*Elio*

It had been two days since everything happened. That first moment we’d heard about Emilia’s kidnapping continued to repeat in my head like a never-ending film. Seeing Cat break down in horrible sobs had been the worst experience of my life, aside from Emilia getting kidnapped, of course.

I knew I couldn’t let that happen again. I knew Cat was right. It was time for us to disappear from the mafia life, to save our baby girl from any more trauma that ...