Nico's POV
The alarm was so loud that it even disturbed the silence of the night. In the hallway monitors I could see shots being fired in front of the gates. The Valenti family had now become mad, and believed that they could come against my house.
It was not about guns and men that I thought of now. But sleeping with my sweet girl… in my bed.
I dashed into the bedroom, pounding. Iris woke up instantly, and rubbed her eyes. "Nico? What’s happening?" she asked.
“Keep your voice down,” I snapped, and dragged her out of bed. There was no time for having to see her in a dress. She was in the nude and her soft skin was illuminated by the red emergency lights. I walked into the walk-in closet, and pressed the scanner under it.
What a safe-room the wall opened to. It was a steel and concr
