Chapter 39

Alessio

Apologizing to Leonardo Baldini sounded as horrible in my head as I thought it would be. With a deep sigh, I glared at Levi, who was focused on the road, his hands a little too steady on the wheel because he knew I blamed him for this.

I had told him multiple times that we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him because he needed to know the facts. He was nervous, I could sense it—but I didn’t set us up, he did.

"You remember Mena’s ex?" I broke the silence, wanting to get something off my chest.

Levi chuckled, for once happy that I spoke about something other than blaming him. “Yes, I do. What about him?”

I shook my head, leaning back in my seat. “The way Mena described him…like he is the biggest monster in the universe,” I said. “I was thinking, someone like that wouldn’t back down, would he? It just doesn’t sound right.”

“Then what do you think?”

“Nothing,” I dismissed the nagging feeling in the back of my head. I didn’t want to look crazy or maybe even fearful because of tha