Chapter 70 Cristiano

• Actually, I didn't come here for this or to pay respect to that fucker Lombardi. I just wanted to see if Marianna was okay. When I left her the other day, she didn't look well so I thought maybe I should check up on her just to see how she's holding up. And it's a good thing I arrived on time to see that bastard Annibale ogling her. Well, half the men in here can't keep their eyes off her but this one didn't even bother pretending he didn't want her. The motherfucker was halfway hard and I could only imagine what he was thinking. I've seen him a few times in some clubs around town.
• If he happened to get his hands on Marianna, I can't imagine what he'd do to her. He's got a sick, twisted mind and even though his connections might help get her a few clients, she doesn't need him. She has Giovanni. That fucker can run things without anyone's help. His reputation as Lombardi's right-hand precedes him. Even assholes like Annibale have to be wary of him. And despite everything, Marianna has me too. I can't imagine leaving her alone to fend for herself. Especially knowing what every man who offers her their help will want in return.
• Nev thinks I've gone crazy. He doesn't understand what it's like to crave someone, so much so that even if they wrong you, you can't help but still want them. I can't seem to get her out of my system. I thought I could walk away the other night and be done with her but all I've done since I turned my back on her was think of why I left. At first, I knew things might not work out between us because of her father. He wouldn't have let her be with me. But now that he's dead, what's standing in my way?