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Gabriele is ironing out the details as I wait, I am sure of it. But it has only occurred to me now that in order for this to work, he will need a statement from Aria stating that I have kidnapped her. After everything he’s put her through, she won’t give it easily.It’s already crossed my mind that he has taken photographs of the two of us at the villa on the island. It wouldn’t be too difficult for him to have those edited to look a little more sinister, especially considering the armed guard I have stationed outside the house to protect her.He could easily convince a jury that the guard is there to keep her inside. God forbid she cries for any reason at all. If he gets a photograph of that, I will almost certainly be sentenced.Still, he would need her to take the stand and say that she had been held captive. And he had only one way of doing that. I don’t think he could bribe her, she wouldn’t take his money. However, Ariadoesunderstand just how dangerous he can be, and he has any

My stomach sinks. It seems that Edoardo has kept a secret from all of us and I shudder to think of what it might be. If he didn’t even talk to Mattia about this meeting, then what the hell could he have left for?I’m so caught up in my own thoughts that I almost don’t notice the notification sounds coming through on Mattia’s phone. He reaches into his pocket and opens one of them. What I notice right away is his sudden change in demeanor.His worry floods the entire room immediately.“You need to see this,” he says in my direction, handing the phone to me.I take it and look as soon as I look at the screen, my head wants to explode. It’s a news article with a headline that sends shivers down my spine.“Edoardo Lorenzo Arrested in Aria Morino Kidnapping Case”It is the headline article for the day, and it features a photograph of Edoardo in handcuffs, and a portrait of me from a few years ago. It makes my blood run cold. It’s hard to read as panic rolls through me, but I scan through i

“I saw her this morning,” he says. “She and Jay were at your penthouse, looking for you. I ran into them when I went to check on the place.”“What? Why?” I bark.“I’m not sure,” he says. “But she seemed confused as to where you were. She said you told her that you were coming for a business meeting. I didn’t find out more because then we found out about your arrest.”None of it makes sense to me at all. I had instructed Jay tonotlet her leave. Why had they both come back?“You can only imagine my confusion when I learned that you had come all the way back here and not told me about it,” he continues.“Yes, I know,” I say. “And I’ll keep apologizing for it until you forgive me or I die, whichever comes first. But right now, I need you to go back to the penthouse and ask Aria to make a statement telling the truth. And get my lawyer on the phone.”I am starting to lose my patience with Mattia. If he is looking for apologies, now is not the time. Surely all of those things can wait until

I follow his movements up and through the tree and onto the wall, but the drop on the other side is steeper than I anticipated. But before I can say anything, a ladder is placed against the wall and I drop down.Even though I am utterly exhausted, I run as fast as I can toward the car and as soon as I climb in, it starts racing forward.“Are you alright?” Mattia asks me again.“You rescued me,” I say with teary eyes. “I’m better than ever. We need to get Edoardo out of prison.”Mattia hands me a bottle of water which I gladly accept. He then pulls out a bag of my favorite takeout. All the hunger that my body suppressed over the past few days hits me in an instant, and I grab the bag, making quick work of its contents.With my belly full and the reality that I’m out of my captivity, the emotions finally rise and make themselves known.“My father is a monster,” I say quietly. “He will stop at nothing to get his way, even at the risk of his own daughter.”“What happened, Aria?” Mattia as

“I’ll do my best,” I say. “I’m just really glad to see you here. For a moment I thought I might never see you again.”She gives me a knowing look, and I know that I owe her an apology.“I’m sorry,” I say sheepishly. “For not telling you the truth about where I was going. I knew you would stop me.”“And for good reason,” she says sternly. “But it’s too late for all of that now. So, don’t apologize.”“What happened to you?” I ask, staring deep into her beautiful eyes. They fade as she starts to tell me the story.“After I had heard about what happened to you all those years ago … with my father and my mother …” she explains. “I left the island to find you. I wanted to talk to you about it.”I open my mouth but she holds up her hand to stop me from speaking.“When I got to your place, you weren’t there. Then we saw the news … I-I don’t know what came over me,” she explains. “I was so angry. It’s not Mattia or Jay’s fault, I want you to know that.”“Well, that can’t be entirely true,” I s