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

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

in fast.

Zip it, Macro snapped, voice like a

was done–his temper cranking up with

nerves half the time, but she was still his

day at home, whatever, but out there? When it counted, he’d have her back, no question.

Macro a stare that could

stuck his chin out, glaring. I’m pissed, dude. For real.”

fed up. “I didn’t lay

room went silent. Dead

how’d she ditch Long Harbor? You

a little, eyes sliding

gave our guys the

mouth twitched, his face stuck halfway between shock and confusion.

more questions, and his head

wrap his brain around

“What’s

crew and just took off from Long Harbor? His eyes narrowed.

around–her flight just landed and then took

hours.”

there, jaw slack.

went quiet, his frown

Luca up to? She really

and said, “Or is she pulling something? Maybe cooking up a bigger move to

at Elliot. “You’re sure she’s

Sofia’s crew to Long Harbor for a wild goose chase, and now this… The more he

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it felt.

Macro shook his head. “No way,

with Sofa? A new idea hit him.

to grab Stefi and

“Without a solid payott, Miss Vitale

never got

backwards for Sofia without something big

along?

forehead, groaning. “We’re

of sweat rolled

was gonna burn someone either way. Too chicken to mess with Sebastian, so she went

Sofia’s bribe and ran. The more Macro pieced it together,

sucked in a breath. “Holy

same as ever–sniffing out Sofia’s goodies and snatching them like a hawk,

wasn’t just free for the

learned anything after all this time?

was dizzy now, his brain barely

lit another cigarette, taking a slow drag as smoke drifted

up. “Uh, where’s Sofia at

taken off to

now, she’d be begging for Sofia to come after her.

gone wrong, she’s in Sandara

said, letting out a big

in Fiorenza, his

he said fast, pointing

her stuff and bolted, with her temper, they’d be

man–what a handful, Macro

going anywhere. And still, Sofia teamed up with Luca

trust literally anyone else, but nope–she picked Luca, Macro rolled

eyes.

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calm as always. “She’ll

glared at him, snapping. “Dude, I’m begging

all cool

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