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"I desire you, cara mia."

Brenda thought Luciano didn't seem homosexual in any way. How was that possible?

She tried to focus and smiled broadly when she saw Luciano take another step, as if he were about to kiss her on the mouth.

She heard the screech of a chair being dragged, and soon Giovanni was upon them, glaring at them as if he wanted to incinerate them alive.

"Giovanni! What are you doing here?"

She feigned surprise, but the truth was she was eager to smile. Apparently, the plan had worked.

"What do you mean, what am I doing here?" he snapped angrily. "Do you think I'm going to let you go out with this wannabe pretty boy?"

"Hey..."

"You shut up!" he pointed a finger at Luciano, who barely flinched in his place. "I'm a member of the Italian mafia, so you better be careful or you'll end up in a bad way!"

Brenda widened her eyes at hearing that.

Mafia? What the hell was going on there?

"Did you just say you're a member of the Italian mafia?" she questioned incredulously.

"Shut th