Ten

Chapter 10

Tori

We’re taken through a set of glass doors at the back of the mansion, and stepping onto a veranda, my gaze keeps flitting over all the beauty, which I can’t help but notice.

The backyard is very big, and the lawn looks freshly cut. There are lounge chairs situated on either side of a rectangular pool, and the water looks as blue as the sky.

Potted flowers add color to the garden, and there are four large ones at every corner of the pool.

I see Father Parisi standing by Tiny, but there are no other guests.

Are we early?

Without saying a word, Angelo continues to walk to the side of the house until he stops beneath the tree I saw when I was in the living room.

Everyone follows him, and when he turns to face me, a shiver creeps down my spine.

I’m not going to lie, I feel super uncomfortable being the only woman here.

Two of Angelo’s men come to stand on either side of Giorgio, and a hollowness settles in my stomach.

For a moment, the thought that they’re going to kill us f