My heart stopped beating for a second. Special project? Wasn’t this man going to stop? That was the deal, right? “Don’t worry. I’m not planning anything crazy.” Berto shrugged. “Although, I would love to kill father.” He whispered the last part. Anyone could tell I wasn’t the biggest fan of Franco
As if my legs moved independently, I stood up from my chair. “C-Christian?” I called out, prepared to make my way over. Before I could take a step, Luca wrapped his hand around my wrist and brought his lips to my ears. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” He whispered. “Just sit down while you stil
Did it even matter still? I wasn’t part of their life anyway. Dario slowly turned his head and met my gaze. Those eyes, which had always been warm and kind, seemed dark and dull. “No.” Did my actions make him hate me that much? “That’s clearly a lie.” Berto chuckled. “If you didn’t, you would’ve
Spot on. He wasn’t wrong. I was a fool. “Yes, I am,” Vince spoke. “I know I shouldn’t be, but I guess I can’t help it.” He had always been someone who had no issues talking about his feelings, so I wasn’t even surprised. Vince was Vince. “Well, that was easy.” Berto sounded flustered as he remove
Luca cleared his throat, grabbing everyone’s attention. “Dad, I thought we said no guns.” He let out nervous laughter. “For them, not for me.” By the sound of Berto’s voice, I could tell that this would probably not end well. “Christian, you’re right—this place is usually heavily protected, but si
“I’m fine, I’m fine!” I shrugged him off, forcing myself from the floor. I felt an uncomfortable feeling in my chest as my eyes searched for Christian. “C-Christian?” “I’m okay.” I turned as fast as possible and looked at Christian’s back as he pointed his uncle’s gun to a powerless’ Berto’s head
With an awful headache, I woke up and sat up straight. “What happened?” “Just like they say in the movies.” I heard a chuckle, making me look to my right. Christian, who held a cloth in his hand, pushed his arm against my forehead. “You’ve fainted.” Fainted? I breathed heavily, remembering every
My thoughts went to the poor guard who I had managed to deceive. I’m sure he only got off with a warning because Christian was cautious of my feelings. As two angels were sent from heaven, dad’s car pulled up on the driveway. He got out with Beau and the two made their way through the guards while