Page 45 of I Would Die For You

“You were a witness.”

At this, a gurgle sounds in her throat. She scrambles out of my grasp just enough to throw up on the other side of the table. Yeah, shock. It’s all catching up with her now. I’m running a hand on her back when she says one word that makes me freeze.

“Daku,” she whispers.

“What?” I ask, my voice as hollow as hers.

“He said something about Daku.”

So that motherfucker is behind this? He’s a dead man. The second I get back to Torino, I’m expiring him. Don’s orders or no, he’s done!

Something slips in the wake of this conviction. Kaya isn’t safe here. He’s sent one man—he can send another.

I’m out of my depths in this country, way out of my jurisdiction. And there’s only one thing a man like me can do in such a position. I pull my phone out, calling Don Giacomo and putting the call on speaker.

“Stefano,” he greets. “Kaya is safely in a hotel?”

That’s the only reason I would’ve called him. He’s in for a wakeup call.

“Someone just tried to kill her,” I say quietly.

There’s loud cursing on his side. “What happened?”

“Daku sent a man after her. He got to her father first.”

“Kaya, she’s safe?”

“She is. She’s right here with me.”

“Kaya?Cara?” he asks.

“Yes, Don Giacomo,” she mutters. “I’m…I’m okay.”

“Where are you?”

I figure this one is directed at me. “At her father’s trailer in north Portland.”

“Can you deal with this?”

My jaw clenches. I have a plan, but… “The trailer and herpadre, yes. The other guy…”

The Don sighs. “You need to get back to Italy asap. Both of you. You’ll have my protection here.”

But not where we are. This is so far away from his clutches, there isn’t much he can do.

“I can’t,” Kaya says.

“Why not?” What is wrong with her? She still wants to stay here, with a target on her back?

“My visa,” she states.

I’m shaking my head, not understanding.

“Kaya overstayed her tourist visa,” the Don supplies.

And as such, she’ll be flagged at immigration and most certainly will be deported back to the US.Merda!

She jumps when my fist slams into the Formica-topped table.

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