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
Many mafia members got out of their seats. Some were leaving to continue their vacation, but the rest were preparing for Elena's game of Russian Roulette. Tyler had, thankfully, taken himself and his date outside to get more refreshments for the room.Because apparently the punishment of an innocent
But as Massimo sat and began to sober up, he could find one big fault of his own—he shouldn't have kissed Elena.He had done his best to not mess up her marriage, even though she was married to the prosecutor who was trying to get all mafia men thrown in jail.But Massimo had gone and kissed her! Wha
She heard a loud clicking noise, but nothing happened."A blank," Don Abano declared. "Elena Vitale has survived!"The other mafia members began discussing their judgment. It was a formality really. Elena Vitale had won the game of Russian Roulette—everyone knew what that meant.Massimo stopped list
It was only after Elena had got them both into their shared room—two beds, thank god—and done a quick sweep for bugs or eavesdroppers that she turned to Massimo."What the hell is wrong with you tonight?" she raged.Massimo only raised an eyebrow. "This is a work mission, not an actual party for us.







