Married to the Mafia Devil (ROSSI MAFIA BRIDES #2) by Maria Frost EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Maria Frost
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Emma
“Emma, we need to talk about your rent.”
I’ve barely opened my apartment door and already Mr. Petrelli is leaning in,
trying to get past me.
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“I’m late for work,” I say. “Can we do this later?”
“You tell him to come out, stop hiding behind his daughter.”
He leans in too close, the smell of stale cigarettes clinging to him like the
mold clinging to the wall behind him. “I’ve been generous since your
mother died but it’s been a year. The world keeps turning, Emma, like it or
not. You earn money, you work hard, you pay your rent.”
Something inside me snaps at the mention of my mother. “Mom was barely
cold when you raised the rent, slipped the letter under the door while we
were at her funeral.”
He looks surprised that I’m arguing back for once. “Ten percent is nothing,”
he splutters. “I’ve got bills to pay too.”
“You’ve got a brand new Audi in the parking garage. You want me to feel
sorry that it’s not the Bentley you keep bragging about getting?”
He looms over me, finger wagging. “My choice of car is none of your
business. Your father’s drinking is my business. He spends on liquor but not
rent. Where is the son of a bitch?”
“I told you. I don’t know.”
“Three months I believed his lies.” He affects a horrible voice, mimicking
my father’s pleas. “It’s coming next week, Mr. Petrelli. I left it in my other
pants, Mr. Petrelli. I swear you’ll have it tomorrow. All bullshit.”
“Look, I’ll talk to him when he gets back, okay? I’m sure he just forgot?”
I’m not sure if I’m trying to convince him or me. Since Mom died, my
dad’s memory has gotten as bad as his drinking.
Mr Petrelli reaches a bony finger my way, his breath sour as he leers at me.
“You could make up the shortfall. ” The suggestion hangs in the air. He
stretches toward my hair, yellow nicotine stained nails getting too close for
comfort. “Pretty little thing, aren’t you?”
“You’ll get your money, all right?” I say, cowering back from his reaching
hands.
He scowls. “Too good for an old man, is that it?” He shoves something into
my hands. “Eviction notice. You have one month to vacate.”
The words hit me like a punch, knocking the air right out of me. “But what
about Amelia? It’s not that simple. She—“
“Your sister’s legs aren’t broken, are they?” His expression hardens, and I
steel myself, hoping to reach below the vicious exterior and extract a scrap
of humanity from this heartless, greedy man.
“It’s her agoraphobia. She hasn’t left the place since the attack. She’s still
recovering but it’s slow. Please, you don’t have to do this. We’ll find the
money.”
He stares at my tits, licking his lips. “I tell you what. You keep me company
and I’ll give you more time to clear the debt. Otherwise, I’ll drag her into
the street myself along with you, that lush you call a father, and all your
shit.”
“You lay a finger on her and I’ll…” My voice trails away as I realize I have
no leverage
He grins. “That’s what I thought. One
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