LOGIN"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
Joshua was clearly annoyed, though he was trying not to show it. "Hello again, Massimo," he said pleasantly enough. "Now why exactly did you ask me to meet with you?"Massimo huffed out a short laugh. "I would think the answer would be rather obvious, given the current situation," he replied. "You'r
Elena nodded. "Today's gonna be great, too!"Cameron chatted with Noah on potential outing spots to show Elena. On the outside, Elena nodded along with great interest. On the inside though, she was nervous.She's never spent time alone with Noah before! She trusts him because Sloane trusts him—and a
Elena, now aware that Aria was watching them, tried to see things from her roommate's perspective.It was clear to see Massimo and Tyler were fighting—that they hated each other. But Aria knew next to nothing about the mafia world. Maybe she would guess that they were enemies because of that.Or may
Elena did her best to keep her wits about her. She had to learn a lot about the human brain during her studies to become a doctor. She knew if she didn't try to keep her spirits and good attitude up, she'd let Tyler win whatever sick game he was playing.Elena knew the first thing to demoralizing so
Massimo didn't grace the jab with a retort.All too soon, one of the mafia members seated stood up suddenly. Elena recognized the old man as being part of the Conti family—he must have taken over after his traitorous kin was caught."We are gathered here to decide the dispute between Dons Massimo Fe
United, Massimo and Elena worked quickly to be ready by Tyler's cruise. Being given less than a week's notice was difficult. Luckily, Massimo had plenty of subordinates that they could direct.Elena couldn't stop thinking about the looming deadline though. Tyler must've known how disrespectful it wa







