“Gio? Why are you calling me when I just left the club not long ago?”
Something tight in my chest loosened when I heard her voice. “I didn’t get to tell you goodnight,Bella. Sleep well.”
“Uh, okay then. Thanks. You, too.”
I couldn’t really explain things to her, not without telling her some truths I wasn’t ready for her to know about. Not yet.
By the time I reached the warehouse both Cesare and Luciano were there. I’d had no doubt they would be. There was a reason Tony was my right hand man. I could depend on him to do exactly what I asked, when I asked.
“Gio. Tony said there was an urgent matter you needed our expertise on.”
“Si.” I spent the next several minutes going over the situation with Carly and Chablis. “I need you to watch her without her knowledge. As of right now, Carly is unaware of who I am. She knows nothing ofla famigliaand I want to keep it that way for as long as possible.”
“You got it, Gio. We’ll keep an eye on her.”
“Bene. You need to know, she isfamigliathrough her son. If anything happens to her, I will hold you both personally responsible.” With those words, I walked out. The sun was lightening the sky when I finally made my way to bed. As tired as I was, sleep was a long time coming.
