making it two hundred years before I go back.
"Go back on this, put a contract on John or any of my family" Santino looks into my eyes "you will regret it"
"Duly noted" he nods his head
As I was leaving the room, I look back to Santino "And Santino, if I find out any of your people tried to kill my husband I'll personally come for you. If you know the rules of the Continental don't apply to me" dad informed me this last night "so if I kill you on Continental grounds I won't be excommunicated or anything" looking at him "and I never make things quick like John, I take my time"
