United and Dangerous by Cherie Benjamin (the speed reading book .TXT) 📕

Sean looked Simon up and down and couldn't see him as part of the Coven team.  "Really?"

"Sean, Simon is a computer programming wiz."  Kane said.

Simon pulled out his phone and logged into his private bank account.  "This is the balance in my account as of today, but that does not include the stocks or property that I own."  Simon told Sean as he handed over his phone for Sean to see.

Sean took the phone, looked at the balance, and was taken aback by the amount.  Fuck, the kid was a multi-millionaire.  Handing the phone back to Simon, Sean went over the news that he had just received.  One, Simon Morotti could give Maggie a comfortable lifestyle, two, he was intelligent, even though he could tell he seemed slightly different, but the biggest thing that stuck out was the fact he was waiting until they were married to have sex.  No one in his eyes would be good enough for his little sister, but, this boy, no, man, was a good match.  He had met every one of the qualities that Sean had ever desired for his beautiful sister’s husband.  As he recalled the look on Mags face when she looked at Simon as she stepped out of the car, he knew that this was a lost battle.  A huge grin spread on his face as he held out his hand to Simon.  "Simon, call me Sean, because, after all, we will be family."  Simon couldn't believe his ears; Sean had given him permission to ask Maggie to marry him.  Taking Sean's hand and shaking it hard.  "I promise to love her always."  Still holding Simon’s hand, Sean looked him straight in his eyes, "Well, just know that, if you break her heart, no one will find your body."

"That won't be a problem, sir, I mean Sean." 

Kane couldn't help but smile.  Simon was a good man and he deserved to be able to follow his heart.  Then, it hit him.  Putting on one of his signature smirks, he walked over to Sean and placed his arm around his shoulder.  "You do know what this means, Fucker?"

"No." Sean looked at Kane hesitantly.

"Well, fucker, we are going to be related."

"FUCK!" 

Everyone in the room laughed at the two of them and suddenly there was a knock on the door. When it opened, in walked Elizabeth.  Sean looked up and gasped.  Who the fuck was that?  This woman had to be the most stunning woman he had ever seen.  He wanted nothing more than to grab her up and hold onto her forever.  What the fuck?  This day was getting more bizarre by the minute.

"So sorry to disturb you, Kane, I need to speak with you and Ara as soon as you have a minute."  Elizabeth exclaimed, trying not to stare at the fuck hot man she suspected was Sean O'Leary. As discretely as possible, she took glanced over at him, perusing him from top to bottom, lingering on his crotch.  She would have sworn that the monster twitched.  

Clenching her pussy, she imagined him taking her hard against the first available surface, or, hell, even the wall, it didn’t matter.

Kane watched the reaction between Elizabeth and Sean.  Oh, boy, this was going to be fun.  "Elizabeth, Ara is with the ladies, and may be a while, so you can tell me now.  We trust everyone in this room."

Elizabeth snapped out of her trance caused by the handsome man with the twitching cock.  "Sorry, Kane, I just received confirmation from the surveillance team that Sebastian is in New York.  He was picked up on a surveillance camera at the docks, rolling a suitcase.  However, when he left the vicinity, he no longer had it with him.  I have dispatched a ground team to investigate further.  Their objective is to retrieve the case and put a trace/tag on Sebastian."

"Fuck, he is close." Kane groaned.  He wanted to find the fucker and make him pay dearly for all the pain he had caused the family.  There was already a plan in place for when they had found him.  Abby had come up with a devilish way to make the fucker suffer more than just capturing him and torturing him, which was a given, but their plan would provide an indeterminate amount time for his suffering.

"Yes.  Abby and several of the team members are gearing up and will be on the Coven jet with then next two hours.  However, we will need to find a central location for a base of operations."

"Use the townhome in the city."  Nazario interjected. 

"Fuck, I forgot about that.  I will give you the address."  Kane reached into his jacket pocket and jotted down the address on a piece of paper.

As the discussion continued over the details of setting up the townhome, the ladies had returned from their tour with a glass of wine in each of their hands. Elizabeth took the opportunity to excuse herself and begin the preparations for the incoming surveillance team.

 As soon as Maggie walked in, she came over to Simon, who immediately wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close.  "I missed you."

"I missed you, too.  Did my brother behave himself?"

"Yes."

All the ladies walked over to their spouses and sat down.  They went on and on about how lovely the house was and how wonderful it must have been to grow up here.  More wine and Jameson were poured and the group were having a great time together.  

