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It makes no sense, but Niko’s comment pushes me to the edge. “Oh, and what? You’ll marry her off to one of your men like you did with Lucy here?”
“Watch yourself, Liam.” Donovan straightens to his full Hulk-like height. I’m big and strong, but I’m not dumb enough to take on Donovan Ricci. At least, I’m not dumb enough to provoke him.
“I thought getting married was your idea?” Lucy quips to Donovan.
“It was.” He turns to her. “It was the best damn idea I ever had.” He grins like a lovesick loon. Lucy waggles her brows.
I’m in hell. “The point is, you can’t protect her fully. You think I’ve bitten off too much? You’ve got your business, and now the Abate business, you need to bring into control. Plus, you’re down a man with Donovan taking over Fiori’s?—”
“And a woman,” Lucy says. “Me and Donovan are a team.”
I nod my apology. “Yes, and a woman. I’m sorry.”
“We can make it happen,” Niko says. His wife has him wrapped around his finger. Then again, what have I done lately that wasn’t for Kate?
I tilt my head at him. “Babichev is after her to get to me. You don’t want that sort of?—”
“So, we’ll help,” Lucy says as she turns to Donovan. “And if she needs more protection, we can introduce her to Carlo. He’s good. Or I know, we can send her to Luca in Italy.”
“Like hell you will.” My fists clench, and I really want to hit something… or someone.
No other man is going to protect Kate.
The thought is idiotic considering someday, Kate will be back in a normal life where she’ll find some nice man who’ll marry her and give her babies. Fucking hell, the thought of it makes my brain want to explode.
Lucy smirks. “You’re in love with her. Just admit it.”
“It’s not love. It’s obligation. Duty. You grew up in this life. You know what it is.” The truth is, not knowing Kate’s location at all times has been a problem for me since the day I first moved her into Witness Protection. She has a hold on me, and it’s driving me to the loony bin.
She rolls her eyes.
“That’s the problem,” I say. “People think that she’s my woman, and it’s put a target on her back.”
“So let us take her,” Lucy says.
“No. It’s my war.”
Niko shrugs. “Well, you'd better deal with her before she starts calling the wrong people, like the police?—”
“She knows her father was dirty. She won’t call them.”
“The FBI, then?” Niko arches a brow.
“What is the deal with Captain Emerson?” Donovan asks.
“Still MIA,” Niko responds.
Good. Maybe we can move on to a new topic. Better yet, I’ll leave.
Lucy steps in front of me. “As you said, I know this life. Elena did too. But Kate doesn’t. She’s scared out of her wits.”
Yeah, well she doesn’t know scared yet. She’s safer than ever, and she goes and pulls this stunt.
“Give her time,” Lucy finishes.
“She doesn’t have time. But neither does she need to fit into this world. I’ll take care of Babichev and get her a new situation so she can go back to her old life.”
“Do you think that’s possible after all she’s been through?” Lucy asks.
