Romano's POV

I stood by the window in my study, staring blankly into the distance, my mind miles away from the room. Thoughts of Leo and Luciana swirled in my head. It had been two days since we captured Donovan, and yet unrest gnawed at me. The fact that Donovan was still breathing posed a grave threat to everyone involved in his capture. None of us were safe—not when his family learned of what happened.

The desperation to see Luciana and Leo again clawed at my chest, a heavy weight ...