Massimo couldn't deny it. He had gotten close to Elena Vitale. He cared about her, so he cared a lot about her opinions.
He couldn't trace it back to one moment, which terrified Massimo. Was it when she took a bullet for him? Ended up finding him in the casino while drugged?
Or was it when she skillfully showed off her expertise—when she treated his men like she hadn't just witnessed her first shootout? Or immediately identified what was wrong with the casino's owner?
One thing was for certain: Massimo definitely had grown fond of her.
Massimo felt like he was going to stop breathing. How had he made such a fatal mistake?
His grandfather Fabio had drilled into him the importance of being untouchable. Of not letting anyone close. It was a way to stay safe and free from outside influenc
