Two police officers escorted Fredo outside the prison's enormous iron gates. An unsettling chill settled on Enzo's spine as their eyes met. Fredo narrowed his gaze in inspection before displaying that big, psycho smile. "Enzo! My boy!" An unnerving feeling boiled Enzo's blood. This man had seen him cry for fuck's sake and that was mortifying. Enzo wanted to die that day because he couldn't bear to live with the guilt of killing his mother. But when Fredo shot his arm, a sudden urge to hold onto his life seared in his spirit. He was thankful for that but also hated this man to the guts. His uncle was too fucking unpredictable. "Took you long enough, son." Fredo slapped Enzo's arm. The arm he had shot seventeen years ago. Dull pain resurfaced beneath Enzo's flesh and his left eye twitched. "You're a man now. You even grew taller than me." Fredo remarked, assessing their height difference. Enzo stood at least a foot taller than Fredo, but that ghostly shadow this man always carri

"Ah. So you do remember me." Fredo flashed that big familiar grin at her. "I wanted to see how Ariana's daughter is doing before I leave the Cosa Nostra for good."There were two ways to leave the Cosa Nostra. Either by death or with the permission of the Boss. Lily hoped it was because he got Enzo's approval to leave. She couldn't fathom the idea of this man, who replaced her father and gave what little fatherly love she needed in her childhood to die. Fredo looked around the huge mansion. "Is my nephew keeping you happy here?""He is," Lily assured as if she couldn't be more sure. Fredo chuckled. "Your mother and I were engaged when we were young. Did she ever tell you that?"That surprised Lily. "No.""I guess she didn't," Fredo muttered under his breath. "Your father knocked her up. So I couldn't marry her. I was heartbroken, then I turned to drugs for comfort. Then years later, she proposed to have an affair because her husband was a cunt." He let out a derisive breath. "Your

Lily's heart rate picked up as she heard the footsteps closing inside the kitchen, one slow, steady step at a time. Heat curled under her skin as Enzo's torrid gaze touched her lingerie clad-body that left nothing to the imagination. She might as well be naked right now. She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, sitting on the kitchen island with her legs crossed and hands grasping the edge. Enzo undid his Rolex and placed it on the countertop with a light thud, but his gaze held her captive. Next, he ran a smooth hand down his black tie, untying it while his gaze slid down her breasts which were perked up by the push-bra, to the flat of her stomach, and further down the curve of her plump butt sitting on the granite countertop. "Open your legs, *amore." That deep, dark command slid right into her belly like the caress of his rough hand. "Keep them open for me to take you whenever and wherever I want, *capiche?" "Yes." She breathed. Red splotched her cheeks and she did as

The car drove further and further away from the city. Lily hugged herself tight, sitting in the middle of two men made her want to squeeze into a ball. They were silent the whole time and didn't dare to touch her inappropriately. If they did then Antonio would have given them a worse faith than death. Lily tried to peek out of the window to see where they were heading when Scarface gave her a glare that could kill. She gulped a dry saliva and stared straight ahead. The car pulled over outside the gates of an enormous penthouse. The lights were still on inside the building. Which meant it was occupied. To her worst luck, there weren't any people nearby for her to scream for help. "Get out." Scarface ordered after he got out first. Lily jumped out of the SUV and followed the two men inside the gates. Hot and cold sweats dribbled down her back realizing why Antonio had chosen this place. He wanted to violate her. A shudder crept up her spine and she prayed to the heavens for Enzo to

"They broke her legs, but don't worry. The doctors said she'll recover." Leo said on the phone. "Was she... did they..." Did they rape her? Lily couldn't bring herself to say the word. "No, no they didn't. I shot them down before they could get her." Fury and vengeance seeped out of Leo's timbre. Leo sounded like he was the one who was hurt more by this incident. When did they get so close? Didn't they hate each other? "Thank you, Leo. For saving her." Lily said softly. "Nothing to thank me for, Lily. I did this for myself." He gave a breathy chuckle with no humor in it. "And also, tell your family to get over here so they can take care of her." "Saint already informed them. They'll be there soon." "Okay, catch you up later." "Okay. Bye." Lily cut the call and shifted to Enzo who sat on the armchair with his elbows on his knees. His head hung low and pensive as a mixture of blood and sweat trickled down from his forehead. As if he was contemplating the ordeal that had occu