Chapter 57

"Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75." - Benjamin Franklin

Melody POV

There was more to the story than everything Suzy told us...

But fuck! The woman was already pitiful enough and I just couldn't bring myself to make her life even more miserable. All I had to do was to keep watch of her and make sure that Valero doesn't sink his claws into her and turn her into a venomous snake he was.

Women like her were a fusion of both naive and world-weary. The amount of damage they were capable of was close to jarring. And letting her wander the world freely and without a leash around her neck would be a colossal mistake. One thing I couldn't afford, especially right now!

"Signora..." Dante and Douglass came rushing to me when we exited the house. I halted in my steps and glared at them, a stone-cold expression sitting like a mask on my face.

"May you kindly reconsider your decision of sending us away?" It was Dante who broke the ice, only because he had balls big and hard enough to