Page 45 of Baratta's Darkness

Timber gently says, “I have just one more question, please. Blood has been begging you to sell this place for years. We buried those assholes on the mountain, miles away from here. Why won’t you let it go?”

“I know the house is gone. I’m glad Blood burned it to the ground. But, what if Dad comes back?”

No one in the room has the heart to tell her, he is probably dead. So I put a stop to the conversation.

“No more questions, you don’t have to say another word.”

“Good can we go home now?”

I pick her up and walk out of the cabin.

Chapter 11

Fiona

“Holy shit this place is huge! I’ve been lost for the past hour. It’s like a maze or something.” I say as I walk across the beautiful rose garden.

“You’ll learn your way around the more you visit. This place has been in our family for several generations. I personally love it here.”

Something in the sound of Baratta’s voice sounds off so I fully turn to look at him. That’s when I notice that while this man looks nearly identical to my man, it can’t possibly be him.

“I thought you were Bar.” I study him some more seeing the tiny differences.

“Alessandro mentioned that you call him by a nickname. Most people do not realize there are two of us. My name is Giovanni Baratta but my friends call me Gio.” He smiles the same crooked smile that Baratta gets when being mischievous.

“I see you’ve met my brother.” Baratta comments as he walks up from behind.

“I thought he was you until I really looked at him.” Baratta walks up, putting his arm around me.

“I told her that most do not realize the slight differences.”

“It’s good that she did, I wouldn’t want to kill my brother for her making the mistake and kissing the wrong lips.” Bar says as his brother laughs.

“Why do I get violence? It would have been her mistake.” Gio laughingly picks at his brother.

“Because I know you. You would have gone along with it as if you were really me. You’ve done so before.”

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