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I’ve been friends with Franco since school, and besides Giulio, he’s the person I’m closest to.
“I’ve got you,” he whispers, and that’s all it fucking takes for the pain to explode from me.
My grief is so fucking intense it shudders through my body.
“Come,” Franco says.
Keeping an arm wrapped around my shoulders, he steers me up the stairs and into one of the guest bedrooms.
As capos, we can’t break down in front of our men. No matter what, we always have to remain strong.
But the second I’m alone with Franco, my legs give way, and my knees slam into the floor. Bracing my hands on my thighs, I can’t even breathe through the intense pain.
I feel Franco’s arm wrap around my shoulders again. He’s a solid force beside me while I break into a million pieces.
My voice is hoarse and filled with sorrow and rage as I whisper, “They fucking gutted him open like a fish.”
My stomach burns with bile.
“His heart was in a fucking box.”
“Christ, Renzo,” Franco murmurs. “I’m so fucking sorry.”
Turning my head, I lock eyes with my friend. “They fucking gutted my little brother.”
Franco's face is strained, and I can see he feels my pain. “We’ll kill every last fucker.”
Nodding, I suck in a desperate breath of air.
I’ll leave Skylar Davies for last.
Only when I bury Giulio’s kidney with his body will I find some semblance of peace.
Chapter 6
Skylar
Waking up the day after the surgery, I feel groggy as hell.
An image of an attractive man standing next to my bed flits through my mind, and a frown forms on my forehead.
Was it real or a dream?
I can remember him vividly. He had black hair cut in a sharp faux style, the sides trimmed short. His eyes were a unique color, light brown irises with a dark green ring around them. Almost cat-like.
He even growled like a tiger.
“The kidney belongs to me.”
My eyes widen as the thought that I might have seen a freaking ghost hits me.
“Don’t be absurd,” I mutter to myself as I gingerly try to sit up.
My midsection and abdomen are tender from the surgery, but the pain is a lot less than I expected.
Leaning back against the pillows, I let out a sigh.
Just then, Dad comes into the room, and when he sees I’m awake, a smile spreads over his face.
