Chapter 241 Marco and Andre
Dakota's P.O.V.
Xavier and Tyler take Jeff and Belinda to the negotiation room while we take Marco and Andre into the house. When we walk in the door, Lorenzo and Galdino are waiting for us. Lorenzo pulls his fist back like he's going to hit Marco, but I move him out of the way.
"Don't do that yet. I'm not happy with Marco for playing a part in kidnapping my sister. However, I'm glad that Jeff and Belinda went to him, rather than someone who would have no problem hurting her or worse. I don't kill or punish people for the fun of it, and he has a child who has already lost one parent." I stop talking when I realize everyone is looking at me in surprise.
"You're not going to kill him? If anyone had taken Marco or my grandson, everyone involved would have been killed." Lorenzo looks at me in confusion, and Galdino chuckles beside him.
"Dakota has her own methods, and they're impressive. She's always three steps ahead of everyone else," Galdino says.
"I'm not going to lie. When I arrived at the house, my initial plan was to bring everyone to the negotiation room, but when I saw Marco, I changed my mind. Jeff and Belinda are vindictive and only think about what others can give them. Marco was ready to die, but he wanted to save Andre. I respect that; it speaks a lot about his character despite his flaws." Marco looks relieved while Lorenzo raises his eyebrows at me.
"Ari, you're lucky you got to Dakota before anyone else did because I don't think there are many women like her." I cross my arms, and Ari puts his arm around me.
"First of all, he didn't get me. We fell in love. Second, there is no one like me. I'm not being conceited. Every one of us is different, and no two people are exactly alike; even twins have differences. Now, as much as I'm enjoying this conversation, we have two guests in the negotiation room who are waiting to be sent to their maker. Come on, sis." I take Khloe's hand and pull her toward the stairs.
"How do you do that?" she whispers.
"Do what?" I ask as I take her into my bedroom so we can change clothes.
"You're always the smallest person in the room, but you can make even the scary mafia men listen to you. I was ready to pee my pants when that guy was going to hit Marco." I chuckle as I hand her an old T-shirt and a pair of shorts.
"They are in my house, and I am the head of this family, so they need to respect me. Most people understand the rules without being told. What do you think we should do with Marco and Andre?" I ask as I get dressed in a black tank top and black shorts.
"I don't know. Do you think they are evil men?" she asks.
"No. I think Marco was trying to get his dad's attention, and Andre was doing what Marco told him to do." Khloe holds my hand as we go back downstairs.
"Maybe you should give them one of your famous Dakota warnings and scare them straight." I stop before we reach the others and turn to her with a smile.
"What do you mean by my famous warnings?" I ask.
"When you tell people that you believe in giving second chances, but if they mess up, they won't get a third chance. You're scary when you talk to people like that." She is growing up way too fast.
"We'll try that. Let me know if they don't look scared enough," I tell her. Khloe nods as we continue walking.
"I had a little talk with Khloe. We're going to give you both a second chance, but if you fuck with anyone in my family again, you will not live to see another day." Marco and Andre swallow nervously, and I glance at Khloe. Her eyes are shining as she watches them excitedly.
"You have our word," Marco says as he looks at Andre, who nods eagerly. When I look at Khloe, she smiles. I like showing her that her opinion matters, especially when I'm making decisions that affect her.
"I think we have kept the leeches waiting long enough. Whoever's coming, let's go." I take Khloe's hand and lead her out to the negotiation room. She has heard about it but has never seen it. I'm glad we at least keep it clean between kills. Otherwise, it would look like something out of a horror movie. When we open the door, Belinda and Jeff are sitting in metal chairs in the center of the room. Khloe looks around at everything hanging on the walls with her mouth open.
"This is awesome," she says in awe.