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
Before Elena could ask how he could ever do that, Tyler got up and left, locking the door behind him.Massimo and his men were hard at work trying to find Aria and Elena. They had divided up tasks and were working around the clock, but Massimo still felt everyone was moving too slow.It wasn't until
Elena's call immediately failed to go through. Either her husband's phone was off or he had seen her number and quickly declined her call.Or he had her number blocked.In Elena's heart, she knew that last option was the most likely one. Though she had tried to stay true to him, her husband really d
Massimo waited at Pondspring Park. It was only a three minute walk from the docks the cruise ship had let all of its passengers off at—and that was with Massimo carrying both his and Elena's luggage.Why was it taking Elena and Aria so long to get here? Had Aria's flighty nature delayed them? Aria a
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







