Semua Bab Marked By Him: Bab 151 - Bab 156

GIOVANNI’S POVThe coordinates Arya had given me were burned into my mind.It was a remote and isolated location in the mountains in South America… exactly where Marco would take someone he wanted to keep hidden.I sat in the private plane, my leg bouncing with nervous energy, unable to sit still. My mind kept replaying her voice on that phone call.After nearly losing her. I was now less than an hour away from having her back."You need to calm down," Enzo said from across the cabin. "You're going to give yourself a heart attack before we even land.""I can't." My hands clenched and unclenched reflexively. "What if she's hurt? What if Marco already found her?""You told her to stay somewhere safe," Enzo reminded me. "I’m sure she took that advice.” The thought of Arya hiding somewhere in fear of not getting to be caught made my chest ache. Was she even fine? How did she manage to escape Marco?Behind us, ten of our best men with their weapons ready. We had kept the team small deli

ARYA’S POVThe Vitale estate loomed ahead and the sight of it made my chest squeezed with ache. I grew up here, but sitting in Giovanni's car wearing someone else's shoes and a dead man's shirt, I barely recognized it."We're here," Giovanni said softly from the driver's seat.I looked down at Dante, sleeping peacefully in my arms, and tried to steady my breathing. "I know this is overwhelming," Giovanni continued. "But your family just want to see you. You don't have to stay long if you don't want to."He reached out, probably to touch my hand in comfort, but I flinched before I could stop myself.He pulled back immediately. "Sorry. I'm sorry.""It's not-" I couldn't tell him that every male touch felt like Marco's hands on me. "I just need time.""Take all the time you need." He opened his door. "I'll walk you in and make sure you're settled, then I'll go. Unless you want me to leave now.""No." I snapped before I could help it. "I mean… stay. Just until I'm inside."I didn't know

GIOVANNI'S POVRobert's study smelled of leather and old books. I sat across from him at his massive oak desk, the map I brought with me rolled out on top of the table. "We hit twelve locations simultaneously," I explained, pointing to marked positions on the map. "Their main warehouse in the industrial district, three safe houses, two weapons depots, and six businesses they used for money laundering.”I leaned back and cleared my throat. “Total assets seized are estimated at forty-three billion dollars."Robert nodded slowly, his eyes scanning the papers. "Any casualties?""On their side, seventeen dead, twenty-three arrested.” I eyed the map, glimpses of the battle flashing through my mind. “ And nothing fatal on our side. It was clean, considering the scope."Robert reached for the map, trailing his fingers through it. "And the leadership?""Most of them are dead or in custody. But…” I hesitated. "Some escaped. We're still tracking about six high-ranking members who went undergrou