Page 531 of Reign

Then he moves.

So fast I almost don’t understand what I’m seeing.

He grabs her.

“Oh my God.”

The trunk is already opening.

He lifts her before she can even react and throws her inside.

One second she’s standing there in that lilac dress. The next, all I see is a flash of fabric and hair before she disappears into the trunk.

“No, no, no.”

It slams shut.

My hand flies to my mouth.

“Luciano.”

Tiago gets behind the wheel.

The car pulls away.

Just like that.

He didn’t hesitate. He knew exactly what he was doing.

Tiago.

Tiago took Valentina.

Luciano already has his phone against his ear. “Angelo.”

His voice has changed completely.

Cold.

Controlled.

I keep staring at the screen.

“Valentina’s been taken.”

My stomach twists.

He’s moving before the call even ends, reaching for another phone from the desk.

“Santo’s on his way. So is Korsakov.”

“What the fuck?”

The words barely leave me.

None of this makes sense.

Tiago worked here.