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“Luca will be here soon”

I knew that wasn’t true “Go now!”

We stared at each other, then finally he turned to s “Stay down and follow my orders”

Male voices screa in Russian, then more shots were fired Cesare wouldn’t be able to keep the if the number of voices were any indication

Rorabbed it, then I ducked and ran outside Umberto’s blood covered the stone tiles but I didn’t look at his body I hurried down the slope toward the bay when I noticed the vibrating of my phone I pulled it out and pressed it to my ear as I scanned the beach for Gianna

“Aria?” Luca’s worried voice sounded “Are you safe?”

“They killed U out of my mouth

“Where are you?”

“Searching for Gianna”

“Aria, where’s Ro you to the panic room?”

“I have to find Gianna”

“Aria,” Luca sounded desperate “The Bratva wants you Get into the panic roo the helicopter I’ll be there in twenty minutes I’m already on the way”

Luca would need more than twenty minutes even with a helicopter and he wouldn’t be able to take asit would take hiht his way into the mansion There was the possibility that he would fail

Gianna ca toward me, eyes wide

“I can’t talk anymore,” I whispered

“Aria—”

“What’s happening?” Gianna asked, as she stuainst me

“The Bratva” I pulled her toward the dock where the boat was anchored It would be safer to hide there than to go back inside and look for the panic rooht as alked toward the boat But then Lily’s screalance Without a word, we turned around and hurried back toward the house