BY CHANCE NOT CHOICE: Marco's Choice - Moretti Brothers Series Book Two Read Free Page A

Suri Fukui, before returning to Kiyomi.  The two men talked exchanged information and Takeo was back in his car heading to Kiyomi’s condominium.
    Takeo sped down the Shuto Expressway thinking about the woman he loved and how their plan needed to work or they both could be killed. His uncle, Yoshi Yamada, would stop at nothing to regain control of Takahashi Enterprise, even if that included eliminating all obstacles in his way.  Takeo’s disdain for his uncle started at a young age.  His father, Taro Yamada, was Yoshi’s older brother.  For as long as he could remember, his uncle treated his family as if they were beneath him.  His father, Taro was always stronger and more skilled than Yoshi.  While in the military, Taro was a part of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s counter-terrorist unit long before the world knew of their existence.  He was the best at hand-to-hand combat and assault rifles; he could take out a target 3000 feet away without alarming the people around the target.  However, in the end, Taro fell in love, got married and chose to live a simple life as a farmer, leaving all the violence behind him.  Although Takeo grew up as a farmer’s son, he was always faster and stronger than all the other children in his village and knew he wanted more than farming.  Recognizing his son’s strength and ability, Taro allowed his son to move with his brother so he could get an education and choose the type of life he wanted.  While he was happy as a farmer, he told Takeo he would have to choose his own destiny and moving in with his uncle would open up a world of options. 
    From the moment Takeo moved in with his uncle, there was an ongoing competition between Takeo and Jun, Yoshi’s son. His uncle would make them compete on every level, always making sure that his son was equipped with everything he needed to win. Takeo was handed inferior materials and hand-me-downs, but always won. He was always smarter, faster and stronger than Jun.  As a result, Jun had so much animosity built up for his cousin that they could no longer remain friends.  Thinking about Jun saddened Takeo because they were so close as children, like brothers, but jealousy has a way of changing people.  Takeo had proven himself time and time again that he was worthy of a high position at Takahashi, but his uncle was only willing to elevate him to head of security at the company.  Takeo decided to start his own security firm, which was in the beginning stage.  He now needed to rethink his plan to include the possibility of starting over in the United States.  Now that the love of his life was pregnant, he knew the best place for them was to be as far away from Tokyo as they could get.  He had made some good investments and could now afford to move her to the United States but they needed to make sure that her life would not be in danger if they did. 
    Takeo pulled into the underground garage and headed up to her high-rise condominium in Takahashi Towers.  He entered through her private elevator and walked through the lavish living space into the bedroom.  The beautiful woman turned to see the man she loved with all her heart walk into her bedroom.  She rose from the bed and jumped into Takeo’s arms as she kissed him on the lips. “So what was she like?  Did she seem nice?  Do you think she suspects anything?” Kiyomi said in Japanese.  Takeo cupped her face with his hands and returned her kiss.  “Shhh, Kiyomi we have to be very careful about what we say and how we react.  Our every movement is being monitored.  We have to make sure that everything goes as planned, there is too much at stake,” he said as he softly kissed her again and rubbed her stomach.  Kiyomi felt a warm sensation throughout her body.  She loved this man and she was going to do what she needed to do to be with him. 
    Kiyomi grabbed Takeo’s hand as he began to kiss it softly.  “Stay with me tonight, I need to feel you beside