“Would you like me to take your warm clothes out?”

“Yes, and a bra and panty too. What did you tell Papa you were doing?”

“I didn’t say anything, Miss Capello, your father got some news about one of his shipments, seems like there is still someone killing the Catelli’s soldiers.”

“Any idea who it is?” I ask him as he goes about getting my clothes ready and I hop into the bathtub, soaking up the heat that scorches my elbows.

“No, I think Deno is working on that. I’ll let you know if I hear anything.”

“Your cousin seems nice,” I say to him as he brings my clothes to the bath area.

His stare is harsh, as he scowls at my naked flesh under the water.

“She is nice to your face, but remember she still sees you as a minor. She has yet to know you are the root to a rose with deadly thorns.”

My skin flushes and I turn my back to his wandering gaze. That was enough torture for today. Because that is what it is to him, torture.

“Salvatore.”

“Yes, Miss Capello?”

“Have you always chosen God over everything else?”

“Yes. Though I must admit Miss Capello, you tempt me at times.”

“But doesn’t that make your faith stronger?”

“I, I, yes, it does.”

“What would you do with your freedom if it were granted?” I ask him for the seventeenth time since he told me about his Catholic upbringing.

“I would be a priest, and serve God until my last breath.”

same answer 17 times,” I point

me the same question. Does it not warrant

off my body and like the good man he is, he holds a towel open. I look

an answer or more of

track pants and long winter vest, saying nothing to the silky bra he chose and grab the jersey from

While he is a made-man, he killed once, a long time ago, by mistake and has never killed since. He is loyal,

it on your phone?”

brought my laptop,” He gets off the bed and pulls the bag from underneath the bed and I

and I watch the familiar face talking to

“Who is that?”

Something catches my eye and I

“Is that...?”

“Yes, Mero,”

was he doing there, he said he

of the restaurant. 10 minutes go by before he walks back out and leaves just as the hooded person leaves.

me further when he switches videos and the video changes to the outside where the hooded figure is jumping into the car with Mero, just as Jack Creston walks out. It isn’t long when a group of men covered in

sit back and take in all that

going to show Deno?” Salvatore asks and that is the big question. Am I? What was Mero thinking? Was

if he brought anything with him. He is sentimental and untrusting, which means whatever could

to do to him?” Salvatore asks the

is my friend, I can’t just sentence him to death without

understand. But Deno would

worry about, it’s Marco. I heard him talking to a man earlier when I decided to go snooping around the place. He mentioned something about kidnapping Dylan Creston, and

Gabriel is

loyal to me?” I question Salvatore, as I take in the cream walls,

notice this

back. This room belonged to Berenice Antonella DeMarco, wife

I get

here in this manor locked away for only his eyes alone, and if you go to the library downstairs, there is a desk with a hidden compartment.

something about someone, which is why I think Deno gave him to me. A Holy

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