ALLESSANDRO'S POVMy phone vibrates twice, glancing at it i notice messages from Emilio. Before i could respond his call came through. He knows better than to disturb me unless it's something he can't handle. Avelina lays in my arm, her head on my chest, her figure, fragile and warm. I ignore the calls but the vibration continues. A low growl escapes me as I reach for the phone on the nightstand, careful not to disturb her.“Talk,” I reply quietly.There was no patience and no time for plastantries. Emilio’s voice sounds tight and strained, which feels wrong.“Boss, you need to come downstairs. Now.”The muscles in my body tensed up.“What happened?”There’s a pause. A breath. Then he says, “Just come. And come armed.”A cold, lethal calm settles in me. Avelina senses it right away. Her eyes open slowly, still hazy with sleep, then narrow as she looks at my face.“Alessandro?” she whispers, touching my chest. “What’s wrong?”I force my tone to sound calm even though adrenaline flames
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