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But I would not shelter him any longer. It was time for my boy to grow up and understand the world of men. "It is your choice, figlio mio."
He cleared his throat. "I'll break it off and I won't see him again. You have my word."
"Good boy. You are excused."
Valentina POV
I was just coming out of my old room when Dimitri hurried along the hall, his head down. "Hey, dimmi," I called as I shut the door. "Did you want to?"
He glanced up and I saw tears streaming down his face. "Not now, Tina ." When he tried to dodge around me to go into his room, I put my hand
out to stop the door from closing. I slipped inside as he flopped on the bed, face first. "What's wrong?"
"You'll just take his side. You're practically his wife." He had a fight with Rafael , obviously. "Except I'm not and never will be. So, what happened?"
Dimitri whispered, "He found out, Tina ." I knew instantly what he was talking about. I dropped onto the mattress. "Oh, shit. How?"
"I don't know. I've always been so careful."
"What did he say?"
"That I have to break up with Paolo. If I don't, he said he would have Paolo killed." What the fuck? I sucked in a breath, my hands reaching out to steady me on the bed. "Was he serious?"
"My father does not joke, not about murder. He was very serious." And this man was the father of my child? Great choice, Tina . "Does he think breaking up with Paolo will turn you straight?"
Dimitri gave a harsh humourless laugh. "If so, he will be very disappointed. He wants me to marry and have babies. When I take over as capo, he said he doesn't care if I fuck men. But until then I cannot risk all he's built."
My skin turned hot as I considered this. Instead of doing the brave thing and supporting Dimitri , he was forcing his son to live a lie so the family could save face. What a coward. What an asshole.
I looked at Dimitri , who'd never asked to be gay. He just was and why couldn't Rafael understand that? His son had struggled with this secret for so long because he knew the repercussions, and his father had proved him right.
Who cared if Dimitri was gay? It was none of anyone's business. Rafael was being a shitty father and a shitty human being. My heart raced as I stood. "I will go talk to him."
"I wouldn't do that," Dimitri said. "He will see it as interfering." I didn't care. If this was Rafael 's parenting style, then I needed to know it sooner rather than later. Because no way would I raise a child with a man who chose the mafia over his own flesh and blood.
I hugged Dimitri and walked out. No doubt Rafael was in his office, probably gloating over ruining Dimitri 's life. I marched down there, my ears buzzing with indignation. He would listen to me. Once he calmed down, he would see reason and reconsider. I didn't bother knocking. Instead, I threw open the door and stepped in. Marco and Rafael were in the middle of a conversation, but I didn't care.
This was too important. "A word, Rafael ." My man leaned back in his chair. "Valentina , this is not a good time. Did you notice the door was closed?"
Was he patronising me? "I will speak with you now. Alone." His eyes narrowed ever so slightly at the corners. He didn't like when I gave him orders, but that was too bad. He murmured a few words to Marco, who got up and walked past me on his way out. Marco hadn't warmed up to me at all, even after learning I was having Rafael 's child. If anything, he'd been even colder. I ignored him and focused on Rafael . When the door closed and we were alone, I asked, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
A muscle jumped in his jaw. "You might want to rephrase that, dolcezza."
"I don't, actually. I just saw Dimitri , crying in his room. He said you learned that he was gay." Rafael cocked his head and stared at me, his mouth flat. "Yes, I did. But I have to ask if you knew this about my son." I answered without thinking. "Yes, I knew. He told me"
His hand crashed onto the top of the desk, startling me. Slowly, he rose out of his chair, the air disappearing from the room as he took up more space. "You knew my son was gay? He confided this to you and you… did what about it?"
Was he worried I had told others? "He asked me not to tell anyone. So I kept it to myself." His face turned hard and scary, his il Diavolo face. No doubt it was the expression he wore before he gutted someone like a fish. Unwittingly, I took a step backward. "You didn't think to tell me this news?"
Oh. That was what he was mad about? "No. It wasn't my place."
