~OUTSIDE THE MANSION~

A black SUV rolled slowly up the long, gravel driveway, tires crunching under the weight of the car. It moved through the quiet night, headlights cutting through the darkness. Lucy sat stiffly in the passenger seat, eyes fixed on the gates ahead.

The SUV finally stopped in front of Vincenzo’s towering mansion gates. From the middle of the gate, a red beam shot out and swept across the vehicle, verifying it before the gates creaked open, metal scraping softly against the ...