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Stephanie’s breath caught in her throat, her whole body tense. For a moment, she couldn’t calm down.

Her hands shook as she grabbed the phone. “Hello?”

“Miss Giovanni.” The voice on the other end was unmistakable.

Stephanie’s face went blank, her eyes betraying the storm of emotions she was fighting to keep in check.

She forced herself to speak. “Yeah, it’s me.”

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The guy went on, “Mr. Giovanni’s flight is arriving at Long Harbor at 8 PM tonight. He wants you to meet him at the airport.”

Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat.

She gripped the phone tighter, her palm sweating. “He… he’s coming to Long Harbor?”

The weight of this moment hit her all at once. He was finally coming, after all this time.

Just yesterday, she’d had swiped the wrong black card while shopping. She knew he’d find out, but she hadn’t expected it to blow

up this fast.

The voice on the other end belonged to Elliot Grant, an assistant.

on the surface–but everyone in Fiorenza feared him. Elliot had

if Elliot could do that… well, Sebastian Giovanni? The man he assisted? He could do

was the man who’d

also said you better have an explanation

The

Stephanie shuddered.

but inside, her mind was

She couldn’t focus. Her thoughts kept

present.

think

Hart family was looking for–the one who

just have power–he controlled everything. The legal world. The illegal world. He was

what happened three years ago, just before she left Fiorenza. Her eyes filled with

She was lost in

clock hit six, she stepped outside–and her phone

she answered,

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Catlin’s voice came through, furious, like she was about to explode.

busy street, answering flatly, “You think I

who could joke with Catlin

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