His eyes soften.
“Fine. Let’s go. Follow my lead.”
Luca leads me down the hall when Matt steps out in front of us.
“Where are you going, Sof?”
I panic. Was he going to stop me?
“Matt. You should be in bed. My uncle is hurt. On his death bed hurt. I need to go say goodbye. Please don’t stop me. I know Bash wouldn’t approve, but it’s the only family I have left.”
He grunts.
“I don’t like this, Sof. You should stay here. Call Bash. He would take you himself.”
“Bash left on business. Who knows where he is or when he will get back. I will regret this if I don’t go.”
Luca speaks up beside me.
“I will protect her. We will likely be back before Bash even knows she is gone.”
Matt glares at him and turns to me to take my hands.
“I don’t want you to go.”
“What if it was your mom or sister?”
His eyes flare then softens.
“Do what you have to, but check in with me when you get back.”
“I will.”
I lean in and kiss him on the cheek.
Luca leads me down the stairs and to the front door.
“Where are you going?” The man at the front whom I learned was named Fabio asks.
“Don Bastiano asked me to bring her to him. I am just following orders.”
He nods as he opens the door. That was easy. Almost too easy. Once we get in the car, he repeats the cover story to the gate then we are off. I am lost in thoughts of my uncle and parents, when I notice we take a turn off I don’t know.
“Where are we going?”
“The hospital.”
I realize then that I never told him which one to go to. Red flags are being thrown around every corner.
I look over at him and as he glances at me, he knows that I know. He pulls a gun and points it at me.
“Where are you taking me?”
“You will see soon enough.”
“Bash will kill you.”
He scoffs. “He won’t be a problem much longer. I know that will upset you seeing as you are fucking his brains out every chance you can get.”
