Marked For Crime Royalty| Book One | ✓

56 - His Family or His Enemy?

Teresa, face into her phone in her right hand, while typing with her right thumb, Rolo's leash in her left hand, leading the way to wherever, walked Rolo. More like he was walking her.

Her mind filled with questions about Luciano's words from yesterday.

My father knows exactly where I stand, where we stand.

It wasn't just what he said that had her on edge, it was how he said it. His eyes. It felt like he was threatening her with his eyes, but she knew it meant he was threatening someone else. That leftover serious possession, the look that meant to kill, that meant business. That meant your friend or enemy. Just his eyes told everything and she wondered if her thoughts were true. He didn't threaten his family did he? He wouldn't? And is she okay with it?

Then her phone and heart dropped, her eyes bulged and she screamed, but it was already being muffled by a strong hand and her entire body filled with fear as she felt the breath of the man behind her.

"Afternoon to you to Mrs. Rossi" Then she groaned, knowing exactly who the voice belonged to and she smacked his hand hard, making him let go and she turned around and pushed him yelling,

"Are you kidding me?!" She yelled at Adriano and he chuckled, bending down and grabbing her phone that was now cracked.

She snatched it out of his hand, attempting to regulate her heart that was thumping against her chest rapidly from the scare.

"Teresa, you have to stop being so absentminded. Do you know who you are with? People may not know you, but Don of Milan does. He may not exactly know your role, but if he knows you, we have to assume word has spread as well." He sighed and his hands found hers that were trembling, trying to put the back on her phone and he took her hands into his and they stopped.

"I'm sorry. I understand" She whispered and he released her hands. "Why are you here?" She huffed, as he took her phone, sliding it into his pocket.

He grabbed her hand, nodding his head, redirecting her attention back to Rolo who was sitting, waiting for them with his tongue out, surveying his surroundings.

"Well" He grinned, "Someone didn't tell their fiancé they we're leaving the house" He glanced at her from the side of his eye, accusingly, but amused and she laughed, lowering her head a tad guilty.

Then she shrugged, "If I did, he wouldn't let me go without you" She specifically said Adriano because Luciano rarely did any walking just for the sake of it and he would send Adriano to watch her all the time, so she knew that's what he was going to do.

This answer made his eyebrows furrow and stop as he turned his head to stare at her and ask, "Do you not like me around?" He questioned, sounding a little concerned which confused her because she never gave a sign that said this. She loved being around him.

"No I do" She said and he straightened, "But I am pregnant and I don't exactly want to be shadowed by males just to go out and clear my mind. I can't be babysat like that." She explained, choosing her words carefully and he seemed to understand but it also looked like something was on his mind the way his eyes went distant, past her shoulder.

"Teresa" , He said softly, "You are happy, correct? With me? Luciano? We're not to-"

"Yes you are too overprotective" She said and he nodded, Teresa not being able to decipher his emotions, but she could tell it wasn't good. "But it's okay. I understand and I don't hate either of you for it. Yes Luciano makes me happy, I love him to death and you too in a different context of course. You're always here for me and you know if weren't given the circumstances, I would call you my brother"