Luca's POV

Before noon the first day after we arrived at the safe house, Nico had already cleared things for us. He’d created strong alibis for us both on that night, so there had been nothing to worry about. But the naggy guy had nearly nagged my ears off when he heard of everything and the fact that I was still helping Allison out.

He’d practically called me a sucker for her, though he wasn’t quite explicit with the words and was careful with his choice of words too. I had promised ...