TERZOMy wife truly hated me. She couldn’t look at me without the disgust on her face. But at least I knew she was safe. She would thank me later. Knowing she was a victim of all this nonsense made me want to protect her even more. Three SUVs and one sedan pulled out of the gate. Three more followed as a diversion as we headed towards the meeting place, a hotel with an underground casino and a private lounge. Dani stayed silent beside me as she turned her good wife mode on. She looked beautiful in a suit dress despite constantly scowling. She did not join us for breakfast earlier, so I told Marco to bring her food upstairs. We arrived ahead of time. Earlier, our security checked the entrance and the private lounge that served as the conference room. While patrons played in the casino, they were unaware of what was happening behind the wall.My father took a seat on a royal chair. I sat next to him on a long L-shaped lounge chair. Next to me was Dani. On top of a small table to my r
DANIThey said Don’t bite the hands that feed you, but that was not the case for Francesco. My body shook knowing my father, or not-so-father after all, was so capable of taking lives, and who sheltered him. He was a monster, an impostor, and a murderer. I wondered what he did to the child. God, I hoped he still had a little humanity left in him. I was horrified. I shivered after finding out the horrible crimes he committed. What forced him to do such a thing? I didn’t have to know. He was just pure evil.“So how did I fit into this?” The silence in the office was deafening, except my own heartbeat. I could feel the thrashing in my ears. Terzo shook his head. “I don’t know. I don’t know why he chose you.”“I know who to ask. My mother.”They both looked at me in shock. “Yes. She’s the only one who can answer. Why did she lie to me about my father?” I let go of a shuddering sigh and looked at Terzo. “I don’t think I can take another trip this week. I’m not feeling well, but I want y
TERZOI rubbed my eyes as fatigue weighed heavily on me. I hadn’t slept in two days. I was exhausted, but looking down at the file and financial reports on my desk, I forced myself to work, burning midnight oil to review before I would see my father.I was still finding it hard to find my footing on being a married man, and knowing that our relationship wasn’t doing well. I did not regret my action today. All I wanted was to protect her, keep her at arm's length to keep her safe. What worried me the most was the silence coming from Francesco. His men hadn’t made a move, and it creeped me out. My gut was telling me that he was cooking up something. He was preparing his move. I knew he had something to do with how Deckard Humphries somehow knew who I was. “Oh fuck,” I cursed under my breath as I caught a movement on the monitor. I pressed the code to unlock the door, and my father and Alessio walked inside the house.I straightened in my chair before the door swung open. The moment my
DANII woke up to a wave of nausea rolling in my stomach. The first thing I felt was being cocooned against the warmth hard chest. The memory before this was vague. I groaned and cracked my eyes open. Squinting, I slowly lifted my gaze. I saw a handsome, rugged face with a little frown between his eyebrows. I wanted to touch it, to ease it away.Until everything that happened earlier hit me like a freight train. Son of a bitch.“You drugged me?” My throat was dry, but my voice was steady and strong. Was that why my neck hurt?Terzo glanced down at me, surprised, and relief flashed in his eyes. “Dani, you’re awake.”“Put me down this instance, Terzo,” I demanded. It was also a warning.“We’re almost there, Dani,” smiling, he said calmly while I was fuming an anger.“I said, put me down. Now!” My chest heaved in anger. I twisted against his arms as he carried me bridal style. I kicked so I could let my feet be free.He let go of a shuddering, irritating sigh. I waited for him to say so
DANIMaverick was right. Marettimo was the best place to get away. I enjoyed my little vacation before Terzo found me. The beach was beautiful, the food was so good, and the people here were kind.She also said that I would be safe here. Whoever stayed in the house was considered under their protection and off-limits. I still wondered how he hadn’t found me, considering this was their territory, or maybe, he didn’t care and he’d moved on.Pain beat in my chest. I dropped the bag on the couch. I just came back from the grocery store. I was planning on making some bolognese. The woman standing beside me earlier just glared at me as if I had just insulted her when I picked up a pack of pasta. I brought the plastic bags to the kitchen. My world came to a halt. I just made it to the door, and the bags slipped from my hands, dropping my groceries on the floor. I sucked in a breath to find that I wasn’t alone anymore. Ice floods my veins as our gazes lock. He was just there, standing behi
TERZO“So where’s the girl now?”“Nobody knows, probably alive with a new identity somewhere safe that nobody can find her, or maybe dead.” Even Ridge had a horror look on her face. “There was a slight chance she was taken away from that massacre that night.”“What the fuck, Ridge?” “I know it’s a lot to take in, but you know what to do.”“Damn right I do.”“What about Adams? Where is she?”“She was last seen crossing the Georgian border, investigating the anomaly at the Moroziv pipeline.”“What kind of anomaly?”“Ruslan Olezka’s men were seen in that territory, somewhat like regrouping.” Fuck. My heart stuttered to a stop at the mention of his name. Every time I heard his name, it creeped me out, which reminded me of the black Dahlia. I could feel it in my bones that the retaliation was imminent, and I didn’t know how to protect my family, my people, and my wife when she didn’t even want to talk to me.“But he’s locked up. Who’s running the business then?”“A new guy just appeared