“The Lucas Cosa Nostra has been lifeless silent. And I do know the quiet earlier than the storm once I hear it.”

My coronary heart slammed, and I rushed to ask. “The place’s Dad?”

“Doing all of your grandfather’s bidding.”

“Why is he nonetheless working for him?”

“We have now no selection. We belong to him now. All it takes is for him to make a cellphone name, and we’re again in jail.”

I glared at her. “You’re nonetheless in jail with out the constructing.”

She nodded. “Your father and I’ve plans, however they’ll’t be executed till your grandfather…” She didn’t end the sentence, and my mouth slowly opened on the revelation.

“You want him to die,” I murmured, surprised.

“So we will dwell,” she completed.

We stared at one another for a very long time. Ultimately I spoke. “Dad is okay with this?”

“He got here to phrases the minute you instructed us what occurred to you if you have been younger.” Her fingers framed my face once more, and I felt the tears start to stream from my eyes. “Child, I’m so, so sorry.”

She embraced me, and I fell into her arms. It was refreshing to cry on her shoulder for as soon as. And I hadn’t realized till that second how a lot I longed for her consolation.

She squeezed me tight and rubbed my again, and once I’d emptied my tears, we drew away.

“I introduced one thing for you.”

I wiped my face, and she or he produced a small cylinder of Dramamine. My face lit up, and I chuckled.

“Nausea medication?”

“I don’t know once I’ll get again in right here to see you. Your grandfather is protecting me busy, however—your father and I do know.”

Fear crept on my face. “We overheard you and Dominic speaking or…arguing—again on the warehouse. Your secret is secure with us—belief me.”

I nodded, stretched my arms round her, and drew her in for an additional hug.

“I’m going to speak your grandfather into letting me eat dinner with you tonight. I promise to do the whole lot in my energy to maintain you secure.”

I nodded and tightened my arms round her.

“I like you, Mother.”

“I like you too, child.”

17

Dominic

The fixed beep of a coronary heart monitor pulled me from a deep sleep. My eyes fluttered open, and a well-recognized ceiling was introduced into focus.

My final reminiscences shuffled by way of my thoughts: the combat with Penelope’s mother and father, the explosion on the warehouse, our argument, her assault, going to fulfill Dameon, then…

I jerked ahead and sat up. I grabbed the tubes stuffed down my throat and pulled them out. The machine subsequent to my mattress despatched out alerts and I went right into a coughing match. The door opened shortly, and our on-call medical group rushed into the room.

“Whoa, whoa, settle down, Dominic,” Dr. Peterson stated in Italian.

“What the fu—” I coughed and spit, grabbed my chest, and heaved as a number of pairs of fingers grabbed me and tried to settle me down.

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