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

Sebastian, steaming, “Man, you really let

fast.

Macro snapped, voice like a whip.

cranking up with

Luca got on his nerves half the time, but

whatever, but out there? When it counted, he’d have her back,

head, giving Macro a stare that could

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

fed up. “I

just like that, the room went

spun toward Elliot. “Then how’d she ditch Long Harbor? You kick her out or just

shifted a little, eyes sliding to

cool. “Miss Vitale gave our guys the slip and bolted from Long Harbor on her own!

twitched, his face stuck halfway between shock and confusion.

just kicked up more questions, and his

couldn’t wrap his brain around how Luca pulled

frowned at Elliot. “What’s

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

“Means she’s out of here. Barely hung around–her flight just landed and then

hours.”

there,

quiet, his frown

muttering, “What’s Luca up to?

it over and said, “Or is she pulling something?

“You’re

Harbor for a wild goose chase, and now this… The more he thought

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it felt.

Macro shook his head. “No way, right?”

maybe she cut a deal with Sofa? A new idea

around to Sebastian. “Wait–did Sofia send Luca to grab Stefi and toss in some

frowning. “Without a solid payott, Miss Vitale wouldn’t bother showing up?

never got

bend over backwards for Sofia without something big

crew tagging along? The whole

his forehead, groaning.

rolled down his face.

gonna burn someone either way. Too chicken to mess with Sebastian,

took Sofia’s bribe and ran. The more Macro pieced it together, the worse his head

in a breath. “Holy crap.”

Sofia’s goodies and snatching them like a

stuff wasn’t just

learned anything after all this time? Macro shook his head.

dizzy now, his brain

a slow

“Uh, where’s Sofia at right

had taken off to after Long Harbor.

went back to Fiorenza now, she’d be begging for

nothing’s gone wrong, she’s in Sandara by

said, letting out a big

wasn’t in Fiorenza, his

Sofia yet,” he said fast, pointing at Sebastian.

Luca swiped her stuff and bolted, with her temper, they’d be clawing at each

a handful, Macro grumbled to himself.

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

been going at it forever. She could trust literally anyone else, but nope–she picked Luca, Macro rolled his

eyes.

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calm as always. “She’ll figure it out eventually.”

him, snapping. “Dude, I’m begging

clocked it by now: Elliot seemed all cool

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