Semua Bab Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Bab 221 - Bab 230

Willow’s POVRattled by the conversation, and the look on Luigi’s face, I stood frozen to the spot, biting my lip. What just happened? Luigi had been all over the place; angry, hurt, jealous. It wasn’t like him. He was usually so calm.Enzo was still standing in the doorway, and I glared at him.“What do you want?” I snapped. Enzo was the last person I wanted to deal with right now.“Just thought you might like to know that your dear mother-in-law is asking for you,” Enzo said flippantly. He was wearing an old-fashioned smoking jacket with patches on the elbows, and brown suede slacks. Resisting the urge to slap him right across the face, I brushed past him and headed towards Ava’s room.“And you can let the maids know I won’t be joining you for dinner tonight,” he called after me in a sing-song voice. “I have somewhere much better to be.”Rolling my eyes, I waved my hand at him and then entered Ava’s bedroom.She was perched in her bed, and she smiled weakly when she saw me.“Come, si

Willow’s POVEnzo was walking towards town, which was only about a twenty minute walk. I had no idea why he didn’t take his car, but I was glad that he didn’t because that allowed me to follow him undetected.It was common to just walk to town, since it was close. Perhaps Enzo intended on getting really drunk and didn’t want to risk the ride home? He was walking very briskly, his arms folded in front of him, his long black coat billowing himself.I was careful to keep a good distance, my eyes tracking him as he made his way into town. For a brief moment, I debated calling Luigi to let him know I’d gone to town. But Enzo was walking very quickly, and I was having a hard time keeping up with him as it was. So I decided against it.Besides, I was pretty sure I was just going to follow him to some sort of restaurant, or strip club. He was probably just meeting up with friends and this whole thing was a waste of time.But even as I thought that, a voice inside of me said no. There was some

Willow’s POVDisoriented, I tried to open my eyes, but there was a pounding in my head that made me feel sick to my stomach. Opening my eyes just a slit, I immediately shut them as my stomach turned.My mind raced. Where was I? What was happening? The thick stench of sweat and mold hit my nose, pungent and sharp.Coughing, I tried to cover my mouth, but my hands were bound by something. Rope maybe?Panic overtook me as the night came back to me in fragmented pieces. The bar. Enzo and Giulia. The conversation I’d overheard.And then?The strange man in the dark alleyway. He’d been following me, chasing me. His footsteps quickly approaching reverberated through my mind as my heart pounded in my chest.He’d hit me over the head. And then it had all gone dark.I had no idea who that man was.My eyes flew open. Glancing around, taking in my surroundings, I saw cement walls. The room was gray and small, roughly twenty feet across. I couldn’t turn around to see what was behind me, but judging

Willow’s POVGiulia stared at the large man. His presence was imposing. Inadvertently, she placed both her hands in front of herself and began fidgeting with her fingers. It was clear that whomever this man was, he had an effect on Giulia. Her entire demeanor shifted.“This is Willow,” Guilia said. Her voice was unsteady. “Luigi’s girlfriend.”“What the hell is she doing here?” the man barked at Giulia.“We had no choice. She overheard us in the bar. She…”“How could you be so careless?” the man snapped at Giulia. The sheer volume of his voice caused Giulia to recoil. Enzo remained in the corner of the room, in the shadows.The man strode across the room to me. He smelled of whiskey and expensive cologne. Slowly removing his fedora, he glared at me.“She’s a pretty little thing, isn’t she?” His question hung in the air. I met his gaze. The corner of his eyes had wrinkles that belied his age. His brown hair was streaked with silver. A wry smile curled at the corner of his lips. “Luigi h

Willow’s POVEnzo held the pill bottle firmly in his hand, glaring at me.“Where did this come from, Willow?” he said again, his voice low.“From your mother’s room,” I replied, doing my best to blink back my tears. “It’s the medicine we’ve been giving her.”“This is my father’s heart medication,” Enzo said, his face paling.“I know. We mixed up the bottles. Her sleeping pills were in the same drawer as your father’s medicine. I only just realized right before I followed you out of the house.”My mind flashed back to Ava in her room, a strange yellow tinge in her eyes. Something hadn’t sat well with me. We’d been feeding Ava Sergio’s heart medication instead of her sleeping pills, but the whole thing didn’t really make sense. I’d intended on telling Luigi, and was on my way to do so, when I’d come across Enzo sneaking out of the house.“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Giulia said, pressing her fingertips into her forehead. “You can’t possibly be that stupid.” She shot a look of d