Page 140 of Ruins
My spine locks.
“Knows what?” My voice is sharp, a blade edged with irritation as tension coils tight in my chest.
“Mrs. Amato knows aboutScythe,” the guard responds.
The words land like a damn grenade.
How the fuck—
“How the hell did she find that out?” My pulse spikes, anger roaring to life, clawing its way up my throat.
“She overheard—”
“She shouldn’t have overheard anything because no one should be fucking talking about it!” I snap, cutting him off, my rage spilling over in sharp, venomous bursts.
“Yes, boss.”
I exhale, trying—and failing—to steady myself. Angelo watches me silently, his presence a quiet weight in the room.
A nuisance.
I don’t want him here right now.
“Does she know everything?” My voice drops, raw with desperation.
“No, she only knows what Scythe does, not who he is,” he answers carefully.
The smallest relief flickers through me before rage snuffs it out.
“I suggest you remove yourself from my property immediately—and whoever else was involved in this little slip-up. Don’t even think about coming back,” I seethe, fury bleeding through every word.
“But boss—”
Angelo snatches my phone and presses speaker.
“I don’t give a fuck what happened or why,” he interrupts, voice cutting through the tension like a whip. “All I know is that I don’t need this shit right now. Anyone involved, get your asses to my penthouse and wait for me there.”
Before I can respond, he ends the call and tosses my phone back at me.
I catch it, barely restraining the urge to throw it at his head.
“I was handling that,” I snap.
Angelo shrugs, unbothered. “You can’t just fire my men.”
“They work forme,” I remind him, my voice cold, razor-sharp.
“Andyouwork for me, little brother,” he counters smoothly, his tone pointed, deliberate.
The air crackles between us.
Ihatewhen he pulls rank.
“Get the hell out of my building!” I snarl, my control slipping fast.
Angelo watches me for a beat, his eyes assessing, calculating—before he chuckles. A slow, amused sound, like he enjoys pushing me to the edge just to see if I’ll jump.
He says nothing else. Just leaves, doors clicking shut behind him.
