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“The man in charge and I’m about to throw you out if you don’t take your hands off of Pina right now.”
I felt Garon’s arms squeeze me tighter for one second before he let me go and pushed me behind him.
“Well,man in charge, this is none of your goddamn business. Walk away before I fucking make you.”
It was like watching two angry bulls trying to stab each other in the eye with their horns. I knew both of these men and I was terrified of what might happen.
“Makeme?” Leonardo bit down on the words and put his forehead against Garon’s. That was a challenge if I’d ever seen one and I wasn’t going to sit around to see what would happen when Garon would pull out the gun hanging on the back of his belt.
“Stop it! Both of you!” They’ve ignored me, so I had to get in between them and push with all my force “I said stop it!”
“Pina, stay out of it.” Leonardo said trying to get me to step to the side, but I didn’t move until Garon’s hands pulled me back.
He placed himself between Leonardo and I like a wall and took off his shirt, throwing it at me.
“Cover yourself and stay back.”
“I won’t stay back.” But I followed his first order, because being topless in front of two men who were ready to kill each other put me at a disadvantage.
“Yes, you will.” He frowned down on me.
“I won’t be taking commands from you, Garon Caputo.”
The name sounded familiar to Leonardo who looked at Garon’s back. “Caputo? The Palermofamiglia.”
“Yes.” Garon answered him. “You don’t want to piss me off.”
“This is not Palermo.”
“I don’t care where I am. Get in my face again and I’ll break your jaw.”
Jesus, they were like two pitbulls, neither wanting to let go of the alpha bullshit. The responsibility of breaking them apart before someone starts bleeding fell on me, so I grabbed Garon’s arm and pulled him back as hard as I could.
“Garon, stop. I’ll leave with you, but just stop it.” I finally got his attention. “Leo, do you think I can take the rest of the night off? Just tonight. I’ll work this weekend to cover my hours, I promise.”
Garon scoffed. “You don’t need his fucking permission.”
“Yes, I do.” I said through my teeth. He had no fucking idea how bad I needed to stay on Leonardo’s good side. “Leo?”
“I don’t trust him around you.” He said to me, but looking at Garon.
I didn’t trust him around me either, but more than that, I didn’t trustmyselfaround him.
“I will be fine.”
“Go then. I’ll get someone to cover your tables.” Ignoring the fact that Garon was standing right in front of me, Leonardo came closer and kissed my hand. “You call me the moment you need me,Bella7.”
I offered him a short nod and then took Garon’s hand in mine, guiding him the same way we came. Normally, everyone in the staff had to walk in and out through the back, but that path was too long. I wanted to see Garon out the door before he changed his mind and decided to challenge Leonardo to a good old fight. So we ended up crossing the main floor while everyone who had eyes looked at us; me, covered in his shirt, and Garon showing his statue-worthy torso.
My face turned red, knowing what people must think about this. It wasn’t unusual for the girls working here to disappear with one of the patrons and entertain them for more money. That’s what the rooms upstairs were for, but even if it was standard practice, it didn’t make me feel any less humiliated. I wasn’t used to being seen. My sister, Ariana, was always the one who stole the spotlight for herself, leaving me comfortably in the shadows where I felt safe. Garon, on the other hand, was marching down with his chin up like we were strolling through the park. Nothing felt out of the ordinary for him.
When we made it out, I was shaken by anger. I inhaled deeply, eager to fill my lungs with air, but the city was suffocated by waves of heat that still lingered even now, close to midnight. It made me miss the sea breeze we had in Palermo.
“You!” I turned to Garon and pushed him in the chest. “Why did you have to do that to me?”
“Do what?”
“This… scene. You just made my life ten times harder than it already is.”
