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“I understand, Marcello Do not apologize You are the don”

“A lousy don,” I respond “You’re in this position because of me”

With leit toward h my arms are still tied to the wall, at least now I can let my back rest a little

“You will see Harper again, Marcello,” Claudio says after a while

“Yes It’s the only thing that keeps row up”

His eyes widen “Baby?”

I nod “She’s pregnant”

His jaw tightens “Then you et back”

“We,” I add, looking straight into his eyes “We will get back to our families Alive I promise you I will find us a way out of this mess”

Claudio nods a few ti out loud as he releases the pent-up tension in his body from all the torture he’s endured since he was taken captive

Suddenly, the door opens again, but no guard has come to torture us

The one standing in the door opening is none other than Molly herself

The e forward until the chains that keep me secured jerk on my bones

“I see you’re still chirpy,” she muses

I spit on the floor in front of her “You dare to chain a fellow don? When I get out, I’ll fucking murder you myself”

She laughs uard comes in and shackles Claudio to the wall before he can even think of stepping in to fight our captors Then he leaves us alone with that fiend of a woain

“Hance, and it pisses ht spot, Marcello” She walks over toher heels like she owns the place even though her husband pulls the strings

“All tangled up in our affairs” She’s right up in ers down rabs my cheeks “Tell me where she is”

“I don’t knoho you’re talking about,” I respond

Her lips twitch, and she releases ut, where that dauard has had a field day

“Leave him alone!” Claudio yelps

“Shut up, you ot!” she throws back, and then she turns her attention back toas you want I’ll let that guy out there have his ith you whenever he likes” She pullspain is the only thing he can do?” She smirks