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"Tellbreath escaped Carmine’s lips, with it the lone name "Remy"
Corrado’s eyebrows rose with question "Tarullo?"
"Yes"
Before he could elaborate, Corrado’s strong hand shot out and wrapped around his throat The cardiacthe roo, begging for oxygen
"Rule nu close so he hovered over a thrashing Carmine, his mouth near his ear "You never rat out your friends"
He let go, and Car his eyes, his vision blurred as he watched his uncle head for the door "I’ll be back I have to do so on how best to handle you"
The sun was just starting to rise outside, blinding light filtering into theas it bounced off the windshields of the cars in the parking lot Seven in the uessed, maybe earlier
Carmine lay there on the lu the nurses as they poked and prodded, taking vials of blood and checking vitals, before he decided enough was enough Tearing the IVs out, ignoring the blood running down his forearm, he disconnected himself from the machines Doctors rushed in as the cardiacat hiet back in bed, brushing past theainst medical advice
He didn’t make it very far A block or so away, he strolled into a s in theHead pounding viciously, eyes burning, and throat dry, he wanted nothing iveinto his pocket and pulling out a few crumpled-up bills
"Do you have ID?" the bartender asked Car no move to answer He wasn’t sure if it was the look in his eyes--the I’ll-fucking-cut-your-balls-off-for-a-drink glare--or ed the h toit on the bar in front of hi and took a sip, gri froer this tirabbed him from behind He flew off the bar stool and hit the floor with a painful thud, the beer spilling all over the front of him
"What the fuck?" Cared hiot to his feet again "Corrado?"
"You walk out of the hospital to go to a bar?" Corrado seethed, pulling hi the curb Carrasp was too tight He forced hi in beside hiht"
"Yeah, well, I didn’t How the hell did you find me? Do you have a GPS chip planted on h maybe that’s not such a bad idea Is that what you want? Me to inject you with a chip like your father did your girlfriend?"
"Ex," Carirlfriend anymore"
"Lucky for her," Corrado said "That ed a bulletunlike you"
Carht face as his uncle reached over, pinching his cheek where he had been shot The wound stung almost as much as his harsh words
Corrado drove the two of the the club "I’ve owned Luna Rossa for decades, and until last night there wasn’t a single incident here Not one Murderers and thieves come in and out of my doors every day, and it took a coward to blow my perfect streak"
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Come home with me"
Haven looked up from the book in her lap as Kelsey burst into her apartled in her arms Frazzled, she breathed erratically, her eyes so wide she appeared unhinged
"What?" Haven asked "Why?"
"Why?" Kelsey dropped her luggage on the floor by her feet "Because it’s Christmas, that’s why The semester’s over, you have no work to do, so there’s no reason why you can’t co "But it’s Christmas"
"Duh, that’s what I said" Kelsey rolled her eyes "You shouldn’t be here all alone It’s not right"
"What about your fah?" Haven asked "I don’t think Christer ho me? You clearly don’t knowdryly as shequietly to herself She turned back to Haven after a moment, her expression suddenly severe "Seriously, coo alone"
Haven laughed "They can’t be that bad"
"Like I said, you don’t know them," Kelsey replied "So come meet them, eat Christmas dinner, and then we’ll talk about whether or not they’re bad"
Hesitating, Haven looked away fro packed"
"Do it now The car will be here in ten minutes That’s plenty of time for you to pack Iup her nose "It takes less than that for you to get ready in the s"