Massimo's voice had almost sounded afraid.Elena quickly got dressed, grabbed her medical bag, and caught a taxi to the Ferraro estate. It was eerily quiet as she ran through the mansion. She didn't see a single mafia man or servant.Elena opened the doors to Massimo's office and was greeted by a gr
Elena knew she had a nasty habit of throwing herself into her work whenever anything went wrong. But it was easy to avoid her roommate under the guise of odd work shifts. Plus, Massimo really was keeping her busy!And it wasn't that Elena had a good reason to avoid her roommate—in fact, Elena knew s
"Not skilled?" Massimo repeated, clearly amused. "You wound me, Elena.""She tells it how it is," Aria interjected. "Don't be fooled by her smile. Oh, look, the next course is coming out!"Things might have gone well if the conversation had ended there. But between the rich food and abundance of alc
Elena couldn't possibly regret going on this double date more than she already did.The night started off reasonably well. The four were seated at a nice, small and secluded table at Bouna Notte. Massimo had already taken care of the menu—apparently, they were doing courses and therefore didn't have
"Aria," Elena chided, "you can't just do that!" Her face began heating up at the second hand embarrassment."Don't be so middle school about it," Aria chided back, taking a sip of water. "We're all adults, and we have adult needs, y'know?"Elena shook her head. "Still, you don't have to be so vulgar
Elena waited anxiously back at her apartment to return home. She knew Aria would have questions, and Elena wanted to get them over and done with as soon as possible.Elena sighed. She had really done her best to keep her civilian and mafia lives completely separate. Yet, somehow, her best friend had