Chapter 28

Luca's POV

I squatted before her, staring at her in silence and she didn't seem to acknowledge my presence at all, or she was deeply lost in her own world. I just couldn't take it anymore. I didn't know why it bothered me so much.

Maybe the fact that she won't work effectively if she was this depressed or something else I couldn't define. “Astrid.” I called again, pulling the strands of hair covering her face away. “Should I make you something to eat?”

She didn't reply and just stared into space. I was about to say another word when my phone buzzed. It was Vincent. “Speak.”

“We just investigated some strange movements at the eastern border. The Ivano family seems to be the ones behind this.” Vincent informed me, making me clench my fists.

What was their plan exactly? They haven't struck since we brought down the Marcello faction and now they were moving goods right in my territory without me knowing. What were they planning exactly?

“Can I assign that to you, Vincent?” I as