Claimed by Her Mafia Man - Sam Crescent Page 0,32
she has had to do hasn’t come naturally to her. I hope you know that.”
Damon nodded. “I still don’t trust you.”
“I wouldn’t either if I was you, but know this, I’d still take a bullet for her.”
“Do you think it’s your father who wants her dead?” Damon asked, closing the file. They sat in the underground casino, checking over the books. He’d kept Randy close because of his suspicions.
“I did but I don’t know, why come after her? I’d have made for an easy target.”
“Unless he does love you and he waited for you to get out of the way.”
Randy shook his head. “The man can’t stand me. At the wedding, he couldn’t even look me in the face. He wouldn’t care if I died or not.”
“But you no longer believe it is him?”
“He has nothing to gain from killing her. A Drago has been part of the Family for years. They’re part of tradition. If he was to kill her, he’d need to take me out, and I’m not dead yet. I’ve given them all plenty of opportunities, believe me.”
“Do you have a death wish?” Damon asked.
“No. Not yet.”
“Everything here looks all clear.” It left only one person who was capable of killing Isabella, but why?
“We’re done here.” Damon got to his feet as Randy’s cell phone rang.
“I wonder why your lady love is calling me,” Randy said.
He answered the call but before Randy got to say anything, Damon heard Isabella’s distressed voice over the line.
“She called me, Randy. She said someone was trying to get into the house and now, now it’s on fire. Oh, my God, I’ve got to go in.”
Over the line, he heard someone else talk. “Miss, you can’t go in there.”
“My friend is in there. Her son!”
Damon didn’t need to wait. He knew exactly where he was going. With Randy hot on his heels, they were in the car and heading toward the apartment building where her friend Daniella lived.
He had a guy on the building.
Putting the call through, he waited. The call finally came through. The voice raspy.
“I failed you, Sir,” the man said.
“Douglas, answer me.”
“He … knew I was here. I …couldn’t … stop … fire … girl and boy … dead.”
The line went dead.
“This is going to kill Bella,” Randy said.
He broke every single speeding law, coming to the building where he knew her friend was.
A crowd was watching as the police held his wife to the ground. Climbing out of the car, he recognized one of the officers, who immediately told his men to back up.
Reaching his woman, he pulled her into his arms.
“I’ve got to go in there,” she said.
“I know.”
“She’s … so young…” she sobbed. “They can’t be dead. They can’t be.”
“I’ve got you.”
“They wouldn’t let me go in.” She pressed her face against his neck.
“I’ve got you.” He looked at Randy.
“I’m on it,” Randy said.
He didn’t need to ask the man to go and check to see if the son of a bitch was still around. For something like this, the fucker was close, he could sense it.
“It’s because of me, isn’t it?” she asked. “I put Daniella in danger.”
“This isn’t your fault.” He cupped her face, forcing her to look at him. “You’re not responsible here. You didn’t kill her or set this building on fire.”
“You know she’s dead?” she asked.
Damon nodded. “My man, he was watching. I called on the way here. He told me they were dead.”
“But, how did he know?”
“He’s inside as well. The building, it’s going to keep going up in flames until no evidence is left.”
“She was just a kid. She had her whole life ahead of her. She was so nice even after everything that happened. This isn’t fair.”
“I know. I’ve got you. I know.” He wanted to take her pain away, to not let her feel, but right now, he was just going to have to be content to hold her. Randy didn’t return immediately.
Police moved aside the audience the fire had built. Ambulance crews came, and he moved her toward his car. She was bruised. Her face cut from wriggling against the tarmac. People would pay for putting their hands on her, and he was going to find the person who thought they could hurt his woman and get away with it.
Chapter Ten
Isabella paid for Daniella and August’s funerals as well as Damon’s guard. She knew he didn’t take the money even as she passed him her card to take care of everything. He was there by her