“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 17

you asked me the same question. Does

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

wonder Salvatore, if your answer is really an answer or more of a confession,” His jaw tightens but

the towel and change into the black track pants and long winter vest, saying nothing to the silky bra

heaven and I am his temptation to hell. While he is a made-man, he killed once, a long time ago, by mistake and has never

it on your phone?” I ask

bed and pulls the bag from underneath the bed and I

and I watch the familiar face talking to the

“Who is that?”

my eye and I

“Is that...?”

“Yes, Mero,”

was he doing there, he said he

minutes go by before he walks back out and leaves just as

kills 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

and take in all

big question. Am I? What was Mero

I hear Mero and Michel are downstairs. Find out where Mero is sleeping and check if he brought anything

to him?” Salvatore asks

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

Deno

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 me helping with that. Talking about helping, it is safe to say Gabriel is innocent which means we should

agree Miss Capello, Gabriel is innocent but

loyal to me?” I question Salvatore, as I take in the cream walls, and brown wooden dresser with an

you notice this room seems old?”

back. This room belonged to Berenice Antonella

and smile, “Serious? And I get to

scar stretches, as his face transforms into a 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

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 man

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