Overture: Chapter 20

Antonio arrives 15 minutes later and at this point, Amy was not sure how she would broach this topic with him. She was bound to Dimitri, had been bound to him since she was three years old due to an agreement between two large New York mafia families.

And they knew where she lived, and they knew about Bailey.

As she opens the door for Antonio, she falls into his arms and sobs her heart out. Antonio, taken aback, holds her tightly and leads them both inside the house. He wasn’t sure what happened in the hour he was gone, but by the looks of things, it was not anything good.

Amy composes herself and wipes her tears away. He must surely think she is bipolar by now, telling him to go away one second and crying for him to come back the next. She looks up at him with sadness, knowing nothing good can come of their relationship. “What happened, Amy?” he asks her softly while cupping her face. Amy braces herself. “Do you know anyone by