It was an image of Francesca tied to a chair, blood trailing down her brow and her eyes huge with worry. Underneath the image had been two different messages. One was an handle and the opposite mentioned to return alone or she’d die.

“What’s it?” Vitelli was by my aspect in seconds, he will need to have seen the image as a result of he swore. “I’ll name a few of our troopers. Put together them for?—”

“You’ll do nothing,” I advised him.

“You may’t be critical.” Vitelli threw his palms within the air.

“I can’t danger her life,” I mentioned fiercely. “I can’t danger her, Vitelli.”

“It’s a lure, Cassio. You understand that. They’ll kill you; they’re utilizing her as bait.”

I knew that. After all, I did, however nothing mattered. Francesca wanted me, and I used to be going to save lots of her even when it value me my life. I wasn’t going to lose her. Not her. By no means her.

“Cassio, please,” Vitelli begged.

“I really like her,” I confessed. “I’ll die for her if I must.” However most significantly I might kill for her.

Vitelli went silent.

“Do you perceive, brother. I’ll die if it means she will get to stay.” He understood what this type of love did to you. It made me invincible. “As of now, you’re Capo,” I introduced. “If I die, please be sure that Francesca is all proper, that she is taken care of.” I made a promise to her mom, and I used to be going to maintain it.

Vitelli nodded; he was about to argue after I pulled him right into a hug. “I really like you, brother.”

He hugged me tighter and we broke aside. I took one look within the eating room and caught sight of Marco. He was taking a look at me, and I nodded at him, a silent promise that I might get his sister again with out hurt.

I didn’t look again as I made my means towards the elevator. If this was the top of the road for me, then I might go gladly. I’d do something for Francesca. Something. Dying was a small worth to pay if it meant she received to stay as a substitute. A minimum of I used to be going to die understanding what it was to be beloved by her.

35

FRANCESCA

The room I used to be in smelled of mildew, and I might hear the night time wind howling exterior. A person who had been within the shadows approached me and I tensed. He had been there all alongside, however now that Grigori, his son, and Donato had left, he walked my means.

When he got here into the white mild, my heartbeat oddly, prefer it needed to speed up however lacked the power. Umberto, my previous guard was right here. The person I had thought of a father was right here. Was he part of this?

Two of the opposite armed males within the room began to cease him. “I’m checking her wound,” he defined. “Your boss received’t prefer it if it turns into contaminated.”

Whether or not they believed him or not, Umberto saved coming my means. As soon as he reached me, I glared daggers at him. He crouched beside me and tried to the touch my brow the place I used to be hit.

“Don’t contact me.” I couldn’t assist however cry out.

“Francesca,” he whispered, with a mild hand he checked my wound. It made me cry tougher.

“Why?” I needed to know why he would betray me.

Umberto crouched decrease and we had been nose to nose. “Look away, fake you’re indignant.”

“I’m,” I snapped.

“Good, preserve that angle.”

Was he deranged. “Cassio is coming for you,” he introduced.

“No.”

“Quiet,” he pleaded as he checked my bindings, and I seen he had a small switchblade hid in his jacket which he started reducing the tape with.

“He’s coming along with his males, don’t fear. Will probably be alright.” He minimize one than the opposite, nonetheless utilizing his physique to cover us from the opposite guards.

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