Masuk"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 opened the door to a see a man she didn't recognize. He was dressed in light but stylish, colorful button-up and perfectly beige pants. It reminded Elena of the types of outfits she saw on display when Massimo took her on shopping trips to high-end stores."Hello," she said, "how can I help yo
"What about the staffers?" Massimo asked, changing the subject. "Did they report any problems from the animals getting loose into the wrong zones?""No," Luca replied. "There were a few close calls, but nothing that happened in view of our guests. The worst injuries resulted from a few capos trying
Elena held her breath.A deer ran past in a hurry. It didn't belong in this close to the white zone, but it clearly wasn't causing problems. In a second, it was gone—running off to the yellow zone, in fact.Elena sighed as she lowered her gun. She really needed to relax and stop being so paranoid.A
Elena didn't flinch. She wouldn't give Consigliere Leo, one of Tyler Morello's top advisors, the satisfaction. Instead, she kept her mouth in a tight line as he sat next to her."They should start manually counting each kill now," Leo continued, oblivious to Elena's discomfort. Or maybe he was all t
"I want you to understand that I'm in a... precarious situation," Elena explained. "My family, the Vitales, largely consider me a traitor because I've chosen to work for Don Massimo Ferraro—and he provides a fair amount of protection to me because of our working arrangements. I'm both at my safest a







