Twisted Loyalties by Cora Reilly EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Cora Reilly
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The past:
I curled into myself. I didn’t fight back. I never did.
Father grunted from the effort of beating me. Punch after punch. My
back. My head. My stomach. Creating new bruises, awakening old bruises.
I gasped when the toe of his shoe shoved into my stomach and had to
swallow down bile. If I threw up, he’d only beat me worse. Or take the
knife. I shuddered.
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Then the hits stopped and I dared to look up. I blinked to clear my
vision. Sweat and blood dripped down my face.
Father glowered at me, breathing hard. He wiped his hands on a towel
that his soldier Alfonso had handed him. Perhaps this was the last test to
prove my worth. Perhaps I’d finally become an official part of the Outfit. A
Made Man.
“Do I get my tattoo?” I rasped.
Father’s lip curled. “Your tattoo? You won’t be part of the Outfit.”
“But—” He kicked me again and I fell back to my side. I pressed on,
not caring about the consequences. “But I will be Consigliere when you
retire.” When you die.
He gripped my collar and pulled me to my feet. My legs hurt as I tried
to stand. “You are a fucking waste of my blood. You and your sisters share
your mother’s tainted genes. One disappointment after the other. All of you.
Your sisters are whores and you are weak. I’m done with you. Your brother
will become Consigliere.”
“But he’s a baby. I’m your oldest son.” Since Father had married his
second wife, he’d treated me like dirt. I’d thought it was to make me strong
for my future tasks. I’d done everything to prove my worth to him.
“You are a disappointment like your sisters. I won’t allow you to bring
shame down on me.” He let go of me and my legs gave way.
More pain.
“But Father,” I whispered. “It’s tradition.”
His face twisted with rage. “Then we’ll just have to make sure that your
brother is my oldest son.” He nodded at Alfonso, who rolled up his sleeves.
The first punch hit my stomach, then my ribs. I kept my eyes on my Father
as punch after punch shook my body, until my vision finally turned black.
He’d kill me.
“Make sure he won’t be found, Alfonso.”
Pain.
Bone-deep.
I groaned. Vibrations sent a twinge through my ribs. I tried to open my
eyes and sit up, but my lids were crusted shut. I groaned again.
I wasn’t dead.
Why wasn’t I dead?
Hope flared up.
“Father?” I croaked.
“Shut up and sleep, boy. We’ll arrive soon.”
That was Alfonso’s voice.
I struggled into a sitting position and peeled my eyes open. My vision
was blurry. I was sitting in the back of a car. Alfonso turned to me. “You’re
stronger than I thought. Good for you.”
“Where?” I coughed, then winced. “Where are we?”
“Kansas City.” Alfonso steered the car onto an empty parking lot. “Final
stop.”
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