Mag-log in"Did you hear that?" one man asked. "It sounded like it came from here.""Isn't that room supposed to be locked?" another asked.Massimo heard three sets of rapidly approaching footsteps. They couldn't enter this room. Otherwise, Massimo would be screwed.He'd get arrested. He'd doom the mafia. And
"On it," Luca quickly replied. "There's a CO2 alarm nearby where the guard is stationed, right?"Massimo quickly glanced out from his hiding space. "Looks like it," he stated."Perfect."Before Massimo could ask any follow up questions, the CO2 alarm by the security booth started loudly beeping and
"Remember," Luca whispered from the ear piece, "you're looking for where their database is stored. That should be downstairs and then straight down the hall. If it's not, then there are still a few other places we can look.""Roger that," Massimo replied.He didn't voice his skepticism—namely that i
"How are things going with you?" Elena asked."I'm fine, but more importantly, are you?" Aria immediately texted back. "The last thing I heard was that whole disaster with Massimo and then you went silent for days! Did he kidnap you or something?""Sorry, I forgot to keep you updated with everything
Luca only took a few minutes to pick Massimo up from the diner. "You said you got what we needed?" Luca asked.Massimo uncurled his fist to reveal a key. "You'd think with the amount of time that man spends around crooks and criminals that he'd be able to recognize a lift," he remarked idly."But yo
"Still up for another exhibit?" Noah asked."You bet," Elena replied with a forced smile.When Elena saw the first piece on display, she was pleasantly surprised. It was a strange piece—nothing like what she expected to see. It was clearly a sculpture of a teddy bear but with carved icons of differe
Elena pulled out her phone. Silently, she called up her husband Max.In the distance, she could hear a phone briefly ringing. It sounded like it came from further inside the people— maybe by where the elevator is? Just as soon as Elena goes to follow the sound, the ringing stops.But her call isn't
Massimo clicked on the email. There was only one person who would bother to send him a message but wasn't in his list of contacts—Tyler. The fact the email name mentioned a cobra—the symbol of the Morello family—just confirmed Massimo's suspicions.Weirdly, there wasn't a single word in the email. T
Elena was surprised, but Lucilla just kept talking. She told Elena to go home and get cleaned up—promising that she'd hold a better party to make up for everything.Elena could tell Lucilla was being honest. She was pretty sure the woman wasn't lying.But it was still so odd. Why would Tyler employe
Less than an hour later, Elena finished recounting all this information to Massimo in his office. She made sure she stayed professional and only told her boss Matteo's exact words. But inside her heart, Elena was furious.The more Elena thought about what Matteo told her, the more she was sure her s







