Page 16 of Arranged & Unhinged
I had had enough by that point. Just as I went to say something, Giuseppe raised his hand, ready to back hand Aria, moving closer. Aria didn’t flinch.
I roared out, “Don’t fucking touch my wife.”
Giuseppe jolted, and stopped mid-swing.
He started sputtering out, “I apologize Maximo, but my daughter has been disrespectful after what she did to that woman.”
“I fucking asked her to help me go after the Black Widow, so you best step back away from my fucking wife!” I was livid! “And I don’t give a flying fuck if she disrespects you. By laying even a finger in her, you disrespectme!”
Giuseppe lowered his hand and stepped back, but turned towards me, face still flushed red with anger.
In a slightly calmer voice, Giuseppe responded back, “I mean no disrespect Maximo, but she is my daughter and I can discipline her however I want to.”
No he fucking didn’t!
I walked slowly up to Giuseppe until I was directly in front of him. By this point, I was sure all of my men inside the home were lined up behind me.
In a lethal tone not to be ignored, I said, “The day she became my wife, she became my responsibility and no longer yours. And Aria is a fucking adult, so there is no need todisciplineher.” I stared him in the eye until he responded appropriately. He turned his eyes away, but I could see his jaw ticking. I decided to push it one more level.
“Starting today, Nino and Rico will become my active Enforcers. You will be stepping down.” I paused to let it sink in. Technically he was going to hold the position for about another six months, but I was done with his shit. How dare he fucking disrespect my wife, and inourhouse!
Giuseppe raised his eyes to meet mine. I could see he was pissed and holding back, but he nodded ever so slightly and stood still. I continued to stare him in the eye. I held it longer than necessary, and I could actually see a bead of sweat hanging on his forehead.
Damned right you fucker!
In a loud voice so all of my men could hear, and not misunderstand, “From this day forward, Giuseppe Dominguez will not be permitted on the premises while Aria is here alone. Is that understand.”
“Yes,El Capo!” was repeated throughout the house in loud clear voices.
“You are dismissed, Giuseppe Dominguez.” My tone was hard. He knew he was being more than just dismissed from my home.
He looked agitated, but he nodded slightly. He started to turn to Aria when I snapped. “Don’t fucking look at my wife!”
His eyes came back to mine, jaw tense. He nodded then turned away from her and stormed out of the room.
I turned and looked at Aria, who was looking at me, her face now in blank expression.
“Make sure he is escorted off the premises.”
“Yes,El Capo.”
My men knew I meant business.
“And never allow anyone to ever treat my wife like that again. Is. That. Clear?”
Multiple respond back with, “Yes,El Capo.”
I had just made a declaration. Up to this point, my men knew she was an arrangement. Which was likely why they had not intervened between Giuseppe and her. They probably thought his worth as my Enforcer was more important than hers as my arranged wife. By making sure she was never targeted again, I was staking a claim on her.
After my men left the room, I continued to stare at Aria and she at me.
“I am sorry you had to deal with that.”
She shrugged. “Nothing new.”
“You will never be treated like that again, now that you are my wife.”
She looked at me, assessing, but no change in expression. “We are merely an arrangement, Maximo, and I have accepted that.”
