His Mafia Princess (Family First #1) Read Online Free

winced.
    “People are going to die because of me?” She was crying. Who wouldn’t?
    “No, sweetheart, not because of you, but because of this bastard who broke the rules.”
    Rules. She snorted. It was a laugh to her that he was talking about rules when everything about his business was a lie. He was talking about rules when he likely had every law enforcement agency in the world looking to take him down and lock him up. “What about the police?”
    “We do what we have to in order to stay out of their crosshairs. No one has anything on us that could bring us down.”
    “And when that happens?”
    “It won’t.” Her father said this with absolute confidence.
    “I need time.” She pulled her hand from her father’s and shook her head. “I want to be alone. Can I go home?”
    “I will ask Dr. Reeves if he will release you. I’m sorry you had to find out the way you did. I never, ever wanted that, baby,” he said before walking out of her hospital room.
    Alessandra began to cry harder. She couldn’t believe her whole life had been a lie. Her father hurt people for a living. How could she even think to stay with him?
    Her mind was in utter chaos and as soon as Dr. Reeves walked back in, she was thankful a nurse was with him with some clothes for her. She didn’t speak. She simply got dressed and then with help got into the wheelchair that would take her down to the car.

Chapter Six
     
    He was thankful when told Alessandra was okay and healing. Gregorio didn’t get frustrated. He didn’t get upset either, but he was feeling both in the last many hours because she wasn’t waking like they said she should.
    Gregorio looked to his oldest friend, his second, and nodded. When her father asked him to bring the SUV around, he sent Tony instead. “I won’t leave you two open to attack. I’m the best, and I’m remaining with you, sir.”
    Giovanni gave Gregorio a look that would make any lesser man quiver but not him. “She knows everything,” the older man said. “That fucking bastard told her everything, and now she’s afraid of me. Me, her father.” The man shook his head.
    “I wish she could have been kept in the dark.” Gregorio himself had wanted to keep Alessandra from finding out what the family business was. He had wanted to keep her pure so he would be able to have that light in his life, but perhaps it was better that she did know. Perhaps it was good that she knew because now he didn’t have to hide from her. Now he would be able to share everything with her. Maybe he would thank the Russian Boss when he cut his head off.
    Gregorio saw Alessandra being rolled out of her room and winced. She looked pale, exhausted, and her eyes were red and swollen from her tears. It tore him up inside to know she had been crying. He was soft when it came to her, he realized. His friend was right. He did have far more emotions than what he felt when it came to Alessandra.
    “Hello, Alessandra.” Gregorio wanted to reach out and touch her, but he didn’t. He felt something deep inside of her clench when she gave him a watery smile. Her dark, forest green gaze turned to him. When she nodded and gave him a whispered hello he knew he would do anything to get that look off of her face.
    Taking position in front of her, he walked them out of the hospital and knew that Tony was bringing up the rear. It went against everything in him to give his back to anyone, but this was Alessandra. He wanted to be out in front so he could see any danger that might come her way. He refused to let her be hurt again.
    Seeing the SUV parked in front, he nodded for the men to fan out for the protection of Alessandra. Once that was seen to, he went to her side. Holding his hand out for her, he nodded. “Alessandra, let me help you?” When she nodded, he reached down and scooped her out of the wheelchair. With her side being wrapped, he had to take care of how he held her. He was sure she would be up and mobile by tomorrow, just