All Chapters of The Glass Rose : Chapter 121 - Chapter 123

Matteo's POV The rain had finally stopped but the wind was still howling across the harbor, and I was lying flat on the damp concrete of the pier with my long-range scope pressed against my eye, watching the luxury yacht through the lens as the interior started to fill with the thick, oily smoke from the engine room fire. I could see the figures moving on the deck and I had my finger hovering over the trigger of my rifle, but I knew I couldn't take a shot because the Butcher had backed himself out onto the narrow open bow and he was standing right in front of Alessia and Lucien, his silhouette dancing against the dark waves as the yacht tilted sharply to the side."I have a clear view of the bow and he’s standing right at the edge of the railing with his back to the water, but I can't get a clean sightline because Lucien is standing too close to him and I don't want to risk a ricochet," I said into the radio, my voice feeling raspy and dry because I had been yelling instructions for

Lucien's POV The first light of the morning was creeping over the horizon and turning the dark surface of the Mediterranean into a sheet of pale, shimmering gold, and I stood on the bow of the yacht with Alessia while the sirens of the approaching police boats echoed across the harbor. The air felt cleaner than it had in months and the smell of gunpowder and diesel was finally being replaced by the fresh, cool scent of the open sea, and I looked over at Alessia who was leaning against the railing with her hair tangled by the wind and a look of genuine peace on her face that I hadn't seen since the first day we started planning this entire campaign against the Rossi firm."The police are going to find a boat filled with dead men and an empty ledger, so we have about ten minutes before they start asking questions about where the Butcher went and who exactly is responsible for the state of this vessel," I said, and I watched the blue lights of the harbor patrol cutting through the morni