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I suck in a breath. “If I go back to Dante and explain. I could lie? Say that you just knew how to help me from before? If I still marry him, Maria might not be as mad?”
Luca’s head snaps around with furyas he takes my face in both of his hands. “Not happening, Rosa. I won’t let you near that man again. I need you to fight, goddammit. Please Rosa, I need you to fight for us. That strength I know is in there, I’ve seen it. We are so close to our forever, tesoro.”He kisses the top of my head.
“I need to get my sister,” I whisper.
He pulls back. “She’s in Italy?”
“Oh, err–she’s home. She’s staying with a friend,”I stammer. My nails dig into my palm. I almost told him. Dante would kill us all if he found out.
“We’ll get her.” He pulls me tight against his muscular frame.“Grayson, with me. We’re taking Rosa to Eva. We will get her and drop them off at the safehouse. Then, we get Frankie, and we come up with a plan. We end this.”
Grayson nods, his face is stern as he turns to Maddie. “I’ll be back soon, Sunshine. I promise you. I love you and you—” He bends and places a kiss on her stomach. Her cheeks go bright red. She bites down on her lip, mascara running down her cheeks.
“Luca?”I look up at him, watching his friends, expressionless.“I’m scared. I don’t want you to leave me at the safehouse. I want to come with you.”
He smiles down at me. “It shouldn’t be for long. I’ll check in on you every day. Once this is over, we’re free, Rosa. Just remember that.” He brings my hand up to his mouth and kisses my ring finger.
His eyes sparkle. “And then I will deliver you to our new world, tesoro. I just have to burn it down first.”
“I need my phone so I can get a hold of Eva.”Once we get out of here and everyone is at the safehouse, I will tell him everything. I have the address on that phone, I just need to find it.
CHAPTERSIXTY-FIVE
luca
We sit in the car outside Rosa’s after I checked to make sure it was empty. She said she needed a few minutes to gather her things. I hand Grayson a cigarette and take a drag off of mine.
“What’s the plan, boss?” Grayson asks, looking out the window.
“I take out Romano.” I lean my head back, the pressure in my temples almost unbearable.
“Commissioner O’Reilly is on board. He’s taking care of the cleanup. It will be like the Capri family never existed. They’re all staying a few blocks away; they came for Rosa’s wedding. I say we blow the fucking house up.”The thought of a giant fireball ending their reign makes me a little giddy.
“Now that, I can get on board with,” he chuckles.
This whole thing has turned to shit. “I’m sorry, Grayson.”
“It’s fine, Luca. I understand.”
“Once this is over, I’m out. I can’t do this anymore. I just want to sail away with Rosa. Far enough away, I won’t hurt my family anymore.”
“Luca, I’m a big boy. It’s the mafia. I knew what I was signing up for. As long as Maddie and my kids never end up in the firing line, it’s okay. You aren’t going anywhere.”
I couldn’t think of anything better than a quiet life with my girl.
I just hope I can pull this off. If I do, then we’re out of here, or I will die trying.
My phone starts ringing in my jacket, and I frown at the name that pops up on the screen.
“Enzo?”
“Luca. There’s been a police report of a disturbance at your mom’s. Reports are suggesting a break in. Cops haven’t arrived at the scene yet. Want me to wipe it and send my guys?”I can hear him typing in the background.
Fuck. The blood drains from my face.
“I’m heading there now. Yeah, clear it.”
“On it.”He doesn’t say goodbye before the line clicks.
