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I squeeze my eyes shut, pinching my forehead for a second.

“I can’t be with you. Especially not now with everything going on.” She locks eyes with me. They are full of worry. “I thought you were behind the attack.”

“I had nothing to do with that. I’ve been busy lately after your family tried to kill Bianca and me.”

“What?”

“Your men shooting at us?”

“Giovanni was shot, too, but he caught one of the men that attacked him.” Her eyes never leave mine. “He was one of the Carusos. Mateo’s man.”

That double-crossing bastard!

Chapter twenty-six

Gianna

It was never my intention to have sex with Luca, but I can't be near him without losing all control.

He has always had this effect on me and I can feel myself not holding back any longer. Especially now that I have found out he wasn’t the one behind my father’s death.

I need to let Giovanni know so we can finally find out the truth about everything. The murders and attacks. Someone is trying to hurt both of our families. Finding out the truth could change everything.

As much as I tried to convince myself over the course of these last few hellish weeks, my feelings for Luca never died. I only tried to push them away, but they are back and have settled into me. Although they still don’t replace the deep hurt he caused me.It isn’t easy to just forget it all and carry on with the life I once dreamed of having with him... and our daughter.

My mind’s troubled by how things will pan out. Will Luca and I still have a chance to be together with our daughter even after all the hurt we’ve both caused each other and ourselves?

What are the chances of a future together like we both wanted before everything got so messed up?

It’s a lot for me right now.

I take out my keys from the back pocket of my jeans. A black-tinted car passes by my side as I unlock my car. It almost feels like I’m being followed.

I hastily slide into my car, opening the safe to check if I still have my gun around. It might sound crazy but I somehow knew Luca wouldn’t hurt me. He didn’t when he had the chance.

As I start the engine, my phone starts to ring out loud on the other seat. It’s Mateo again.

Oh, fuck!

I had failed to return to him yesterday, as planned. How could I when I almost lost Giovanni andMadreand he was all suspicious?

My stomach feels sick as I ignore his call. This can’t be good. My phone’s ringtone goes off again, almost immediately. I grunt as I answer the call on the second ring.

“Mateo, I–”

“Where are you?” His voice sounds different this time. Enriched with anger.

I look outside the window instinctively in an attempt to check if he is nearby, watching me. My throat turns dry when I see no one, but the eerie feeling that came with the question sends a shiver down my spine. “I... why’d you ask?”

The phone beeps as he ends the call abruptly.

Dammit.

Does he know I’m here? Am I being followed?

I step on the gas as I drive back home, carefully watching the side mirrors so he doesn’t catch me by surprise. Somehow, he terrifies me more than Luca. I have no fucking idea what he is capable of doing to me.

The gates open wide as I honk twice. Giovanni is standing outside, pacing the space frantically with his fingers running through his hair as I drive inside. He looks pissed. Mother is beside him, equally looking troubled.

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