Page 143 of Thrill Me (Dark Odyssey 3)

This is all his doing.

Fuckkkkkkkkkkk.

Chapter Forty-Three

Salvatore

I callthe surveillance team above who can get quick eyes on the manor.

The panic puts me on autopilot, not allowing me to give in to the shit of the situation.

“Yes boss,” Freddo, my lead guy answers.

“I need eyes on the mansion quick. Something’s happened,” I answer.

“Sure give me a sec.”

Fuck, it takes less than that second before I hear a gasp from him.

“Boss, there’s dead guys on the lawn, doors open, blood all over.”

No…

“Mia’s not answering the phone,” Nick says, balling his fists. “My wife and baby.”

“What’s happening?” Pa demands looking at me. I can’t answer and tell him there are dead men on the lawn. I can’t even look at Nick.

Vincent holds up a finger and moves his phone from his ear.

“I got Ma on the phone. She has Charlotte, Mia and the kids. Gabe got them in the safe room and went back for Mimi. Gabe didn’t get down there with her.”

Numbness fills me. It’s the clank of footsteps that makes me turn and I see Claudius and the guys coming up the steps.

“What happened?” he asks.

“Fontaines went to the house, Mimi… Gabe…” I can’t say the words.

Pa gets a grip on my arm. “Hold it together boy. Let’s go back and see what happened.”

The Fontaines already wanted Mimi so I know in my heart what’s happened. There’s no way they would have found the files because they’re in the family safe and I purposely made sure Mimi wasn’t aware of that.

She wouldn’t have known. Gabe knew though.

Oh God… Gabe… I hope he’s alive.

He can’t be dead. I can’t…think…

“Ma stay right where you are,” Vincent says into the phone and shoves it back in his pocket.

My phone starts ringing and I answer straight away, thinking it’s Gabe. It’s not though.

“Salvatore Giordano, Marc Fontaine here,” Marc says like we’re about to meet for business.

I bare my teeth seething. “Motherfucker,” I balk. “Marc what have you done?”

When everyone hears who I’m talking to they look on in anticipation.

“Fucking hell capo, you really are taking charge of your new role,” Marc taunts. “You may want to calm down some if you don’t want me to end your girl right the fuck now. She sure is a little firecracker, can see why you like her.”

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