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Her inability to withdraw more than two-hundred-and-fifty euros at a time is the only bright side in this, the only thing that’s working for me.
“We’re ready when she does,” Mateo replies. “Her credit card is monitored twenty-four-seven.”
“Where is Molinaro?” I ask.
Mateo refills his glass, but I shake my head when he offers me more. I need to stay alert.
“The cunt hasn’t left his compound in Tuscany. He’s holed up there like the pussy he is.”
Molinaro fled to his estate in Tuscany after the Rome debacle and upped his security. He’s right to worry. Unfortunately, dealing with him will have to wait. Ella—she’s the priority.
Who is betraying me? Who would dare go against me?
With our mole still on the loose, I’m sure Molinaro has heard about my missing girl and will be looking for her, too.
More bile rises from my stomach.
What if Molinaro gets to her before I do? The thought makes me dizzy. I can only imagine what he’d do to her. Good thing I kept Sofia Molinaro alive. She might become an essential bargaining tool.
I can’t let Molinaro get to Ella. I have to find her!
“Why did she run?” Mateo breaks the silence. “I thought you two were back on track.”
I let out a frustrated sigh and let my head fall back, staring up at the sky. “So did I. The night we spent together was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Teo, I’ve never felt anybody so deeply. It blew my mind.”
Our lovemaking that night will be forever imprinted in my soul. I want more nights like it.
“And she got spooked by that? Why?”
“Not by that. But by the fact she could be pregnant. Remember I told you the next morning?”
“She doesn’t want children?” Mateo asks, surprised.
“No, that’s not it. She just got spooked by the possibility.”
“I don’t get it. Why would that make her run?”
I let out a long, frustrated breath and stare back at the sky, not saying anything.
“Tiero, what have you done?” he says, exasperated.
“Nothing… but she might feel like I did it on purpose.”
“And did you?”
“No… Yes.”
“Which one is it, big brother?”
“I’ve had the idea to get her pregnant weeks ago, but what happened Thursday night wasn’t planned.”
“Jesus Christ, Gualtiero,” he huffs, running his hands through his hair. “That’s fucked up. Even I can see that.
“Think about Ella’s life before she met you. She’s not like the obedient women in our circle. She isn’t used to following orders, even if they are for her own good.
“She wants a say in what happens, and you have already taken over control of her life. Of course, she’d resist that, but knocking her up on purpose? Jesus, man. That’s affecting the rest of her life. No wonder she’s furious and ran.
“If you want her in your life, you’ll have to learn to talk to her and include her in your decisions about her life. Anything else won’t fly with her.
