Faustini ✔️

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Claudio struggled to drag Catalina down the halls. He called out for Ramona as he held one hand over Catalina's mouth and another secured around her waist. Ramona jogged towards him and tore Catalina away from him. Catalina attempted to run away but was thrown to the floor and restrained.

As Claudio watched Ramona tie Catalina's arms behind her back with a rope, he wondered what had happened with Carolina. "So how'd it go out there? It sounded like you were struggling."

"She's tied up, just like this one." Ramona said as she tightened the restraints.

"Are you bringing her inside?" Claudio asked.

"Nope. She didn't do anything to me and I don't kill women." Ramona informed Claudio which only confused him even more. He peered down at Catalina who rubbed her wrists together in a weak attempt to free herself.

"What about her?" Claudio pondered. "Does the rule not apply to members of the Faustini clan?"

"Oh it applies, but I won't be killing her." Ramona handed Claudio the remainder of her rope. "You didn't think you could tag along and just watch, did you?"

Claudio gulped, lying through his teeth. "Of course not."

"Then you'll tie her up and wait until I find Donatello." Ramona directed. She became impatient by Claudio's refusal to take the rope, so she dropped it in front of him. "Hurry up and tie her legs up, it'll make it easier for both of us in the long run."

Stefano grabbed his suitcase, he was in a state of defeat as Vittoria clapped happily. "I can't wait to board our flight, we should hold hands the entire time!" Vittoria suggested.

Stefano tried his best to be dismissive and avoid intimate conversations with her. "Here, let me carry your bags."

"Wow." Vittoria sounded as if she were to cry any moment. "Such a gentleman. I hope if we raise a son he'll be just as kind."

Stefano dragged the bags to the door and opened it for Vittoria who cheered a gleeful 'thank you' on her way out. As he stopped to lock the door, Stefano heard unfamiliar voices.

"Don't move!" An officer hounded Vittoria as she threw her hands up in the air in response.

"Stefano?!" She called out in fear.

Stefano walked over slowly as not to alarm the officers that were now cuffing Vittoria as well as reading her her rights. "You're going to need to come with us too." An officer told him crudely.

Stefano nodded, holding his hands out and allowing them to cuff him without hesitation.

Ramona went into the elevator that lead to the penthouse in order to find Donatello. As she pressed the button to go up, she heard scuffling from the roof of the elevator. Out of curiosity, she stopped the elevator by pressing another button. Looking up at the closed manhole, she wondered if Donatello would be stupid enough to hide up there as though the building was mostly vacant, Valentino had it cleaned daily out of his fear of mice, so there was no alternate explanation for the sound.

Being a tall woman, she knew she could reach up and see what was hiding there and she did. Using her water bottle, the cover of the manhole popped up as she pressed the water bottle against it. There, she saw Donatello quickly scuffle away from the hole.

Ramona laughed and returned to the switch panel and pressed the button that resumed her elevator travels. "Don't press that button, what are you, crazy?!" Donatello screeched as he watched elevator bring him towards the roof.

"What'll it be, Donnie? Will you come face me and stop being a coward or are you gonna let yourself be crushed to death?" Ramona watched gleefully. "You'd better decide quickly, for your sake."