CHAPTER 29

Gia

My father was disappointed in me and I didn’t care. With San and Mr. Xavier standing there, I didn’t say what I needed to. I wanted to know what happened with San’s mother and why she was dead. I wanted to know everything and I was tired of living with my father’s sins. Alessandro had shown me I was not responsible for his mother’s death.

It seemed strange to have everything out in the open. San’s crew accepted me as one of them or so they made it seem. Their concern for Marino was awesome. I liked them and I never thought I would.

“Gia,” San whispered.

I didn’t know he’d walked up beside me in the kitchen where I was grabbing snacks. I turned into his arms.

“Thank you for being here,” I whispered back.

“When the guys settle down, you and I can go into your room. You need sleep.”

“I won’t be able to sleep. I haven’t heard a word on Maria since she went into surgery.”

“Okay, you don’t need to sleep but we should probably talk.”

We needed to. Alessandro was nothing like I thought he