Masuk"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
"Come on, a black dress like this could be used for some fancy events, not just clubbing," Aria had begged until Elena had broken down and let her roommate buy her the dress.That first night at the club was fun. But soon, Aria was getting hit on by men and women. They were buying Aria drinks, compl
"And you said yes?" Sloane asked. "When Massimo asked you to marry him, you agreed?"Elena didn't like how surprised Sloane seemed. It was clear her mother didn't think highly of Massimo—or really, any decision Elena made when it came to the mafia."He's not as bad as you may think," Elena defended.
The dinner between Sloane, Noah, Elena, and Massimo appeared to be going well. No one had started a fight, everyone laughed and smiled at each other, and no one even glared at anyone!But only the servants would think it was actually going well. To Elena, who was paying much closer attention, the di
Her phone buzzing stopped Elena from spiraling with these thoughts."It's for the best. Parents tend to hate me," Max replied."I doubt that's true," she protested."It is," Max insisted. "I emasculate fathers, and I am a terrible judge of mothers. Though either way, the mothers don't end up liking







