Seduction: Book 3 (Strong Young Women Series) by Joyce Jordan Page A

Kelly?” he screamed in pained.
    “What, Vinny? You afraid of a little over the counter alcohol?” she poured more onto his wound then placed the plastic bottle on the floor beside her and picked the brandy Vinny had been drinking then gave the bottle back to him. “Here, you will need it.”
    “You could have at least warned me,” he grumbled.
    “What’s the fun in that, Vinny?”
    “I’m ready. What should I do?” Ana asked.
    “Help keep him down. It’s going to hurt like a bitch, since he refuses to go to a proper hospital.”
    “Okay,” Ana said and placed her hands on Vinny’s legs.
    “Ready everyone?” Kelly asked.
    “Wait,” Vinny said and took another huge sip. “Ready now.”
    Just as Kelly was about to make the first stitch the door opened and two angry men entered. Kelly and Ana swore as they heard Rafe shout “Stop.”
    “Vinny, stay the fuck down,” Kelly hissed at him.
    “I need my gun, I hate being outnumbered and defenseless.”
    Ana laughed. “I hate to break it to you cousin Vinny, but you were outumbered and defenseless before those two men entered. Now stay put,” Ana hissed at him.
    Vinny apparently realized the truth in that statement, so he deflated like a balloon and lay back down. Why he had faith in the two girls he had no idea. Now the two angry men were beside him, one on each side.
    “Kelly, why do you have a mobster in your apartment, or better yet, why does it look like you are about to patch him up?” Rafe asked stepping closer to her. “You too Ana,” he added looking in her direction.
    “I need both of you to step away from him.” Gabe told them stepping to Ana’s side and lifting her from the floor.
    “No Gabe, don’t.” Ana looked over to where Kelly was beside her and saw Rafe lifting her up too, and Kelly struggling to get out of his hold.
    “Let go! Right now Rafe, ” Kelly shouted.
    Ana scrambled out of Gabe’s hold as soon as he froze at Kelly’s words.
    “The two of you need to step aside. Whatever you need to say can be said after I’ve patched Vinny up. The longer I wait, the higher the chances are for an infection.”
    “Kelly, this guy is dangerous. And if he threatened you in any way…”
    Kelly snorted. Ana laughed.
    “What did I say?” Rafe asked perplexed but still angry at them.
    “Vinny wouldn’t hurt us. Now step aside like two good boys and let me get back to work,” she said to them.
    “I’m not going anywhere,” Rafe said refusing to budge.
    Kelly looked at Gabe.
    He shook his head,” Neither am I.”
    Kelly looked at them with exasperation. “Fine, but just stay out of my way,” she told them, pointing her forefinger at them individually. “Ana, let’s get this done ,” she said already kneeling back down on the floor.
    Ana followed suit and held Vinny down by the knees. A good thing since he almost fell off the couch when Kelly liberally poured more alcohol on the wound. To Vinny’s credit, he didn’t scream this time, although his hiss of pain filled the room.
    Ana watched as Kelly made tiny stitches along the seam of the wound. If Ana weren’t a witness to the whole process, she would have thought Kelly was sawing something delicate like a wedding dress.
    “Are we done yet?” Vinny slurred.
    Only Kelly and Ana laughed. Ana took the bottle from Vinny’s hand. Clearly the poor boy had drugged himself enough if he managed to get himself drunk. And by the time Kelly was done, Vinny was passed out and snoring. She wrapped the used gauze pads in the newspaper Kelly had spread on the floor, then took the bundle and wr apped it in a plastic bag. She held the bag up for Kelly to add her gloves once she was done dressing the wound.
    Ana followed Kelly to her bedroom. She didn’t see anyone following them, but she clearly heard the footsteps. When they got to her bedroom, Kelly shut the bathroom door, effectively shutting the two brothers out.
    “You know you’re just adding more gasoline to the fire,