Page 105 of Hush 3: Hidden Family

“Do you have her?”

“No, we have come up empty. She is not in the residence we’ve been watching. Her and the Cattaneo brother are gone.”

I clench my teeth at the mention of my last name. To know who I am, they have been watching us for some time. If they weren’t so sloppy, we could both be dead right now.

“How fucking hard is it to kill a retard and her bodyguard? Donati, I can understand. I am handling him on my own for a reason.

“This girl … she should be dead already. I have run out of time. The Locatellis are setting things in motion.

“If I have to come to America to do this myself, what need do I have of you? If you don’t call back in twenty-four hours with confirmation of a kill, consider yourself a victim.”

My mind is racing. This is not about Julissa. They are looking for Symphony.

A sharp whistle pierces the air. “Let’s go. The wife isn’t here. Let’s regroup. We need to find her before I have to kill that Italian motherfucker myself. He is getting on my fucking nerves,” the guy bellows out.

Julissa and I remain in the closet until they are gone. I give it an extra ten minutes after we hear them leave before I slip out of the closet and make sure they have all gone. I throw on some clothes and find my phone.

Symphony is in danger. I need to make some calls and inform the others of what’s going on. I dial Michael’s number and get his voicemail immediately.

“Bastarda,” I growl and bite my fist.

“Adriano, they are after Michael’s wife, aren’t they?” Julissa asks as she wrings her hands and paces.

“Yes, I believe so.”

“We can’t just sit here. We have to warn Michael. She means everything to him. Please. We have to do something.”

“I am working on that. I have to be honest; I didn’t think you cared. If she’s out of your way, you can have him to yourself, no?”

“You don’t know me,” she bites out. “You have had an attitude since you arrived here. Michael is a good friend of mine, and his happiness is important to me. He would be devastated if those men did something to his wife.

“No one knows how much that man loves that woman like I do. You are here because Michael never breaks a promise and he promised me he would make sure I’m safe. That is the only reason you are here.

“I am not his mistress as you have assumed, and he would never choose me over his wife or if something happened to her. Stop trying to judge me and help me help my friend.”

I grunt and call Salvatore. Michael’s relationship with this woman is none of my business. I need to make sure Sim is safe.

“Brother,cosa posso fare per lei?”

“Where is Symphony? I think we have trouble,” I reply quickly.

“She and Michael left for Italy. There was an attack on Locatelli’s new fiancée and his son. The boss and the family all flew out to the old country for a while.

“The rest of us leave in the evening. What’s up?”

“Some guys came here looking for Sim. They think I’m guarding the boss’s wife. They want her dead. I wasn’t able to reach Micheal.”

“This is not good.”

“You can say that again. I think we should come with the rest of you. I will be there to join you. For now, I will get us someplace safe.”

“I will tell the boss as soon as his plane lands. I will see you later. Be safe, Adriano. I love you.”

“Ti amo, Fratello,” I say and hang up.

“Pack what you need. We are going to Italy.”

Julissa

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