Page 150 of Mafia King's Secret Baby

I love the man he became.

I could have had a very different life. If my father had remembered that he made a bargain with the Irish guy, then I might have been married to Kieran instead.

And that would have been…

I shudder at the thought.

This guy is fucking crazy.

I have to get out of here.

I glance at his side as he paces at the edge of the bed.

Guys like him don’t show up unarmed. There has to be something on him that I can use…

Bingo.

He has a knife on his hip. It’s not a pocketknife. It’s a solid six inches long, in a sheath at his side. I know it’s not just a fun knife, and it’s probably seen some use. I doubt that it’s dull in the slightest. I also doubt that it’s never seen blood.

A knife, I can use.

Once, a long time ago, father was injured in a knife fight. I was the only one home, and I remember almost fainting at the sight of the blood pouring out of him.

After he was patched up, I had asked Marco to teach me how to use a knife.

He had refused.

But Sal hadn’t.

I was proficient with a gun, I couldn’t fistfight for anything, but for some reason a knife…

I could work with a knife.

“You know that I’ve had a baby with him,” I whisper. I pull lightly on my wrists, trying to test the bounds. If he had any common sense, he would have used something solid like metal, or plastic zip ties.

From what I can tell, he’s used some kind of rope. And it’s silky.

If I can just get the knife, I’m going to be able to rip through this. Even better, if I can get him to untie me…

I look at him.

The Irishman looks at me. “Well, you’re a little tarnished, sure, but I’m not picky.”

“You’re obsessed with me.”

It wasn’t a question.

A slow smile spreads across his face. “Aye. Been that way for quite some time.”

“Why? I’m sure there’s a million women who throw themselves at you on a daily basis.”

“Aye, that there are.”

“So why me?”

The Irishman studied me. “You doubt me?”

“It’s not doubt,” I answer honestly. “It’s curiosity. I’m no one. My family has a long legacy, sure, but we’ve been picked off by RICO charges since the ‘80s. We aren’t rich. We don’t have a huge business. Why me? Is it Elio?”