Luciana's POV

It took the man longer this time to recollect himself. His lips parted in astonishment, his face turning ashen as if he had just heard something dreadful.

“I can't do it, not with Donovan,” he rejected, attempting to rise from the chair but being held down by Romano.

“You have to, with us,” Romano insisted.

“You don’t know what you’re asking me. It’s suicide. No matter what you promise me, I’m not joining you.”

“We aren’t here to offer you ...