Mateo led Aurora out of the house, her shaking form worrying him. He was suddenly grabbed and glared at the man she called Cypher. "Who the f**k are you?" Bending the prick's wrist back and then twisting, Mateo listened to the satisfying break, "None of your business bitch." Cypher held his wrist in agony as Mateo walked off.
Stomping to Aurora waiting in his car, Mateo got in and drove and drove until he pulled into an empty lot. Turning to her, he watched Aurora try to stay tough. But she burst into sobs, her whole body shaking as she tried to stop them.
Slowly pulling her into his arms, Mateo kissed her head as she cried into his neck. Mateo hated her tears, he had the dire urge to go back and shoot her aunt for her idiocy. He could see now why Pablo had left the mafia when he marrie
