Page 105 of Let It Snow
"Trust me. Visions!"
I’ve got a sharp reply on the tip of my tongue about what I think of his so-called ability to see the future, but this isn’t the time or place. Not in the middle of a crowded terminal, anyway.
Moments later, he’s pulling me by the hand out onto a windy parking lot, and I’m dazed, unsure. What the hell just happened?
Moon leads me to a large black SUV with tinted windows. I give him a crooked look but climb inside anyway.
As soon as we pull out, the first thing I say is,
"You know, Moon… you show up now. It’s been over a month since I escaped the fortress. You had plenty of time to reach out. What kept you?"
He lets out an indistinct sigh, then says,
"First of all, I just had a baby. Second, I knew you’d be struggling with your memory, and my story, everything I could tell you, would just be too much. Some things had to… ripen."
I turn my head to the window, trying to sort my thoughts and rein in my irritation as we leave the airport grounds and head toward the coast.
Questions press against my lips, so many I feel like I might explode. Not just questions: accusations, grievances, anger. The heat recovery only adds fuel to the fire.
But I make myself hold back for a moment. I decide to talk to him more neutrally first, feel things out, give him a chance to explain his side of all this. I’m hoping he’ll choose to open up on his own.
So I ask a few neutral questions about where he lives now and whether he has any contact with the Ferro family.
"For now, Luca and I haven’t gone public with our situation. We’re staying low, waiting for things to clear out."
He adds, throwing me a strange look as if it somehow involves me, then turns his eyes back to the road. I bite my lip. So he’s in hiding too.
We escaped the fortress, but it still has its grip on us.
We finally roll into a pleasant coastal neighborhood full of elegant homes, palm trees lining the streets, white sidewalks, and sunlight everywhere… wait, no longer. I notice the first single drops of rain falling onto the car’s hood.
Moon remotely opens a massive gate lined with cameras at the edges.
The wall surrounding the property is several yards high, and from the look of it, there’s a live wire running along the top.
"Wow, this house is a real stronghold…"
"Yeah. That’s not even all. It’s got a safe room and a tunnel connecting it to Luca’s other house, his official residence."
I’m about to ask for more details but swallow it down. Moon vanished over a year ago from Anzo Ferro’s damn fortress. Like he’d sunk into the earth, but in fact, he’s been hidingright underAnzo’s nose in his nephew’s house. Bold move.
We get out of the car. The house doesn’t look much different from the others in the area, same design, modern, big, except for all the cameras and motion sensors watching us from every angle.
"Is Luca home?" I ask, feeling my pulse spike. This guy always creeped me out.
Moon lifts his brows slightly.
"No, he won’t be back until evening. I told you, I left Lux alone."
Seeing my confused expression, he adds,
"I know you might not feel comfortable around Luca…"
I snap in frustration.
"That’s an understatement. He’s Rocco’s right-hand man and used to be Anzo’s too.A capo di regime! You think I’m supposed to trust him?"
Moon and I step inside. A moment later, we’re in a sleek kitchen where metal and large ceramic surfaces blend together.
