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“Yeah…” I bit down on my lower lip. “But my mom was awesome. She was sweet. And beautiful. And loving. She didn’t deserve to die. She didn’t deserve to have her husband cheating on her while she lay in a hospital bed taking her last breaths.” I could feel tears welling in my eyes. “I need to know the truth, Gia. I hate my dad. I hate Antonio. I hate Don Roberto. I hate all of them. I just need to know everything.”
“And how will you find out?”
“Don Roberto.” I paused and thought for a few moments. “And Luisa. She’s been with him forever. If anybody knows where all the bodies are buried, it’s her. I bet she knows all his secrets.”
“I can see that.” Gia shivered. “Since I was a kid, Luisa has always kinda freaked me out. She’s never been maternal or loving. There’s a coldness to her.”
“Colder than the Marchesi men?”
“It’s different,” she said, frowning. “It’s almost like she’s hollow inside.”
“That’s creepy.” I shivered slightly, thinking about Luisa and how her eyes were always on Don Roberto. “How long do you think I should wait until I call Antonio?”
“Call him?” Gia’s jaw dropped. “Just yesterday you were telling him to kick rocks and leave you alone.”
“I know, but…”
“But nothing.” Gia glared at me. “You’re strong girl. You cannot relent this quickly, even if it is to gather information.”
“I know, but…” I sighed. “Fine, I’ll wait it out. And who knows? Maybe Imogen will go off on me and tell me it’s an absolutely awful idea, and then I won’t do it. And I really will never see him again.”
“That sounds like a good idea to me. In fact, I…” Gia paused. “What the hell?”
“What?” I asked her, confused as her jaw dropped and her eyes widened.
“That white van just nearly crashed into a taxi when it ran the lights!” she exclaimed as she pointed at a white van speeding toward us.
“Idiots.” I shook my head, but then my jaw dropped as it pulled over to the side of the road and stopped suddenly. “Whoa, what’s—”
“Oh fuck.” Gia grabbed my arm. “Let’s go.”
“Why? What…” I swallowed hard as three men dressed all in black jumped out of the back of the van, guns in hand. “Are they robbing a bank?” My face paled, and I looked around.
“Callie, let’s go!” Gia cried out and squeezed my bicep hard. She started running, and instinctively, I did the same. But then I felt arms around my waist, grabbing me, and I screamed. “Let her go!” Gia screamed, hitting the man, but he was too fast for her. He carried me toward the back of the van, and I found myself dropped to the ground, and the door slammed behind me. Before I could sit up, the van sped off, and my body flew back.
“Ow.” My entire body slammed into the wall. “Help!” I shouted into the back of the dark van as I shifted and tried to sit up. The van spun around a corner, and I went flying again. “What the…” I rubbed my arm, that was already starting to feel sore. I was too shocked and sore to feel scared, but the van stopped suddenly, and my heart didn’t stop racing. Who was going to be on the other side? What was going to happen? There was a banging on the door, and then it flew open. The blond guy from the art store stood there, an evil smile on his face.
“Hello, Callie,” he said, licking his lips.
“Who are you?” I shifted back into the darkness, my heart racing so fast I thought I was going to have a heart attack.
“Tommasso Romano sends his love.” He cackled and then turned to the side. Two big, burly men were carrying someone. A bag was over their face, so I couldn’t see who it was. They threw the body into the back of the van, and I could feel myself shaking. The doors slammed again, and suddenly the van was off again. I had no idea what was going on or who was with me, but I certainly remembered who Tommasso Romano was.
The van turned another corner quickly, and I went tumbling into the body that had joined me in the dark space. The person started groaning, and I realized it was a man.
“What the fuck is going on?” a deep voice growled, and I froze in shock. Was that Antonio? Had he been kidnapped with me? Was Tommasso Romano going to kill us both?
“I don’t know, but we need to figure out how to get out of here,” I said softly, wondering if Antonio would recognize my voice.
“Is that you, little lamb?” The words sounded sinister in the darkness, and I couldn’t stop a shiver from running down my spine.
“Yes,” I whispered, and he chuckled loudly.
“Well, well, well, isn’t this a nice little surprise?”
“Not really,” I responded, unsure how this had happened. “If you hadn’t been such a pompous jackass, we wouldn’t find ourselves in this position right now.”
“If I hadn’t been such a pompous jackass, I never would have found myself buried in your sweet pussy, either,” he said huskily. “I don’t think I’ll change.”