Simon was so excited that he had everyone’s blessing.  He didn't want to wait any longer, so he placed his glass on the table, reached into his pocket, and pulled out the ring.  Holding it tightly in his hand, he stood up and stepped in front of the chair where Maggie was sitting.  Dropping down to one knee, he took her tiny hand into his. The room became deathly quiet.  Ara, sensing the moment, quickly took out her phone and began recording.

"Maggie O'Leary, I love you with all that I am and, by some strange reason, you love me, even though I feel you could do better.  I want to spend the rest of my life trying to be a better man for you and, hopefully, one day for our children.  Maggie, my love, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife, my future, my reason to breathe?"

With tears running down her face, she tried to find her voice.  Gasping in a quick breath and looking directly into Simon eyes, she responded, "Yes."

Simon jumped to his feet, reached down, pulled Maggie up from the chair, and twirled her around and around.  "SHE SAID YES!"

The entire room rushed to the couple, hugging and congratulating them.  The Coven was now stronger by one more crime family.  The Coven’s Leone, Morotti, O’Leary connections just made it a lot stronger.

As the celebration of Simon and Maggie’s engagement continued on, Sean couldn't help himself.  He was constantly thinking about Elizabeth.  She had slipped out of the room to go make some phone calls and it took everything in his power not to follow her out.  He wondered if she had a boyfriend, and, if she did, could he get rid of him quickly without anyone noticing. 

His grandfather would be turning over in his grave if he knew that he was thinking about a woman who was not Irish, but this was the first time he ever met someone that made him want something more than just a quick hard fuck.   

"Are you happy, brother?"  Maggie asked as she snuck up behind Sean and wrapped an arm around his waist.

"If he makes you happy, little sis, then, yes, I am."

"Oh, Sean, he is so good to me and makes me so happy."  Maggie said as she turned to face Sean and, in a hushed tone of voice, whispered, "And when I told him about what had happened, he said it didn't matter, because you can't take away the special bond between a husband and wife's first time together.  Sean, for the first time since it happened, I feel safe with a man."

Sean knew in that moment that Simon Morotti was going to take care of his little sister; even though he would always worry, this would take a huge weight off his shoulders.   "Be happy, Maggie, that’s all I have ever wanted for you."

"I am."  Maggie cooed.

Giving her a tight hug, he kissed the top of her head.  Maggie pulled back and looked up at her brother and saw something in his eyes that she had never seen before.  Her brother looked dazzled, totally smitten.  His eyes held a bright glow around the deep green irises of his eyes.  "Brother, what is going on?"

"What do you mean?"  He responded, slightly startled by her question.

"You look different somehow, and something is going on with your eyes."

Sean did not, or could not, tell her about what was going on; because he did not know himself.  The only thing he seemed able to concentrate on, other than Maggie’s happiness, was getting to know the beautiful Elizabeth better.  He was being bombarded with questions.  Was there any chance for them?  Was she in a relationship?  By any chance, was she Irish?  For God’s sake, he was the Don of the Irish crime family in Boston, and she was Surveillance Coordinator for the Leone/Morotti crime family in Seattle.  He knew that in the few moments that she was in the room, he could tell she was great at her job, intelligent, and seemed loyal and dedicated to the Coven.  He was so fucked.  "Nothing, Maggie, just excited for you."

Maggie looked deep into his eyes and knew that he was lying.  She had always been able to tell when he was lying, but she wasn’t going to push him now.  "I will let it pass for now, but, later, brother, you will tell me."

Sean nodded.  Damn, she knew him so well.  They rejoined the party; everyone was laughing and having a great time.  Sean was talking to Kane and Ara about the Coven Inc. and how the teams were coming together.  They were discussing the status of the recruiting for the specialized teams when the door opened and Elizabeth walked back in.  Sean’s heart fluttered in his chest and he wanted nothing more than to grab her up and kiss the holy shit out of her.  Damn, he really needed to get control of himself.

Officially, Elizabeth had finished arranging all the travel statistics for the team, and came back to inform Kane and Ara about the details, but she would unofficially use the opportunity to get another look at the fine male specimen that was Sean O'Leary.  There was something about him that just sucked her in, but she did not want to, nor would she ever, be a play toy to a powerful man like that.  She had a past, one that only the Leone family knew about, and she intended to keep it that way. 

Elizabeth O'Donnell was the daughter to Peter O'Donnell, capo to Sean O'Leary’s father. 

When she was a freshman in college, she met a dashing young man named Tony Servillo.  He was tall, dark, and extremely handsome, with the sexiest Italian accent.  Tony was a senior and a pre-med major. 

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