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Genesis raises an eyebrow, paint splattered on her forehead. “Did that make you feel more like a man?” she asks dryly.
I whirl on her, snarling, “Not now, Genesis. This isn’t the time for your fucking sarcasm. Jonah fucking killed someone in front of Fee and threatened to take Lou!”
She holds up her hands in mock surrender, but I can see the concern in her eyes. She knows me well enough to recognize when I’m truly rattled.
“Marco!” I shout, already striding toward the door. “We need to get the hell out of here.Now.”
Marco appears instantly, keys in hand. “Where to, Boss?”
“Perfezione,” I snap, yanking open the car door. “And step on it.”
As we tear through the streets of New York, Marco probably breaks every speeding law on the books. But I couldn’t care less. The Pirellis have half the NYPD in our pocket, anyway.
My mind races faster than the car, imagining all the worst-case scenarios. Fee, hurt or worse. Jonah getting to Lou before we can stop him. The thought makes my blood boil.
“Faster,” I growl, even though I know Marco’s already pushing the limits of what’s possible in city traffic.
I dial Romero, putting him on speaker. “Get to Lou’s school. Now. No one gets near her, you understand? No one.”
“On it, Boss,” Romero replies, no questions asked. That’s why I trust him with my life—and now, with Lou’s.
My heart nearly stops when we screech to a halt outside Perfezione. Police cars surround the place, their lights painting the street in alternating red and blue. For a moment, I’m paralyzed by the fear of what I might find inside.
But then I see her. Fee, wrapped in a shock blanket, talking to a detective. She’s pale and shaken, butalive. The relief that washes over me is so intense it’s almost painful.
I’m out of the car before Marco can fully stop, pushing past officers to get to her. “Fee!”
She turns at the sound of my voice, and the look in her eyes—a mixture of relief, fear, and something else I can’t quite name—nearly brings me to my knees.
“Angelo,” she whispers, and then she’s in my arms, trembling like a leaf in a storm.
I hold her tightly, one hand cradling the back of her head. “I’ve got you,” I murmur into her hair. “You’re safe now. I’ve got you.”
Jonah will pay for this. And Gino, and anyone else who dares to threaten what’s mine.
Because that’s what Fee and Lou are now. Mine to protect. Mine to cherish.
And God help anyone who tries to take them from me.
Fee’s body shakes with sobs as she clings to me. Over her head, I watch grimly as a covered stretcher is wheeled out of Perfezione. Marco crosses himself, murmuring a quiet prayer.
A police officer approaches us. “Mr. Pirelli? I’m Detective Ramirez. We’d like to ask Ms. Saldano a few more questions.”
I shake my head. “Not now. She’s been through enough. You can contact her lawyer for any further inquiries.”
The detective looks like he wants to argue but thinks better of it. “Very well. We’ll be in touch.”
Gently, I guide Sofia toward Marco. “Take her to the car,” I instruct. “I need to make a call.”
As Marco leads Sofia away, I pull out my phone and dial a number I rarely use.
“Valentino? It’s Angelo. I need a favor.”
Don Valentino Barrone’s gravelly voice comes through. “Must be serious if you’re calling me, Pirelli. What do you need?”
“Everything you can get on a guy named Jonah Ansel. He’s dangerous, and he’s after someone I care about.”
There’s a pause, then Valentino’s voice lowers. “This have anything to do with the incident at Perfezione?”
