Chapter 170

Chapter 170

The next morning. Elliot dragged himself upstairs, heading for the study to wait for Sebastian.

He’d just hit the landing when he spotted Sebastian slipping out of Stephanie’s room.

It stopped him dead in his tracks. The air felt thick and weird.

He tried to brush it off, turning to sneak away like he hadn’t seen anything, but before he could even take a step, he knew he was busted.

No escaping now. Elliot froze, gulped, and muttered a shaky. “Mr. Giovanni.“

Sebastian stood there, robe half–open, swaying a little in the breeze, with faint scratch marks showing underneath.

Elliot squinted. Those marks were fresh–bright red and hard to miss.

His stomach knotted up. Should’ve waited, he thought, kicking himself. But it was already nine.

Sebastian shot him a cold look. “Get to the study and wait.”

“Yes, sir,” Elliot said under his breath, glad for the out.

He hightailed it to the study without a backward glance.

About fifteen minutes later, Sebastian strolled in, pushing the door open.

He’d ditched the robe for a slick gray lounge set, looking cool, sharp, and totally unbothered.

Macro shuffled in after him, looking like a train wreck. The guy was beat–dark circles under his eyes screaming he hadn’t slept all night.

He’d tried chasing Elliot down earlier, but his legs gave out halfway, nearly eating the floor.

By the time he got his act together, Elliot was gone.

All night, Macro had been freaking out, wondering if Elliot had messed up Luca. His brain was spinning with worst–case

scenarios,

Sebastian’s crew wasn’t exactly known for going easy–he knew that firsthand.

Sebastian flopped onto the couch, pulled a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it. He blew out a puff and said, “How was it?”

The question was obviously about Luca–did they find her or not?

Macro’s face tightened, his eyes flicking to Elliot with a mix of worry and annoyance.

Elliot kept his head down. “Miss Vitale… she’s gone. Left Long Harbor.”

Sebastian’s fingers froze on the cigarette.

Macro’s jaw dropped. “Wait, what?”

His brain kicked into gear, racing as he asked, “Left Long Harbor? How? When?”

He frowned, remembering what Sebastian had said about “beat her out of town

“Did your guys run her out?” Macro asked, leaning in

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That little punk–found her that quick? His gut twisted.

“Ran her out” probably meant they’d roughed her up first–The more he thought about it, the more he imagined Luca with a bloody nose and a shiner.

His chest got tight. “How’d they do it? Beat her up first?”

mad, heat crawling up

on Sebastian, steaming, “Man, you really let your crew smack

cut in fast. “Mr.

it, Elliot. Zip it, Macro snapped, voice like a whip.

was done–his temper cranking up with every

on his nerves half the time, but

home, whatever, but out there? When it

Macro a stare that could chill a fire. “You want to test me?”

glaring. I’m pissed, dude. For real.”

“I didn’t lay a hand on her

like that, the room

Harbor? You kick her out or just

little, eyes sliding to

guys the

twitched, his face stuck halfway between shock and confusion.

more questions, and

his brain around how

at Elliot. “What’s that even mean?”

ditched Sofia’s crew and just took off from Long Harbor? His

Barely hung around–her flight just

hours.”

stood there, jaw

went quiet, his frown

at his hair, muttering, “What’s Luca up to? She really just split?”

it over and said, “Or is she pulling something? Maybe cooking up a bigger

at Elliot. “You’re sure she’s gone?”

goose chase, and now

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it felt.

and bailed? Macro shook his

deal with

“Wait–did Sofia send Luca to grab Stefi

in, frowning. “Without a solid payott,

never got along

over backwards for Sofia without something big on the

Sofia’s crew tagging along? The whole thing

forehead,

sweat rolled down his

that Luca was gonna burn someone either way. Too

bribe and ran. The more Macro pieced it together, the worse his head

sucked in a breath. “Holy

out Sofia’s goodies and snatching them like a

just free for the

all this time? Macro

his brain barely keeping up

taking a slow drag

“Uh, where’s Sofia at right

Luca had taken off to

she’d be begging for Sofia to come after

nothing’s gone wrong, she’s in Sandara

Macro said, letting

wasn’t in Fiorenza, his shoulders

he

swiped her stuff and bolted, with her

man–what a handful, Macro grumbled to himself.

with Sebastian–she wasn’t going anywhere. And still, Sofia teamed up with

going at it forever. She could trust literally anyone else, but nope–she

eyes.

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calm as always. “She’ll

glared at him, snapping. “Dude,

clocked it by now: Elliot seemed all cool

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