ed her to the guest room. "You can stay in t

set the tracker as I instruct

bitch was taken to ho

e're not seeing mov

to have been dislodged and deactivate

ith impending violence. Then, in a fit of rage, de Marco gra

h the warehouse. "Find her! I don't car

he didn't find Talana. What he didn't know was that Massimo Morrel

ning as he stared out the grimy wind

e could keep her saf

t in love with her, but it was h

a was exhausted but restless. "Couldn

my mind," s

he asked, concerned that she hadn't

" she re

n, where Max pulled out t

fredo?" h

te," she sm

ra for the next day," he responded gently. His mood

ying the meal. Finally, Talana went up to bed but not befo

re safe," he smiled warmly, giving her a kiss on the forehead

door, the doorbell rang.

en promised to him by her father and stepmother, in lieu of some of t

s much. I knew there was more to this. just ke

longer, under the hand of her father. To be sold to t

etting up, she went into the kitchen. "Morning," she gre

back with a twinkle

he grabbed a cup

need to go see my da

After that, we need t

ed back up to her room to shower and dress

Lorenzo arrived, "Boss, we

Massimo bellow

the cellar, Boss

itch," Massimo ordered and l to the cellar wh

h, "who paid you to go after Doctor Fabrizio? W

responded, "I

e hell, I'm gonna kill you anyway." Massimo threatened

u something, you have a rat in your own c

ugh the cellar, blood spattered everywhere. "You will all die. One at

body dumped where de Marco or Donatello find it. When you

o he said, "Get to the cellar now!" Lor

ant us to do with his

e Marco's!" Lor

a rat amongst us. Now we have t

o asked, shocked at w

. Massimo didn't trust easily, but when it ca

. Because no one betrayed Massimo Morrelli, and no one

ouse, "Massimo?" T

save people. The less you know about what just happe

" he asked tenderly, his voi

home and face that ma

s head slightly to look at her. Taking his one arm, he put it

she gave a

imo sensed it. Something wasn't ri

.for everything,"

o protect," he responded, his voice rough with de

to a stop and killed the engine. "Talana,

sponded withou

her fervently. The kiss was demanding, des

mpered at

o, I won't be able to restr

sure I come back to

will come back with me," he