Chapter 3 - The Man I Had Trusted to Guard My Bedroom Was the Same Man Who Had Been Opening My SafeLuca denied everything.
He denied entering the study.
He denied knowing Elena.
He denied touching the safe.
But when I showed him the photograph, his expression changed.
That was enough.
I ordered him detained.
He laughed.
“You think Marco betrayed you?”
“Yes.”
“You're wrong.”
“Then tell me who did.”
He stared at me.
“You're not ready.”
I stepped closer.
“Try me.”
He lowered his voice.
“Your father knew what Marco was planning.”
I stopped.
“What?”
“Your father discovered the network years ago.”
“What network?”
“The one that killed him.”
My father's death had always been blamed on rival families.
Luca shook his head.
“It wasn't a rival family.”
“Who?”
He looked toward Sofia.
Then whispered:
“Someone inside your bloodline.”
Before I could ask more, a gunshot came from the hallway.
Luca fell.
I caught him.
Blood spread across his shirt.
“Who fired?”
No one answered.
The shooter was already gone.
Luca grabbed my wrist.
“Find Elena.”
Then he died.
Sofia started crying.
I held her.
“Why did he know my mother?”
She looked at me.
“Because Mommy helped your daddy.”
I stared at her.
“Helped him do what?”
“Hide the names.”
“What names?”
May you like
She whispered:
“The dead ones.”
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