“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.”

the same answer

the same question. Does it

is, he holds a towel open. I look at him, so human, but his restraint

is really an answer or more of a confession,” His jaw tightens but he

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

bun, as I jump on the bed patting the other side. Salvatore is my little slice of heaven and I am his temptation to hell. While he

it. Do you have it on your phone?” I ask

and pulls the bag from underneath the bed and I wait patiently

and I watch the familiar face talking

“Who is that?”

don’t know,” Something catches my eye and I

“Is that...?”

“Yes, Mero,”

there, he said he

see Mero walk to the back of the restaurant. 10 minutes go by

videos and the video changes to the outside where the hooded figure is jumping into the car with Mero, just as Jack Creston

back and take in all that I have

the big question. Am I? What was Mero thinking? Was he tied

to be answered. Tonight, keep yourself hidden. I hear Mero and Michel are downstairs. Find out where Mero is sleeping and check if he brought anything with him. He is sentimental and untrusting, which means whatever could implicate him would be on

him?” Salvatore asks the

he is my friend, I can’t just

understand. But Deno would

man earlier when I decided to go snooping around the place. He mentioned something about kidnapping Dylan Creston, and

Gabriel is innocent

me?” I question Salvatore, as I take

this room seems

DeMarco’s lived here, many years back. This room belonged to Berenice Antonella DeMarco, wife of

And I

carefree version of himself, “Yes, he loved his wife so much that he kept her 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. My mama said his journal still is

spend his free time writing about her?” I find the story hard to believe, but Salvatore always knows something about someone, which is why I think Deno gave him to me. A Holy

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