Chapter 96

LILY'S POV

I was completely unaware of the extent of the danger I was in, despite the car exploding and the intense car chase that led me to hide inside a booth. I hesitated to accept that it was all centered around me.

Upon the arrival of Luciano, it became clear that I wasn't Ruslan's primary target; Adler was. However, I realized that I was the key to reaching Adler. In order to involve him in Ruslan's power play, I had to go.

I shuddered for the hundredth time in the space of hours. The pain sting on my cuticles reminding me that old habits die hard.

I looked up at Adler to find him still glaring at Luciano. The pile of photos he had quickly snatched from the table when he walked in all fired up and ready to lurch was now in Salvatore's right hand.

"The fuck you doing showing her this?!"

I had jumped to Luciano's aid, standing between my friend and the furious Don. "I made him do it; he didn't want to."

I couldn't describe Adler as composed, and while I initially appreciated the