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The only thing we take with us is our phones as Seriyah drives us to Angelo's house

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The only thing we take with us is our phones as Seriyah drives us to Angelo's house. Maria sits in the back next to her Mamma while I stay in the front with Sy. The only thing coming out of our daughters' mouths is apologies.

The longer we sit in this car, the clearer it becomes that Lori's quiet isn't driven by sadness. She's mad, enraged. And I hope nobody in this vehicle gets put on the receiving end of that anger.

We reach a street with only three mansions lying in a straight line. Seriyah turns past the last one down the road and we enter the underground parking. I'm the first one out of the car, Lori is last to leave. I don't know why, but the three of us know it's best to leave that angry mom alone. We walk up to Angelo's driveway and it all clicks in. The situation we're in. A fucking mafia my daughter is the heir to.

When we enter the house, soldiers pause. It goes awfully quiet.

"Where is he?" I ask.

"Either in his room or office." Seriyah answers, waving at some of them.

"I wish to be alone with him when we get there." She nods, understanding why without me having to further explain.

We're barely in the foyer when someone barges through the front door.

"Angie!" Matteo screams. Matteo.

Something snaps in my cousin.

"Hi, Mattia." She grins.

He pauses, pinching his shoulder to test if it's some dream then mumbles. "Shit."

"What's wrong?" She raises a brow. "You're lies finally caught up to you, who knew someone could lie to their so-called love straight to their face? Marry them. Have a child with them..."

"Lori-"

"What? You think I'd believe a single thing that comes from your mouth after-" her voice breaks.

Angelo appears atop the stairs, probably hearing when Matteo screamed his name when he came in. Or maybe he heard Lori yelling. Whatever it was, he was here and he was staring straight at me.

I make my way toward him because I have a couple things I'd like to yell at him as well.

Then I remember something.

My gaze strays to Maria. She shouldn't be watching this. It'll probably hurt too much to see her parents like this. I nudge Seriyah and share a look with her, motioning to Maria. Seriyah grabs her shoulder and they slowly walk away from the fighting couple.

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