"Wasn't your place? Your place is at my side, doing what I say. I thought I could trust you."
He cleared his throat. "I'll break it off and I won't see him again. You have my word."
"Good boy. You are excused."
Valentina POV
I was just coming out of my old room when Dimitri hurried along the hall, his head down. "Hey, dimmi," I called as I shut the door. "Did you want to?"
He glanced up and I saw tears streaming down his face. "Not now, Tina ." When he tried to dodge around me to go into his room, I put my hand
out to stop the door from closing. I slipped inside as he flopped on the bed, face first. "What's wrong?"
"You'll just take his side. You're practically his wife." He had a fight with Rafael , obviously. "Except I'm not and never will be. So, what happened?"
Dimitri whispered, "He found out, Tina ." I knew instantly what he was talking about. I dropped onto the mattress. "Oh, shit. How?"
"I don't know. I've always been so careful."
"What did he say?"
"That I have to break up with Paolo. If I don't, he said he would have Paolo killed." What the fuck? I sucked in a breath, my hands reaching out to steady me on the bed. "Was he serious?"
"My father does not joke, not about murder. He was very serious." And this man was the father of my child? Great choice, Tina . "Does he think breaking up with Paolo will turn you straight?"
Dimitri gave a harsh humourless laugh. "If so, he will be very disappointed. He wants me to marry and have babies. When I take over as capo, he said he doesn't care if I fuck men. But until then I cannot risk all he's built."
My skin turned hot as I considered this. Instead of doing the brave thing and supporting Dimitri , he was forcing his son to live a lie so the family could save face. What a coward. What an asshole.
I looked at Dimitri , who'd never asked to be gay. He just was and why couldn't Rafael understand that? His son had struggled with this secret for so long because he knew the repercussions, and his father had proved him right.
Who cared if Dimitri was gay? It was none of anyone's business. Rafael was being a shitty father and a shitty human being. My heart raced as I stood. "I will go talk to him."
"I wouldn't do that," Dimitri said. "He will see it as interfering." I didn't care. If this was Rafael 's parenting style, then I needed to know it sooner rather than later. Because no way would I raise a child with a man who chose the mafia over his own flesh and blood.
I hugged Dimitri and walked out. No doubt Rafael was in his office, probably gloating over ruining Dimitri 's life. I marched down there, my ears buzzing with indignation. He would listen to me. Once he calmed down, he would see reason and reconsider. I didn't bother knocking. Instead, I threw open the door and stepped in. Marco and Rafael were in the middle of a conversation, but I didn't care.
This was too important. "A word, Rafael ." My man leaned back in his chair. "Valentina , this is not a good time. Did you notice the door was closed?"
Was he patronising me? "I will speak with you now. Alone." His eyes narrowed ever so slightly at the corners. He didn't like when I gave him orders, but that was too bad. He murmured a few words to Marco, who got up and walked past me on his way out. Marco hadn't warmed up to me at all, even after learning I was having Rafael 's child. If anything, he'd been even colder. I ignored him and focused on Rafael . When the door closed and we were alone, I asked, "What the hell is wrong with you?"
A muscle jumped in his jaw. "You might want to rephrase that, dolcezza."
"I don't, actually. I just saw Dimitri , crying in his room. He said you learned that he was gay." Rafael cocked his head and stared at me, his mouth flat. "Yes, I did. But I have to ask if you knew this about my son." I answered without thinking. "Yes, I knew. He told me"
His hand crashed onto the top of the desk, startling me. Slowly, he rose out of his chair, the air disappearing from the room as he took up more space. "You knew my son was gay? He confided this to you and you… did what about it?"
Was he worried I had told others? "He asked me not to tell anyone. So I kept it to myself." His face turned hard and scary, his il Diavolo face. No doubt it was the expression he wore before he gutted someone like a fish. Unwittingly, I took a step backward. "You didn't think to tell me this news?"
Oh. That was what he was mad about? "No. It wasn't my place."
"Wasn't your place? Your place is at my side, doing what I say. I thought I could trust you."
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