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three days befo

hat did not involve her. Gia had been silent since we left her at the compound, and I had been too preoccupied t

e calluses on my palm, pressing deep, reddened grooves into th

enger seat, idly scrol

I am supposed to collect my bride," I or

bothering to look up. "This high-security Family ho

vio muttered something

the Mafia Queen," Silvio said,

s and twisted in her

he snapped back. "Dante's driving is smoot

and pulled up to the grand, gild

y stepped forward, pulli

rode into the cave

ranking Family Associate,

ing slightly as he greeted me with

nager stammered out

ia," I demanded, my deep voice

behind the polished mahogany desk

ing screen, his brow

cally typ

bead of sweat forming on his forehead. "The ro

e and leaned aggress

she insisted, tapping the monit

, his voice shaking noticeably now. "T

exasperation and crossed

Gia is so entirely incompetent. She is a

lled out my phone and immed

raight to

opened our e

yesterday still

of dread formed in t

her at the compound," Sienna suggested flippantly, c

Silvio muttered, scanning th

the Don like this," Sienna adde

s chatter and dialed the

swered on the

u?" I demanded

shock. "No. The bride should be at a safehouse with her

e resulting silence

" the Aunt asked sharply. "Did she l

r word, I hung

y through all of our

red, pivoting sharply toward the exit. "S

a let out a lou

r hand tightly

I snapped, stoppin

n at my penthouse," Sienna admitted

ze en

ed weddi

pposed to be securely wit

even bothered to inform Gia about the hotel change,

ard that my back tee

d, my voice dropping to a

th a silence broken only by the hum of the engine an

ine and slammed my foot

ogize to her," I told Sienna coldly, my eye

mmand, shifting uncomfort

demanded defensively. "I've been doing

aked out, heavily filling th

el was so tight th

that vibrated through the dashboard. "You kept her dress. You complete

ead and locked my fu

I whispered, the question landing

ked down at her lap, u

retched out for a lo

ous tear slipped down he

na cried softly, her voice

say ano

traight ahead at

use my arms were too rigid to correct the turn, the heavy chassis li

not. I pressed the accelerator harder, chasing

might already be too late did not feel li