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My heart leaps when the engine roars to life beneath me. Rather than cry as panic swallows me belly first, I think of all the good memories I’ve had with Lucas and Dominic.

Will death really come for me today?

Chapter Twenty

Dominic

“It’s Elena…” Dante says over the phone. He is hesitant to complete the sentence, and my heart sinks further each second he waits. “Federico Romano took her.”

My heart stops and the world spins in slow motion around me. “What do you mean Federico took Elena?” I grind out, my words barely more than a growl. I clench my jaw, my knuckles whitening as I grip the phone to my ear.

“I’m sorry,Capo. She left with him, so no one suspected anything.”

“You had one job!” I roar, anger and panic surging in my veins. “All of you had one fucking job and that was to keep my family safe.”

I don’t realize my grip on my phone is extra tight until I hear the screen pop, the broken pieces pooling in my hand and the edges digging into my skin. The device turns off from the damage.

An anguished cry rumbles from my chest and I throw the pieces at the wall across from me so violently, they fly everywhere.

Marcus jumps up from his chair and rushes to me, face marred with concern. “What happened?”

I’m panting, trying to breathe through the anger constricting my lungs.

Marcus’s eyes search mine, then he realizes what has just happened. “They took her, didn’t they?”

“And they will pay for it.” I’d known shit like this would happen and that is the reason I made sure she and Lucas had the best security. Somehow, the sneaky old fart had wormed his way in and has now taken what is mine.

The other families know not to cross me like this. Not after the way I lost my parents. They know I’ll go on a killing spree if anyone harms my kin.

But these fuckers, they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.

“What do we do now?”

I look at my brother. It’s hard to see anything through the rage boiling inside me. Still, I have to be calm. That is the only way I can find Elena. I have to think carefully.

“We have to find her. I don’t care how, but we have to find her as quickly as we can.”And Lucas?Fuck. “My son,” I whisper, dread sucking my breath from my body.

Marcus glances at the watch strapped on his wrist. “He should be home any second now. Vincent went to fetch him.”

“Good. Get the CCTV footage on every route from Elena’s office.”

He nods and claps my shoulder. “We’ll find her.”

We will or we’ll all die trying.

Elena is everything to me. She’s the air that I breathe.

I cannot live in a world where she doesn’t exist.

My brother turns to leave, but I call him back. “Lend me your phone.”

Marcus doesn’t argue. He places his phone in my hand. “Try not to break it. I’ll get the bodyguards ready and find the footage.”

I dial Alexei’s number. It bleeps just once before I hear his aggravating voice through the speaker. “Marcus. It’s a surprise I’m getting a call from you of all people.”

“Did you find the shipment?” I don’t care for pleasantries when the life of the only woman I’ve ever loved is on the line.

“Dominic, it’s only been a day, man.”

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