She walked towards the girl grabbing her arm and pulling it to her back as she kicked her legs making her squeal in pain. Lynette was one move away from dislocating her shoulder and it had been done with such ease that if Noah hadn’t been furious at the girl’s roughness, he would have been impressed.
He moved towards the ring to stop Lynette but got held back by Flavio. "Don’t. Let’s see what happens."
"Fight, Inéz! Think of every single time your precious brother got into your face stating that you must be weak just because you’re a girl. How he put you down when you wanted to be my friend." she stepped with her foot on Inéz stomach. "I forgot, that’s where the spleen is, right? I mean, you don’t need it that much anyway," she snarled, pushing her high heel into her skin.
The pain reminded Inéz how tired she was of feeling so vulnerable all the time. Using that anger, she grabbed the heel with the hand that was free, rolled out from the hold and made Lynette stagger. But she regained balance quickly enough that if she wanted, she could have attacked again. She didn’t.
"They don’t know what you’re so angry about to use it against you in a fight. Most girls are not afraid of the rape itself, but of being seen as the weak gender. Nicodemo doesn’t know that Francisco made you feel throughout high school as if you were less of a person just because you are a girl. He might have loved you like a sister but it didn't change much."
Lynette explained, extending her hand for Inéz to grab. She helped her get up, supporting some of her weight as she’d been hurt pretty badly. Her arm wasn’t dislocated as Lynette had aimed at, but it still hurt all the same. Not to mention the bruise from the heel on her stomach. It was quite surprising that she was wearing a leather skirt and high heels, and could still do all those moves without any problem.
She looked at Inéz.
"You’re not weak because you’re a girl. You’re weak because you don’t know how to channel all the drama that you’re involved in. To be honest, you could have used some more of that work as a pole dancer and a spy. It could have made you remember the kind of difference girls can make. The things we can do, that men have such problem acknowledging. We can manipulate them at will if we know how to do it."
Noahsmiledatthewords.HeknewthatLynettewasrightinmostcases.That’swhathe had considered as well when he had mentioned the job to Inéz. She could be still doing such things for him, ifnot forhishatredtowardsthewaymenactedlikeanimalsaroundher.Hewasresponsibleforher and until he was sure that she could take care of herself, he wouldn’t involve her in any businesses that had her directly in the line of fire.
"It’s impressive how well Venas trained you," said Noah helping Inéz out of the ring. She needed a break.
Lynette shrugged. "He knows me better than anyone else, so he knew how to train me from the start."
Her smirk grew as she looked at the Capo. "Want a go?" she asked seductively. It was meant to be with double entendre. It was surprisingly pleasing to Noah to see her become so much like him over those four years.
"Want to make it more interesting?" he asked.
"Let me guess. If you win, I have to agree to your ridiculous plan," she stated knowing the Falcone too well not to realize what he really meant.
"Scared?"
The girl chuckled, shaking her head. "No, but I am not suicidal either, Noah. You know well enough that I won’t get married, which would be the easier way to accomplish what you want. Marching into Seattle to take it from my zio is hardly reasonable. Even with me at your side."
Silence fell upon everyone. Only the quiet gasp that escaped Inéz’s lips was heard. She muffled it with her palm not sure what to think. She was still trying to figure out what it actually meant to be a part of the mafia. She hadn’t been born in it the same way that Lynette and Noah had. It was anything but normal for her to think the way they did. Where they saw barriers to overcome and rules to follow, she could only detect a problem. Without the extension of what it actually was.
She looked at Drew and Isaac, seeing that they too weren’t sure what to think of it. However, in Drew’s eyes was something more. Something that made her throat dry and heart beat faster. He had been promised Noah’s help at a future with Lynette. There was nothing that made them suspicious of the Capo’smotives. He wanted to find Lynette. They knew he had a reason for it. The one thing he wasn’t keen on sharing. But never had they thought that he would want to find her in order to marry her. Let alone do that just because he wanted to rule over the west side of the States. That idea was insane as it was. It didn’t make it easier that Noah was the mastermind behind it. And that Inéz was in love with the man.
"You want to take over Seattle? That’s the reason why you have been looking for her?" asked Flavio shocked at his brother’s plan.
"You want to marry her?" added Drew, angry.
"As if I would marry Noah. That time is long gone, along with our fathers’ plan. He knows that. If I was to guess, he wants to initiate me into theFamiglia. So that he has the right to take the city." She laughed. "Kind of ironic how the tables have turned."
Inéz looked at Noah with true suspicion. He had always been hiding things from them. Ever since they met four years ago, but it never bothered her that much till this point. He was thinking of making life-changing decisions that could affect them all.
There was no way that his people would be
