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Vito grabbed my arm and tugged. "Move."
I glanced over my shoulder at him. "Nico—"
"Luca already has him," Vito replied. "Now move."
Pretty sure arguing wasn't in my best interest.
I started to scoot along the sand again when the woman's voice grew louder...and recognizable. I wasn't feeling terror, but the shock rolling through me was close.
I lifted my head and glanced toward the crowd just as the woman stepped into a shaft of moonlight.
"Mom?"
* * * *
~ Vittorio ~
When Tony had gone over that cliff edge, I'd almost followed him except my grief had frozen me in place.
It wasn't until Luca ran and looked over the edge and his shoulders slumped, the man bending over to rest his hands on his knees that I could move.
I ran.
"Tony," I whispered desperately as I dropped to my knees.
"He's fine, Vito," Luca said. "He's climbing down the cliff face."
I peeked over the edge, frantically searching for him. When I spotted a head of blond hair, my eyes narrowed. "I'm going to beat him."
"I'll get you a paddle, but we need to rescue him and Nico first."
Still going to beat him.
Tony had just taken ten years off my life. I knew he was adventurous and I was still learning everything he could do, but jumping off a cliff with no warning was not okay, not by a long shot.
"We need to hurry," Luca said.
I jumped to my feet and started following him to the stone steps leading down to the beach. Luckily, the steps were carved into the side of the cliff face and partially hidden from anyone down on the beach. As long as we moved quickly and kept our heads down, we wouldn't be seen.
I hoped.
By the time we reached the bottom, I was ready for someone to provide an elevator to get back up. If this was what it took to get to the beach, I'd rather use a pool.
I crouched down next to the cliff wall right beside Luca. I wasn't sure what the situation was on the beach, but I could see several men dressed in black standing around in a circle. I had no idea what they were doing and I didn't really care. My concern was finding Tony.
"Over there," Luca whispered as he started moving.
I wasn't sure what he'd seen so I just followed after him.
It wasn't until Luca stopped and dropped to his knees that I saw the small body lying in the sand in the shadows of an outcropping of rocks.
"Nico." Luca grabbed the man and pulled him into his arms. "Cuore mio."
"Luca," Nico whispered back.
I thought Luca was going to hug the stuffing right out of Nico.
I scooted closer. "Nico, where's Tony?"
