Luca threw his hands up in the air.“She has valuable information aboutthe Regan family’s organization. Ican’t wait until you are done with… whatever the hell it is you do,” Luca said.
“Let me handle her. She’ll tell us everything we want,” Sebastian said.
Luca’s eyes narrowed, and the brothers silently glared at each other.
Finally Lucabroke the silence, “No. I know you, and you’ll go easy on her. The bottom line is she tried to kill theUnderbossof the Amatofamily. I need to make an example of her.”
“She’s coming with me.”
Luca’sglareturnedon me.
“Luc,” Sebastian warned, and Luca’s head snapped back to him.
“Absolutely not. You may be my brother, but you can’t overrule me. I’m in charge of this family.”
Sebastian’s face darkened.“You keep telling me I need to take on more responsibilities, and now I’m doing it.”
Luca shook his head beforeinclining his head towards one of his men. I tensed my body, ready to jump into action.I’d take a one way ticket to hell before I ever willingly left a room with Luca.
Sebastian thundered, “You need me more than I need you. You wanted me to come into the fold after dad died, and I did.Don’t forgetwho needs who.”
A growl came out of Luca’s throat. WasSebastianthreatening his brother for my sake? Why?
Finally, Luca turned face away from his brother’s glare.
“You can take her to your house, but my men will escort her. That’s all I’ll promise you right now,” Luca said roughly.
Luca stepped towards me, the angerstillflashing in his eyes.
“You,”Luca saidthe word like I was a bug he wanted to squash. His fist tightened before he continued his sentence, “evenaccidentallyscratch Sebastian, and I’ll have you sold to a private collector who specializes in pain.”
He glanced at Sebastian before continuing, “And it will not be the fun kind of pain.”
I glared up at Luca, but remained silent.
“Stand her up,” Luca said, motioning at two of his men.
Before they could step towards me, Sebastian grabbed mywaist. His fingers gently dug into my skin as helifted me to my feet.
Luca’s face darkened.“If she makes any sign that she’ll attack you it won’t end well for her.”
Four guns stayed trained on me as we walked through the hallway.
When we reached the doorframe, Sebastian whispered into my ear,“What’s your favorite color?”
What the fuck was he talking about? Then it dawned on me. He wasreminding meto use my safeword if I needed it. Despite the dangersurroundingus, he was making sure I was okay.
“Blue.”I was okay, I didn’tneed to usethe safeword.
Hemovedahead of me,the leash dangling behind him.
When I stepped from the house into the gravel driveway, the stones cut into my feet. Laughter rang around me as heledme across the driveway. I spied 6 cars lined up along the pristinedriveway, and I knew that this wouldn’t escape the attention of my father.
Sure enough, there was a man I recognized near the back of the driveway. Sean leaned against his vintage BMW, his eyes combing the space.Hiseyebrowsroseas he took in the ropes binding my ankles and wrists. Great, nowthe entire Regan familywasgoing to hear about how I was practically being walked on a leash like a dog.
Even though I could feel a flush moving up my face again, I tried to force my expression to remain neutral. Sebastian guided me towards a black military gradetruckthat I’d outrun yesterday.
Seansteppedtowards us. Guns immediately pointed in his direction.
