Falling For The Lombardi Brothers

Chapter 2: Italian Men

(Andrea POV)

I looked around, and it was a prison of some kind. Of course, what can I expect from them other than that? They wiped out the Irish Mafia entirely in just a single day, which I was planning to do for a very long time. And, they caught me from their enemy’s office, so It was pretty clear that they were going to torture me and question me about my whereabouts.

“So, what’s your name and what were you doing there in their office?” I heard a smooth but authoritative voice and turned to look towards the person.

“My name is Rico Lombardi and I am going to question you. If you answered my questions without any fuss then I will let you go without any harm but if you tried to play smart with me then…” He put his hands on the handles of my chair and came closer. His high cheekbones and angular jawline make it hard for me to think about anything else than his hot body.

“Than what, Rico? You will torture me, hmm?” I asked looking straight into his eyes. I was worried about the torture session but god knows, I wasn’t afraid of them or any other man in this world after I had to go through it in the past except…But, It was the talk for later. Right now, I have to focus on this man, who was questioning me with his hotter than sin body almost pressing with mine.

“Nope! I will not torture you but will do something else…very very bad things, I guess,” He threatened me and God knows every single sinful thing crossed my mind in those few seconds.

“I was working for Avalon. He hired me temporarily to hack Ivanov’s system,” I explained. I don’t need to explain who the ‘Ivanovs’ are because Their name was already well-known in the mafia world.

“What? You are a hacker?” He turned towards me with furrowed brows and scanned me from head to toe. My grip tightened on the handles of the chair. I hate when someone makes assumptions about me based on my physique. And, It happened more than once in my lifetime.

“I think that’s what I have said,” I answered in a flat tone.

“Very well! But, I don’t trust your words. You have to show me your capability,” He gestured to the standing man behind me and after a few minutes, he came back with a laptop. It wasn’t the best one but It will do I guess. Before I could ask about the work, he started explaining to me.

“Hack the security cameras of the Avalon mansion and wiped the trace of our presence there,” He ordered and I understood the task. I turned on the laptop and my fingers started running on the keypad. I started checking the security cameras and he moved behind me to see my work. I was hyper-aware of his hot body and how near we were, but I pulled myself out of there and focused on the task at hand. I started clearing the footage and within the next few seconds, I had erased everything, including my own presence there.

“Well done! You are surprisingly good in your work. I don’t want to keep you here as a captive because I believe you were not involved with them but…I can’t let you go either. You have seen our faces and now you know about our location too. So, Tell me, sweetheart! What should I do with you?” My mind started racing and I gulped hard. I can’t die…I have so many things to do.

“You can hire my services just like Avalon did,” I offered, and he took a seat right in front of me.

“And, How will I know you are not betraying us? Or worse, trying to double-cross us?” He asked and I opened my mouth to say something but his younger brother strolled in.

“I think we can handle this 5’4 thing pretty easily, Brother! If she tried to play us or double-cross us then we will make sure that it will be her last mistake and day on this earth, right?” I gulped hard when I witnessed the coldness in his eyes.

“Yes! You can kill me without any second thought if I betray you,” I added, and he gave me a curt nod.

“Very well then! You have to work for us for the next two months and If you don’t f**k up in this period, then we will grant you your freedom as a repayment,” He offered, and I agreed. I just need time, I am pretty sure that I will figure out my next move in this period.

“Okay! She will live upstairs with us, Ciro!” He addressed his brother while my heartbeat increased. I can’t trust them fully, so I wasn’t ready to put my guard down around them.

“Get up, Butterfly! I don’t want to pick you up this time,” He teased, and I quickly got up from my seat while glaring at him. He knew how to get on my nerves easily.

“No thanks! I can walk,” I answered, and he tipped his head low.

“For now…Yes!” He added, and my breath hitched. I mumbled ‘Asshole’ and started following him. We walked towards the left door and there was an elevator present. He pressed the 3rd floor button and the door closed.

“Hacker, hmm? I guess you took me off-guard with your skill. I didn’t expect you to be a hacker,” He smirked and I clenched my fists in anger.

“Why? You thought like everyone else that I can be nothing but a wh*re, hmm?” I asked but couldn’t stop the bitterness that seeped into my words. His eyes softened, and he shook his head in no.

“No, Butterfly! I didn’t mean it like that,” He tried to explain but the door opened and I stepped out. And my mouth hung open.

“Your home for the next two months,” He said and started showing me around the house. Holy f**k! I didn’t expect it to be this luxurious. Although Avalon’s mansion was also expensive but it was nowhere near this beauty.

“Close your mouth or you will catch a fly, sweetie,” He whispered, and I quickly pressed my lips in a thin line.

“Do you only know how to get on someone's nerves?” I asked, and he shook his head when his eyes moved towards my cleavage.

“I know many other things too but I think, you will not be thrilled to know about them, right?” I wanted to punch the c*cky smile off his face when another person walked towards us.

“Enough with this, Ciro! Show her the left room. And join me downstairs. Ricosta needed you downstairs after that.

“Okay, Gabriele! I will be there in a few minutes,” He answered with seriousness, I didn’t expect from him. Gabriele nodded and left us.

“Follow me,” I followed him and he quickly explained everything before pointing towards the left side door.

“That room will be yours temporarily. I will be back in a few hours. You can use this phone if you need anything or in case you encounter any emergency during these hours,” He explained and I turned to look towards him.

“I will be alone up here,” He nodded and then turned on his heels and left me there. I didn’t expect my life to change like this. F*ck! I have already everything planned out but I don’t know what to do with this sudden change now. I didn’t feel unsafe around them the way I used to feel around Avalon or Ivanovs, even though they also belonged to the mafia family. I took a deep breath and walked towards the room. I opened the room and my mouth hung open.

“Holy Mother of Jesus! I didn’t expect that,” I mumbled and blinked my eyes a few times to make sure that I wasn’t dreaming about this whole thing.