Devotion (Mafia Ties #3) Read Online Free Page B

I hauled her to me until she was snuggled against me, back to front. She muttered something under her breath that sounded a lot like “stubborn donkey butt.” I buried my face in her hair and chuckled silently.
    ***
    “B ye, Daddy!” Sophia trilled as she skipped into my home office. It was wonderful to see her so healthy. When she reached me, I lifted her onto my lap so she could kiss my cheek.
    “Have a great day at school, preziosa.” I kissed her forehead and set her down again, smiling broadly as she pranced back out of the room.
    I shook my head in a bit of awe. I had the cutest kid, the sexiest fiancée, and another little one who would surely be the sweetest baby. My lips automatically dipped into a frown when I thought of the word fiancée. I wanted to have the sexiest wife . Gianna was stalling, for some reason. Changing the subject when I brought up dates. I was running out of patience, and if she didn’t do it soon, she was going to find herself at the courthouse in a proverbial shotgun wedding.
    My phone rang, snapping me back to reality and I picked up my cell, swiped the screen, and barked, “DeLuca.”
    “We lost the trail, boss,” Enzo replied. I could practically hear him grimace.
    Furious, I slammed my fist down on the desktop. “What the fuck, Enzo?” I bellowed. “How does that motherfucking scum keep slipping through your fingers?”
    “We think he’s after Carly,” he admitted. “Word is, he’s been asking around about her. But, the last source we talked to gave him disinformation. We spoke on the phone and set up a meet. When we got there, he was dead. The fucker stabbed him with a kitchen knife and took off. The trail goes cold there.”
    Thinking about Carly and the chemistry I detected between her and Brandon, I was pretty sure where his head was. He wasn’t just going to find her; he was going to claim her. And he needed to be warned if Pat was on their six.
    “Keep looking,” I instructed, then hit the disconnect button. Dialing another number, I returned the phone to my ear.
    “Nic,” Brandon answered in a gravelly voice. It was full of tension and what I suspected was rage.
    “There’s a good chance Pat is hunting your woman.”
    “My woman?” Brandon scoffed. “No way is that pain in the ass mine.”
    “You keep telling yourself that,” I remarked dryly. “Either way, stay off the grid and keep an ear to the ground. Any idea where she is?”
    Brandon grunted in annoyance. “I’ll admit, she’s good. But, I’m better. She’s leading me on a chase right now and the moment she pauses, I’ll take her.”
    I snorted in amusement, wondering if he recognized his double entendre.
    “Go fuck your woman and get your mind out of the gutter, tuffo merda.”
    All amusement fled at his comment. “Best friend or not, you talk about Gianna like that again and you’ll be singing soprano for the rest of your life.”
    Brandon snickered and I hung up the phone, tossing it on my desk. The door to my office slammed open, making me rear back in shock. If I’d been standing, the sight before me would have surely made me fall to my knees. Gianna posed at the entrance, her hands above her on the door jam, hips cocked out to the side. Her luscious tits were nearly spilling out of a light pink bra and her pussy barely covered by a matching scrap of fabric.
    That was it.
    Nothing else.
    I was so fucked.
    Okay, wrong choice of words.
    “Bellissima?” I gulped and discreetly adjusted my rock-hard cock. It was already leaking pre-come as she slowly advanced, her hips swaying, and her tits bouncing.
    “The house is empty, Nic,” she said in a sultry voice that sent any remaining blood in my brain rushing straight to my dick. “I’m not taking no for an answer this time. I can’t take it anymore.” Her eyes narrowed as she studied me, daring me to argue, but my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth.
    When she reached where I was seated, she flung a shapely leg over me and