Chapter 29

“I’m fine.” I manage to answer quickly, freeing myself from his scrutiny. He simply nods, gives my waist a light squeeze, and leaves with the others to find out who threatened his beloved mafia. And I remain in the library, surrounded by women falling apart, while my mind is equally destroyed—not by the explosion, but by the storm of intensity from my almost-fiancé. Between a stressed Fiamma asking whether I was all right, sharp-tongued Alessa questioning Giácomo’s ability to protect anyone, and a catatonic Bianca, I am electrified and frightened by what happened and by what is still to come. We leave the Sartori house under Lorenzo’s orders and leave a terrified Siena behind, in the care of my father’s soldiers. No, I’m not frightened because everything has gone right so far, but becau