EIGHTY-SEVEN

OLIVER

Alejandro and Jerry were already on it when we got home. Ellen had calmed down in the car before we arrived. It scared me because I expected her to be hysterical when we got home. Maybe I was making a mistake, maybe my father was right. She was my weak point and people are going to try to harm her now that they know how attached to her, I was. It was no other person than Antonio, and I will kill that bastard if he was the one.

One thing had kept me from declaring war against Antonio. It was Ellen and Sophie. I did not want them involved in all of this. I wanted to separate them from this, I wanted to separate my personal life from this mafia. Once Ellen stepped into the mansion, she went straight to Sophie's room. Mrs. Jones was still there, seated beside Sophie. Sophie was not asleep yet.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Sophie squealed when she saw us and jumped off the bed.

Ellen spread her hands and Sophie ran inside. Ellen hugged her tightly and rubbed her back with