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want to help you find peace.” God, she was way too good for me.
    I took a deep breath, trying to make everything come out as natural and care-free as possible, but inside I was burning up. The plan that I had was dangerous, I knew that. But if everything went as it should this would all be over in a matter of days and everyone could find peace. I couldn’t tell her all of it—it had to seem authentic… she had to be scared.
    “I want to take you to the casino… his casino.”
    “Alright, let’s do it.” She gave me that beautiful smile, her eyes full of excitement. ”When are we going?”
    After a delicious dinner and a short, but tolerable conversation about me opening another restaurant I was sending her off to the shower—but not before slapping that cute ass of hers. A restaurant; I knew the idea had been sitting in the back of my head but I hadn’t addressed it for a while. The idea of being back in the business made me happy—it made me feel close to my parents again. However, with everything ahead of us it was hard to be optimistic, all I could think about was what I was walking her into, and if this was going to be a horrible mistake.
    When the shower shut off I watched her scurry across the hall, a towel clinging to her perfect little body. I knew what she was going to put on; I had picked out the dress myself after following her around for quite some time. I knew she wasn’t into the whole glam thing—but I knew it was gonna look perfect on her. As she had become more comfortable around me she had made little requests here or there—mostly girly shit but I was more than happy to appease her. The few hundred bucks I spent on her couldn’t even remotely compare to what her attention was worth to me.
    I showered quickly, my mind racing in a distracting blur of strategy. The whole goal of tonight was for him to see us—for Genovese to see the girl that had been haunting him for so long now. I had purposely printed copies of the fake hotel reservations, but made sure to leave the real reservation a secret. If all went to plan, Genovese would see us, get curious and ask his valet about my vehicle. He’d go through it himself so no one knew what he was doing, he’d find the reservation, show up at the hotel and be incredibly disappointed. The room was already decked out in surveillance gear, and I’d be able to show Brie all of it. What she didn’t know is we’d be staying there also. Truthfully, that was only the tip of the iceberg of things she didn’t know… but she’d find out soon enough.
    I clenched my fists as I thought of the last part of the plan; the kidnapping. Genovese was going to ask the front desk about us, and everyone knows that money talks. He knew my name, as well as Gabriella’s. He’d be able to find the spa reservations I had made for her. He would know just where to find her, and he would take her without a second thought. It would be terrible, and the idea of her being around him for one second made my blood boil—but this is where the fun came in. I had my own guys ready and waiting, all wanting a chance to get back at the big bad wolf. I had carefully plotted out little issues to arise throughout all of Genovese’s businesses. A theft here, a fight there, fraud issue here, money missing there—all things that would require Genovese’s time. I figured the longer I kept him busy, the more time I had to get Gabriella out of there safely. I knew I was walking her into the Lion’s Den—but I was going to protect her. Nothing could go wrong… I’d strangle him with my bare hands if he laid a finger on her.
    I dried my hair and pushed it back so that it stayed out of my eyes. I dressed quickly, settling on a fitted black suit and gray button up beneath it. When I finished with my tie I slid on a pair of black shoes and polished them quickly. Taking a glance in the mirror I smirked a little and strolled out to the living room, waiting for my girl to make her