The Mafia's Babies by Kaycee Romano (rocket ebook reader txt) 📖

"And she thinks Alessia is in danger."

This was new news.

Michelia furrowed her brows as she turned to her cousin in law. "What do you mean? Leo said someone threatened you with River's life."

"River thinks that is some kind of a distraction and you know that she-"

"-is never wrong." Michelia smiled. She heard about that a lot in her brief time knowing River.

"And did you talk to Sia about it?" She asked.

Mateo let out a deep sigh as he turned to his friend. "You think she would be willing to listen."

Michelia smiled sadly. That was true too. There was no way in hell that Alessia was going to listen to any of them.

"As long as we are on alert, I think it will be fine." She said finally, after staying silent for a good two minutes. "Sia can take care of herself, and we will have her back so I don't think anyone will be able to harm her."

"I really hope that's the case." Mateo sighed again. To have a target on you was not as frightening as having one on your loved ones.

He was not going to focus on anyone in particular. Everyone close to him - River, the twins, Alessia, Michelia and Lorenzo - every one of them were going to be protected. He could not afford to have them harmed in any way. All of them were way too important.

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It was early morning when Mateo picked River up and she was hella sleepy. She knew it was going to take her some time to get back to her non-existent sleeping schedule.

"You look like you crawled out of a grave." Mateo smiled amusedly as he opened the passenger's seat for her, taking her duffel bag from her.

She was too groggy to form any real sentences so she just flipped him off and got in the car while Mateo dismissed Victor until her next shift and tossed the bag on the backseat.

"Here." He passed a package. The smell had her swooning. He had gotten her some freshly made garlic bread from the bakery just near their apartment. He loved the food there and he also knew that River was probably going to sleep all day as soon as they get home and he did not want her going to sleep on an empty stomach.

"You are the best!" She squealed just the way Kiara squealed when she was exciting. Now he knew where she got it from.

It was just amazing how their children were a mixture of the both of them.

"I think I will take a kiss as a thank you." Mateo said cheekily, leaning closer to her.

River rolled her eyes. This man child was going to be the death of her, wasn't he?

She leaned towards him as well, surprising him and before he could do anything, she had moved back after placing a quick kiss on his lips.

"Hey, that's cheating!" He whined like the man child he was while River burst out laughing, sticking her tongue at him and making faces while he pouted.

He joined her in on the laughter but pulled her closer, this time capturing her lips with his.

River let him do it, snaking her arms around his neck and closing any space between them while he sighed in contentment into the kiss.

This woman had become his haven without giving him any warning. She was the best thing that happened to him, along with his two beautiful children and he wanted to protect all three of them with everything he had.

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A silhouette watched the couple making out in the car with blood-thirsty rage. Here, they were making out and having fun, living the life and being happy with their family while his loved one had been killed.

He was not going to forgive them for what they had done.

He was going to make sure that each and every one of them died a terrible death, a fate worse than the one they had given his loved one.

He was going to make sure of that.