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Beatrice grunts as the other pushes her to the ground on her knees.
“Get your fucking hands off her!”
“We’ve got a stubborn one here.”
“Aldo would love this one,” they laugh. I turn to Beatrice’s side and fall to my knees beside her. Her head is facing the floor as she cries silently.
“You’ll be out of here when the boss arrives. No one’s coming to save you this time.”
The men walk out of the room and slam the door shut. I hear a click on the door a moment later.
“This is all my fault.”
“Don’t say that, Beatrice. Father is the one we should be blaming.”
I crawl to the wall and push myself down to sit with my back to the wall. Beatrice joins me and we both stare into the empty space.
We sit in silence for a long minute, with only the sounds of our breaths and noises from outside. My stomach growls.
“I’m sorry… I’m so sorry about Gabriele.”
She turns to stare at me and back at the empty space without saying a word. It feels like I’ve lost her. Her eyes are dark and without life. Not like the way I used to know. I can’t bring myself to utter another word as we both stay in silence and I slowly drift to sleep, wishing this was all a dream.
Argh!
A scream coupled with the sounds of gunshots forces me out of sleep. Beatrice turns to look at me with her sleepy eyes.
“What’s happening?”
We’ve both lost track of time. My wrists hurt.
“I don’t know.”
The noise from outside grows louder with frightening yells. Beatrice begins to crawl further away from the door and I follow behind her. A loud thud lands on the door a few minutes later. I swallow hard as the bang continues till the door falls to the ground.
“Adriana.”
“How did you find me?”
“I’m never letting you out again,” Daniel replies as he walks towards us. Another man follows behind him.
“How?” I ask again as he helps me to my feet and loosens the rope on my wrists.
“I got some help.”
He glances at the man who is helping Beatrice up. The cross tattoo that marks him as part of the Gustavo empire is boldly drawn on his arm. He is one of my father’s.
Chapter twenty-five
Alessandro
Daniel dropped me off at the warehouse in East Harlem after he picked me up from the airport. With Chito betraying me, I’ve lost another client.
I’ve been away for a few days, sourcing out for a new supplier for the business. I’m letting go of the deal with Gustavo—that double-crossing bastardo (bastard).
I haven’t seen Adriana yet. Daniel had told me how he saved her and her sister after she went out against my orders.
She’s just too stubborn and Daniel let her get under his skin to make him give her the opportunity to step out. She has no idea I’d do anything to find her. Even if it means infiltrating her father’s empire to get information about her.
