“We only seen the one guy once we got there up until Sofia rescued us.”
“Sofia was a real badass too.” Mia smiles.
“Me? You offered to save a bad man’s son. You are brave as fuck. That is the definition of badass.”
Mia’s face goes blank.
“I didn’t save him.”
Isabella squeezes her hand.
“Good riddance too. He was probably just as bad as that bastard dad of his.”
Matteo speaks up behind me.
“Focus girls.”
I glance over at him.
“When I was healing, they would do this a lot. They would get lost in their conversation and get off topic. What happened to you before you got to them Sof?”
I nod a thanks to him. I’m glad he understands these women. I sure as fuck was getting confused by their banter.
“Well I got a call saying my Uncle Tony was hurt.” She gasps and looks at me.
“He’s fine Tesoro. We checked in with him and he has been told that you are fine too.”
She nods.
“I still don’t know why Gina lied to me. Anyways, Luca snuck me out to see Uncle Tony, but instead of taking me there, he took me to the warehouse. I accused him of being disloyal, but he said he was loyal to a different leader. Someone who was going to take over for you. I asked him who, but he clammed up. I know Luca betrayed us, but he wasn’t bad to me. He brought me food and water and even let me keep my restraints off. He said he wouldn’t let anyone else check on me to ensure my safety.”
Her eyes start to tear up and I go to her. I pull her up off the bed into my arms.
“Sorry. He was just a misguided kid. He really believed this other guy was the true leader. I don’t know why, but he also believed that women should be protected. I know he put me in danger, but he also tried to protect me. He gave his life for me in the end.” She shakes her head and wipes her tears. “Anyways, he left me alone without my restraints. The bed in my room has a rusty metal piece coming off so I pulled it off and used it as leverage to bust the door jam. Then I snuck out and kept going down until I found another open room. I needed to get out of the hallway in case someone heard my break. I found this man sitting on the bed in their room and he charged me. I stuck him in the neck with my shank then got them out.”
Pride swells in my chest as I hear her continue to describe how they made it down the stairs and almost made it out. She described how she was taken to another room and how Luca tried to save her from Ryan and the man whom I know to be Fillipo.
“You are sure he called the injured man son?”
I ask.
All three shake their heads yes. I turn to Gio, Matteo, and Lo.
“It was Fillpo’s son, Danny. Mia was still over him when we found her. He was behind all of this.” I turn back to Isabella. “I am so sorry you got hurt because of us. We set off that explosion hoping for a distraction.”
I hear Gio growls and shoot him a look. He looks angry, but averts his gaze from mine.
“It’s okay. You did what you had to in order to save us. I will forever be grateful for that.”
“Thank you for your forgiveness.” I turn to the boys. “We need to meet with the five families. We need to get permission to take Fillipo out.”
They all nod.
“You want Matteo in on this?”
I nod again.
“Matteo has been promoted to Capo in training. He will be specifically in charge of protecting Sofia, but will study with me. He has proven to be loyal and a great asset to this family. He will be rewarded as such.”
