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I flickedat lare of death, and he decided to put his foot in it “So, Gia, how are you doing? It’s been a while since I’ve seen you around, even here at school What gives?” I don’t think he knows that her traurounds, so he didn’t realize that he was putting her on the spot

I saw it in the tensing of her shoulders and gritted my teeth while she tried to cooing to New York for the weekend You’re spending the night Friday so we can leave early” I distracted hinat, just perfect for the police force

“Did you just say you’re going to New York for cannoli?” Oh, she does have life in her, after all

“Yeah, why?” She does incredulous well if the look she gave me was any indication

“Do people really live like that?”

“Ask the twins; that’s their thing” Everyone at the table was privy to our conversation

“Don’t look at me; that’s Rosa She once flew to Paris for a day to buy shoes”

“It was the last pair, and there were only five pairs made”

“But the designer said he’d ship them to you”

“I needed theet here if I waited?” Gianna’sopen in surprise, which I’m sure would only be the first of et acquainted with my sisters is for the off chance that some of what they are rubs off on her

No one for miles around would dare step out of line with the Russo kids, and by extension, once they let her in, the sao for her I don’t know all the particulars yet, the twins are still working on it, but so far, it looks like Victoria had done a good job ostracizing her and getting others to follow This way, once I take her into the bosoe for the better

Then I can stop stressing over her being o away, I hope “I have to go You three take care of her” I left before anyone could question nored the whispers and looks as I walked through the roo followed because no one dared, and it felt like a relief to be getting back to business

I reached my spot in less than five o before lunch ends, I dug up the heavily coded handheld I kept hidden there and went to work It had been easier than expected to get the inforht it would be In fact, thewhat I wanted to do with the info once I had it in my hands

Grae with s of the fauilt onthe info that way, but it couldn’t be helped There’s no way I was going to ask Pop because that would be showing h I’m almost certain that he knows at least some of what I’m up to

My only course of action is to stay one step ahead of him NowRicci’s blood withhis enemies to do it

The men on this list are his friends and foes alike, men I’ve never met but know htfully don’t trust technology, have been harder to get to, but I have enough to ith Her face flashed intoto do with her, so why…

I never worried about any danger to my family for two reasons: Pop has the best security in place toever touches theht far away froirl I justat the door of nore

I can’t open that shit because I never planned for what’s probably awaiting me there Now to find a way to keep my heart out of the equation I looked down at the screen in front of htly less interest than I had the last tie was still there, but noas tees of Gianna Gianna the way she looked the first time I saw her, with fear in her eyes as her ene onwith the ankle biters