Tane duly stepped back and helped Jacob off the dildo and the two of them stumbled over toward the couch and collapsed in a heap together.
“That was… just wow,” Jacob said, his heart thumping and stars before his eyes.
“Tell me about it,” Tane replied, the taste of Jacob’s cum on his lips and he leaned over and planted a soft kiss on Jacob’s mouth.
Jacob smiled and closed his eyes.
Life with Tane was always full of surprises. But with the Cardini family situation never far away from this thoughts, Tane hoped the surprises would always be as good as the one he’d just experienced.
Chapter 18
Tane
The walk up to Antonio’s table at the restaurant meant passing various tables full of the cities great and good.
Politicians…
Businesspeople…
Sports stars and actors too…
But not a single person was as powerful as Antonio Cardini. The reach and command that the Cardini family held on the city went way beyond their ownership of the Enforcers.
In fact, Tane had often wondered why the Cardinis decided that they needed the day to day drama of running a hickey franchise. After all, it wasn’t as if their regular business was a walk in the park.
However, the inner dealings and motivations of Antonio Cardini and the rest of the Cardini family weren’t Tane’s business. Tane had long since accepted the fact that as far as the Cardinis were concerned, they were best kept at as much of a distance as was humanely possible.
If only I’d known who the Cardini family really were.
Would I have signed for the Enforcers all those years ago?
Fuck it. What’s done is done and I’m alive to tell the tale…
Tane thought back to the day he signed the contract. His heart and his head were committed to being the best hockey player he could be. He knew he had it inside him to carve out a brilliant career. But something about meeting the Cardini family representatives for the first time had set off an alarm bell. Tane didn’t know it at the time of course, putting it down to nerves at making a big career choice.
Still, that was a long time ago now.
Way too much water had gone under the bridge.
So with the sound of the restaurant’s hustle and chatter all around him, Tane found himself standing at Antonio’s table.
Antonio was wrapping up a phone call and motioned for Tane to take a seat at the extravagantly ornate table.
It wasn’t just the table that was extravagant either.
Le Steakwas part-owned by the Cardini family and had a reputation as the finest dining experience in the city. But it wasn’t just the food that made it special in the eyes of the city’s residents. The gold leaf paint, the grand sculptures, and the swooping and dramatic internal architecture all added to the feeling thatLe Steakwas way more than just a fine dining experience.
People came toLe Steakto be seen just as much as they did to fill their stomachs with the chef’s undeniably exquisite cuisine.
“Don’t worry, Tane,” Antonio said, handing his cell phone to his assistant. “The chef has prepared a custom plant based meal for you. I know how much you swear by it.”
“I certainly do,” Tane replied, nodding respectfully. “It’s been a while since I’ve been here. It looks as impressive as ever.”
“Thank you, Tane,” Antonio said, smiling as he surveyed the grand dining hall. “You see these people? The so-called movers and shakers. The establishment. These are the very same people who hated the Cardini family only a couple of decades ago. We were made to feel unwelcome. We were chased and attacked from city hall to the DEA”s office and back again. But then… then wetook over.”
Tane nodded.
Tane knew all too well about how the Cardini family rose to power and slowly integrated themselves into the city. By this point, the Cardini clan weren’t on the outside looking in, the Cardinis were the establishment themselves.
