Exposed to the CEO Behind the Mafia Mask (by Silver Spoon) novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243: Chapter 27 Blood Turned Molten

Dominic’s POV

Gemma’s cold shoulder was driving me to the edge of madness. The situation turned worse when my nephew Vincenzo called, demanding to know what the hell I had screwed up this time. He had encountered her during a routine family business run downtown, and she flat out told him we were finished. Like hell we were. I refused to let it end like this, not when my entire world revolved around her.

The only silver lining was her new position within Caleb’s legitimate front operations. At least I could catch glimpses of her when I visited his corporate offices for family meetings. Unfortunately, Caleb and Xavier were drowning in the same relationship hell I was dealing with.

Then came that disaster of a lunch when our women met up with some crew from a rival family’s associates. Thank God Gemma wasn’t there to witness the spectacle. Those bastards were shamelessly flirting with our women, and the girls were playing right along, probably just to spite us.

Friday night, we arranged a meeting at Xavier’s secured penthouse. I figured we could strategize our next moves while venting our frustrations. Since Gemma entered my life, no other woman existed for me. She consumed every waking thought, every plan, every breath. Now, thanks to one catastrophic misunderstanding orchestrated by my backstabbing father, I was living in pure torment.

When I walked into Xavier’s place and saw Finn and Jude already nursing drinks, I couldn’t help but laugh at Jude’s murderous expression.

"Don’t tell me you two got the boot as well?" I asked, finding dark humor in their miserable faces.

"We’re suffering because of you idiots," Finn shot back. "Zoe declared tonight was strictly girls’ night, no family business, no men allowed."

"Everything was running smoothly when I was the only one in a committed relationship," Jude grumbled. "Nora has never been this impossible before. This is all on you three for thinking with the wrong head during family operations."

"Jude, come on, it was just a massive setup by my father," I protested.

"Your family drama is costing us quality time with our women," Finn snapped back, his frustration evident.

"What if we surprised them wherever they are?" Xavier suggested, like he had just solved world hunger.

"Brilliant plan, genius. You happen to know their location? Because Nora isn’t sharing intel," Jude’s irritation was reaching dangerous levels.

"Not exactly, but you could figure it out through your connections," Xavier gave Jude that devil’s grin of his.

"Absolutely not, Xavier. The last time I used family resources to track her, it took considerable effort to get back in Nora’s good graces. That was exactly because you wanted to chase after her cousin during that Brooklyn territory dispute. I swore I wouldn’t use surveillance on her again unless someone was dying," Jude was getting heated.

"Hold up," Caleb interrupted. "What exactly are you talking about?"

"Jude can track Nora’s phone through his security network. He can locate all the girls," Xavier explained, and we all turned to stare at Jude.

"Jude, this is a legitimate security concern," I tried convincing him.

"Hell no, Dominic," he fired back.

"Maybe it’s not an emergency yet, but what if they’re with those associate crew again?" Finn commented casually. "Those losers have been circling our women like vultures. We could just verify they’re safe, and if they’re alone, we head straight back here."

"Nora is going to pay for this security breach," Jude muttered. "They’re at Silas’s uncle’s restaurant in Little Italy. I guarantee they’re not there alone." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

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