Betrayed

Elder Tommaso's POV

I watched the realization dawn on his face that he couldn't do anything, that he was powerless in this situation.

Luciano's face twisted with anger and violence as his grip on me tightened to the extent that my vision blurred. Good. This was the fighter I had raised. I suddenly felt a pang of hope. She hadn't completely killed off the Luciano I knew.

"If you do not tell me where she is, you will not cross the threshold to this office alive. I will dice you up bit by bit until there is nothing left of you."

"If you kill me, Arabella also dies."

I pried his now loose fingers from my neck. It was pathetic how easily he had given in once he heard her name.

"She is in a very volatile location. If you care for your mate even a little bit, you will have to do exactly what I say to get her back."

I saw the unchecked fury and disbelief in his eyes and the way his hands clenched into fists. He obviously wanted to pummel me in but because of his mate, he had restrained hi