Page 66 of Bound to His Oath

"You should," Vinnie stated. "Luca's sister is married to my cousin, and that makes us family."

"I don't care about that either."

"Again, you should." Vinnie waved his hand around the room, indicating all the people standing there. "Everyone here stands fully on Nico and Luca's side."

Isabella's eyes rolled as she huffed, clearly not affected by what Vinnie was saying. I doubted a sledgehammer could have made her see her precarious position.

"You have the heads of the five boroughs standing here, plus major captains of industry, telling you that you're over and you don't care, do you?" I asked. "Are you an idiot?"

Isabella's face muddled with rage. "You can't talk to me like that!"

"I can talk to you any damn way I please, Isabella, and there is nothing you can do about it. There is nothing you can do to me, not anymore. This time, I'm more powerful than you."

Isabella snorted. "Like I'd believe a word that came out of your mouth. You're nothing but a criminal that has turned my son into a perverted degenerate."

I let out a little chuckle. "Okay, apparently your position isn't clear to you." I gestured to Franco, who hurried over with a briefcase. When he popped it open, he pulled out a stack of papers, handing them to me.

I grabbed the top page, stared at it for a moment and then tossed it at Isabella's feet. "I now own your company."

"What?"

"I put your husband's company out of business and then bought it for cheap when it went under. I own it lock, stock, and illegal imports."

"Illegal imports?" Isabella's eyebrows drew together, creating a massive wrinkle between their eyebrows. "What illegal imports? What are you talking about?"

"Your husband didn't tell you?" King asked. "He had a deal with Kirby O'Donnell to import illegal goods. That's where most of the money you toss around comes from. Of course, that deal was with O'Donnell and he's gone and I am in charge of Queens now, so the deal is off."

Nico's father gasped and stepped forward, speaking for the first time. "You can't do that. I had a contract."

King snorted.

"I'll take you to court."

"Really? You'll take me to court for breaking a contract to import illegal goods?" King started laughing. "I'd actually love to see that so please, do that. It would be worth the attorney fees just to see your face when they arrest you and toss your ass in jail for importing illegal goods."

"They'd toss you in jail, too," Victor insisted.

"Why?" King asked. "My name isn't on that contract."

"But...you took over his business."

"I did, but that doesn't change the fact that my name is not on that contract. The courts won't do anything to me. But I'm sure you can take it up with Kirby. He's in Ireland now under guard for fucking up, but you might want to hurry. Ireland is pretty pissed at him. I honestly not sure how much longer he'll be breathing."

"So, your business is gone," Luca said, "And so is your money. You are done."

"What on earth are you talking about?" Isabella shrieked.

"You know that bank account you had in the Cayman Islands?" I asked, but it was more of a statement than a question. "I had some friends of mine drain it. There's not even a single penny left. So, yes, your money is all gone."

"You...You can't do that," Victor sputtered. "That's our money."

"I can do that, and I did, but feel free to report us for stealing if you feel the need. I'm sure the police would be interested to hear how you earned all those millions."

"Your company is gone," Nico stated. "Your money is gone. Your power is gone. Everything is gone, including me. You will never force me to do something I don't want to do again. I hope you live a long, miserable life together because you won't be living with me."

"You are our son!" Victor raged. "It's your duty to take care of us."

"Yeah, no, I mean, the villa I live in with Luca in Italy is the size of a city block and probably has more rooms than I could count, but you wouldn't be comfortable there. All those crystal chandeliers, silk linens, and limousines, not to mention the staff?" Nico shook his head. "I wouldn't want to do that to you."

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