Bella (A Sagatori family saga-A Mafia Romance Book 5) by Kimberly Blalock Read Free Book Online Page B

that you’re going to be safe. I need you—” she looked down as she smoothed circles over her belly, “—we need you,”
    “Trust me, I’m not going anywhere.” I hugged her, no kiss or sexual gestures; I simply hugged her tight to my chest knowing that I could be going away for a long fucking time if I didn’t get this shit under control.
    “I love you, Jax, more than my own life.”
    I believed God designed a man and woman specifically for the other. I had no doubt that Bella was that for me, but my faith that this would end happily was walking on a tightrope. “I’ve gotta go, baby—” I walked away, unable to meet her eyes, “—dinner later, takeout from Delray’s.” I barely let my eyes touch hers before I entered the white car that was also bulletproofed.
    I stepped into the Mercedes with deep regret. I didn’t want to leave her, to go where I needed to go. “Did you get the information?”
    Wyatt looked into the rearview as he buckled his seatbelt. “Yes, Boss, I did... sort of. The company is Nomac, no records found—” the car turned out of the airport and onto the highway, “—seems like a dead end, Boss.” His eyes shifted from the road to the mirror again.
    What I’d thought to be a lead had turned up dry but—every tunnel had a way out. There was a way, and I knew it. I hoped there was anyway.
    “Where to, Boss?”
    “Just drive into the city.” I stared out the window.
    My phone rang ten minutes into our drive downtown. “Hello?” I knew exactly who was calling.
    “Oh please, your excitement is overwhelming; you may want to drop the enthusiasm a bit,” Rebecca laughed sardonically.
    My upper lip twitched. “Where do you want to meet?” I could do without the attempt at small talk.
    “Delray’s, we had good times there; may help you remember how much you love me—” Love? I fucking hated her. “—Jax?”
    “I’ll be there in twenty minutes.”
    “Oh and, Jax?”
    “Yeah?”
    “If you try anything—” she cleared her throat. “—rash, I’ll have my guys shoot Bella in that pretty face of hers. Bring a smile for me, won't you?” her voice raised an octave. I pressed the red button disconnecting the call with my fist clenched. My chest burned, I tasted blood on my tongue, and I wanted to kill someone. Not kill as in pull out my gun and murder, no, I wanted to wrap my hands around her neck, I wanted to squeeze her warm, milky skin as I watched the vessels in her eyes pop into red pools of blood in her eyes, and feel her windpipe collapse with a crunching sound against my fingertips. I wanted her dead.
    “FUCK!” I yelled punching the seat in front of me.
    “Boss?”
    I ignored Wyatt and scrolled through my phone, finding the number for Victor Lumbardo.
    “It’s V.”
    “It’s Moretti, I need to see you.”
    “I’ve been expecting your call.”
    I needed to deal with this situation as quickly and quietly as possible.

Bella
    Tony sat in the backseat with me while Sal and Dominic were in the front seat. I planned to get some things done while I was here. I needed to go through some of Papa’s things as well. I’d been putting it off, but it needed to be done. I would also see about the maintenance of the house and speak with the people that cared for it. Jax handled most of that, but it was my home and I wanted to take care of those things myself.
    We were in the driveway of Papa’s house an hour later. I finished reading the last page of a book on my iPad and stepped out of the car. The grounds looked just as they had the last time I was here. Dominic and Tony grabbed the bags from the trunk while Sal led the way to the door. He’d likely be doing a run-through of the house before letting me inside. That shit got on my nerves, but Jax was very specific where my safety was concerned. And since I had gotten away from my guards, they followed Jax’s rules to the letter, they were scared to death of him.
    Once I was settled inside I began unpacking our