Derinem sat back on the chair, staring at the man in front of him on the other side of the desk, still surprised to see him there.
Silence prevailed in the office, with his two bouncers standing at the door. Derinem knew he was taking a risk by being there, but what if he took a chance? The goal was for him and Maya to leave the hidden house alive.
"It is so unlike you to come at night, Don. That's your brother's thing." Giovanni sat up, his eyes on the demon before him.
Only one thing would have brought him there.
"I came to get Maya. Bring her out."
The audacity! Giovanni clenched his teeth, sneering at the proud idiot who had just walked into his den without his men.
But knowing this one, he had to be careful.
"Who is Maya?"
Derinem couldn't hold back a little chuckle; he placed his chin on his hands and said, "Giovanni, come on; don't be a coward. You were brave enough to kidnap her. Own up to it."
The older man snorted. Here he was, just Giovanni, but in daylight, in the view of e
