Page 68 of Mafia Boss's Baby Surprise

“Right away, boss.”

I chew on the inside of my cheek and hope I haven’t just made a huge mistake. Losing Luca is just unthinkable, and I don’t want to even imagine it.

He’ll be fine.

He has to be.

He survived so many things.

I just wish I could shake off the feeling of dread that has suddenly filled my stomach.

* * *

My eyes are gluedto the screen of Luca’s computer. It’s fascinating just how much information passes through the system all the time, but all I want is the news about Luca. Or well, I don’t want any news, because if there’s news, that means something has happened.

At some point, I get bored. Getting to my father’s territory and attacking isn’t as simple as hopping in your car with a gun and driving right to him. Luca has to be very careful.

I click through some messages. My father’s name catches my eye. I blink at the screen.

No! What?

My chest rapidly rises and falls as my heart leaps into my throat.

Julia! There are rumors that my father is holding Julia captive and torturing her to get information out of her. No one knows why, but I do.

It’s because of me.

It’s all because of me!

I reach for the phone to call Luca, but what good is that going to do? I’m just going to distract him in the middle of something important. After all, he told me to call him only if there was an emergency.

But thisisan emergency! Julia’s life is in danger. Who knows if she told my father anything about my pregnancy or about Luca? If she talks, he’s going to kill her. But even if she doesn’t, he’ll torture her until she dies.

I can’t let that happen. After hearing what my father did to Luca, I have to do something to help Julia because he won’t show her any mercy.

Maybe I have an idea about the location where he might be holding her. She told me about it once when her dad was with Marcello, who wanted to see his captives. I’m sure I could find it, but who knows if it’s the right place? Julia could be anywhere, and then there are guards...

But what am I going to do? Should I tell Theo? Should I wait for Luca? Will anyone here even care about Julia?

I settle on calling Theo. If he refuses to help me, I’m going to call Luca. There just has to be—

A message pops up on the screen. I stare at it in shock.

There’s a map with a dot on it.

Come here in four hours, or your friend dies. Alone, A. Don’t tell anyone.

My chest heaves. What? But how?

Wait, did someone plant that info for me to find and that’s why they knew exactly when I clicked on it? How else would they know it was me? I look around the room, searching for cameras, but I don’t find any.

It’s a trap, isn’t it? It’s obvious. But how are they doing this? Is Luca in danger too? I have no idea what to think.

Julia.

She would’ve done anything for me. I have to do something. These people... My father’s men, or whoever they are, will know if I tell someone. I don’t know how, but they already know too much.

I want to warn Luca, but he should be safe. There’s no information about him going anywhere. It’ll only appear if something happens to him, which means these spies or hackers won’t know where he is. They won’t be able to kill him, and he’ll be careful.

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