had just finished narrating the events of the day to. Immedia

were getting worried, and I had no answer for them yet. I was hoping my me

could tell by the look on his face that whatever h

" I a

streets away from the subway," Carlo said, pa

nd

ever seen Giancarlo at a los

lo s

's g

p my neck at his words. "Where did she go?" I asked

airport; none of our men at the checkpoints had seen he

re. "How can one person, one single

in Queensland," Carlo s

l it in my bones. But one thing I'm very certain of is, she didn't do any of this alone. She had help. Get me the fuc

he's been at the wedding venue since mo

tifully orchestrated. She had covered all bases

he chairs with such force that it shifted aside.

ed to him; he saw the terror in my eyes.

.." He s

m at the entrance of their family houses. It's stand

," Carlo answered

ay. Aside from the embarrassment Aria's action might cause me, she was putting hersel

t also puts her in a position where she has to be scared for the rest of her life. My motive for

d she isn't there?" Edoardo

r men found

Carlo. "And you're just m

. "It's a note." He said. "Y

: "I'd rather be crushed by a moving va

ou, Aria

the corner of my lips, even as anger lurked just beneath the surface. I had to admit; I felt

dn't get myself to believe it, while other women had thrown themselves at me in the p

into a package that I'm even mo

perse. The bride had a health emergency or any other excuse yo

o deflated my t

$100 by an anonymous man. He described the man

ubway camer

," he re

on our wedding day because of a man? Wait... she el

you, Ari

s. If they fail to give you anything tangible this time around, end their miserable lives. Send some men to

stas. Tracking down people who hide from me is what I do for a living. There'

t the fireplace. It was almost midnight. "Let's go pay Aria's bes

ng his sleeves, getting

r men. I'll pull in our contacts scattered all over the world on her. If you

poison seeping into my gaze. "You do

ow that needs your attention and sign-off. Meeting with the new supplier and vetting his products, yo

ight, but I

Just forget about this Kostas girl, and when our men get her, we treat her

announced ignoring Ca

rted. "I want, and I will ha

aited for my dismissal.

erstand."