Lucifer: A Mafia Bad Boy Romance (Sinsations Book 1) Read Online Free Page A

come. Guess it was better now than later. I sighed. “Yeah. Nobody really leaves the family. Blood is blood.” I recited the words my father had spoken to me. “He understood what I was going through.” Although he really didn’t. “He’d make a special exception in my case. I could leave… but it would cost me. I’d owe a debt. A debt that could be called at any time.”
    Vinny nodded. “That time is now.”
    “Fine. Tell me how much. I’ll have the cash for you tomorrow.” I kept over five grand in my safe, but I knew that wouldn’t be enough. Not with my family.
    Vinny laughed. “Look at my suit. Brunello Cucinelli. Seven-thousand bucks. Does it look like money is an issue?”
    I waited, sipping my scotch, acting unbothered by the direction this conversation was going. But I was bothered. Bothered shitless. If my father didn’t want money, what did he want? And would I be willing to pay?
    “Times are changing,” Vinny said. “We have to change with them. Adapt. Grow.” He took another drink, met my gaze. “Your father wants to join the family with another to become a more… competitive presence, and you know what that means.”
    Fuck! I knew exactly what that meant. Damn it all to hell. I offered him a weak smile. “You’re getting married?”
    Vinny laughed, slapping his knee. “That’s rich, kid. No, I’m not sure how your aunt would handle an idea like that.” He pointed a finger at me. “You’re getting married… to the daughter of the other family’s patriarch.”
    I shook my head. “No, I’m not.”
    Vinny glared at me. “
Morte prima del disonore
, Luc. Death before dishonor. The family motto… and they’re not just words. You know this.”
    “I’m not getting married for some twisted business arrangement.”
    Vinny stood up, walked over to my desk, and slammed his empty glass down. “It’s not up for debate. You owe a debt. Unless you’re already married or engaged to be married, it’s basically a done deal.”
    That was it. My last chance at remaining free, of not getting sucked back into my family’s world of blood and shadows. “That’s it,” I said. “I can’t get married because I’m already engaged.”
    Vinny narrowed his eyes. He wasn’t an idiot. It would take a miracle to make this work. “You’re engaged.”
    I nodded.
    “Why is this the first I’ve heard of it?”
    I shrugged. “I was just waiting for the perfect time to tell Mom and Dad.”
    “Like now. When the debt is called.”
    I held my hands up. “That’s just a coincidence.”
    Vinny grinned, nodding. “Okay, you’re engaged. I’d like to meet her.”
    “She’s out of town.”
    Vinny’s grin grew wider. “There’s this wonderful thing I’ve heard of called Skype. You can talk to anyone, and see them, anywhere in the world.”
    Fuck! Who knew technology could be such a pain in the ass? “I meant she was out of town. She’s coming back tonight. She should be on the plane right now.” I shrugged. “She probably doesn’t have her laptop with her.”
    Vinny nodded, the grin still on his face. He knew I was bullshitting him. In his mind, we were playing some type of twisted game. “I’ll tell you what, Luc. I’m going to go for now. Tomorrow, I want to meet this fiancée… and by that, I mean if I don’t meet her tomorrow, you’ll need to turn the management of this place over to someone else because you’ll be going home to get married.”
    I finished off my scotch with one final gulp. “No problem.”
    Vinny nodded, heading for the door. He glanced back over his shoulder at me. “I meant what I said about you looking good down there. Good moves. It’ll be nice to have you back.” He flashed me a grin and walked out the door.
    Son of a bitch. I was screwed.
    I ran my hands through my hair, trying to figure a way out of this mess. Vinny wasn’t lying. If I didn’t have a fiancée for him to meet tomorrow, he’d have my ass on a plane tomorrow night.
    Olivia peeked