Marked For Crime Royalty| Book One | ✓

46 - What's hidden in the Dark, comes to Light

Walking out the house, Teresa sat in her car, laying her head on the wheel. She couldn't believe she had sex with Ricco yesterday. The worst mistake ever. The guilt was eating her alive. All she kept thinking about was Luciano.

Why does she feel so guilty when he hurt her first?

She couldn't even talk to Ricco about it because he had left. By the time she was woken, he was gone, his car was gone. Apparently he had something to do and didn't bother waking her up, let alone leaving her in his house.

She would talk to him, but after she talked to Luciano. Because even if he did hurt her, he deserved to know he had a child on the way. That she was pregnant.

She started the car and drove off, preparing herself to see the man who caused her pain.

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Luciano looked up from his laptop as he heard a knock on his door and he granted them entry to come in. Seeing it was Adriano, he closed his laptop, laying back.

"Talk," He demanded.

"What are you going to do?" He asked, disregarding the men in Luciano's office and Luciano shook his head with impassiveness written over his face.

"None of your concern Capo" He responded, speaking to him as a Don would, and not family.

"She is my concern" He bravely said, causing Luciano's eyebrow to raise.

"Say that again" He threatened and Adriano huffed.

"Luciano you know she didn't fuck him. She said it to piss you off. For fuck sakes we listen to every fucking thing she does when she sees him!" Luciano leaned forward, his eyes deadly in contact with him.

" What I know is you're too attached to her, it's bad for business at the moment" Adriano put his hands on the table, his eyes pleading.

" Luciano, listen to me. If not as your Capo, but as your brother"

Luciano smirked, "I heard you"

He nodded at his men and they all moved to grab Adriano's arms.

"What is this?" Adriano said, struggling to pull away.

"Something very important needs my full attention, I have no time for your interference" He explained and he nodded once more for them to take Adriano away. He heard the shuffling as Adriano struggled, and they pulled him out of the office.

"Luciano you can't! She's-" He slammed his door, blocking Adriano's voice. Blocking what would have been significant information. Luciano didn't feel anything as he did it. He only cared for what was going to happen next, furthermore he had to prepare himself for it.

Teresa had gone home to shower and change clothes. She didn't want to go to Luciano filthy and out of the clothes Ricco pulled off her.

Furthermore she spent an hour scrubbing all the dye from her hair, grateful they chose not to go the bleach route. The dye was no longer needed in her opinion. She was done being Luciano's puppet and after she informs him of her pregnancy, he can't do anything to make her continue. He won't.

It was time to go home, back to Atlanta.

Walking up to the house, she knocked on the door and waited. It wasn't for long either because the door swung open and she was met with Laura. She didn't have time for her today, so she walked straight past her, not sparing her another glance. She began to walk up the stairs until she heard, "He's in his office" From Laura.

She didn't go up the second pair of stairs but walked down the hall and her breathing shook when she stood in front of the door. Taking a deep breath, she raised her fist and knocked. As expected, Luciano granted her entry and she pushed the door open and his eyes raised up, sending chills through her body. She didn't feel the love she usually felt, it felt like pure tension. Horrible, scary tension. And she was back to being intimidated.