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“No… It’s not like that.”
She brushes my hand away. “I get it. You’rewithhim now.”
“How are you going to take that tone when you’re doing the same thing, when your relationship with Rocco is the whole reason we’rehere?”
“I’m tired, Siena. Just go. Let me sleep. That’s not a request.”
What can I do? If I go against her wishes and tell Dario to put a guard on her room, she’ll know, and. Then she might punish me. Bye-bye, job. Bye-bye, any chance of helping Mom.
“You need to call or text me if he comes back. Okay? That’s the only way I’m going to agree to this.”
“Yeah, sure.”
“No, you need to swear. You need to swear on your daughter that you’ll do as I say.”
She gasps. “Are you serious?”
“Deadly. Otherwise, I don’t care if you fire me, I’m telling Dario. That’s what I should do, anyway.”
But I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Veronica hesitates.
“I remember what you said once,” I say. “You only swear when you mean it. You take these things seriously.”
“I do.”
“So, swear it. I need to make sure I’m here to help you if you need it.”
She says nothing for a long time, making me wonder if she’s going to do it. Then she sighs and says, “I swear.”
“Thank you. I’ll keep my phone on loud.”
“Great,” she mutters sarcastically. “Now, please let me sleep. I need my rest.”
I leave her hut, not exactly feeling confident, but slightly reassured.
Not about the whole situation, or me and Dario. But this small piece of it, at least, is somewhat under my control.
CHAPTER 28
DARIO
“Rocco,” Eddy says, clenching his hand into a fist. “Fucking Rocco.”
“I know,” I growl, as we stand on my parent’s balcony, staring out at the ocean reflecting the stars.
“I doubted you,” Eddy says with a sigh.
“I can’t exactly take offense there. I doubted you too.”
“I didn’t suspect him. He’s so slick… so loyal.”
“Neither did I, but I should have. He’s made some comments about not being appreciated. And I think he intimidated Siena.”
“We need to find him,” Eddy says. “This island isn’t exactly big. We need to root him out and make him pay for what he did, or at least make sure he can’t pull any more of these stunts.”
“Agreed,” I growl. “But we need someone to stay here with Father too. I’m thinking I’ll return to the party, make it clear where we stand, and get a search going for Rocco.”
