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

really let your

fast. “Mr. Vitale-

it, Macro snapped, voice like a whip.

done–his temper cranking up with every word.

nerves half the time, but

day at home, whatever, but out there? When it counted, he’d

tilted his head, giving Macro a stare that could chill a fire. “You want to

out, glaring.

up. “I didn’t lay

that, the room went silent. Dead quiet.

“Then how’d she ditch Long Harbor? You kick her out or just ditch her on the street?”

eyes sliding to Elliot, waiting.

our guys the slip and bolted from Long

mouth twitched, his face stuck

just kicked up more questions, and

couldn’t wrap his brain around how

at Elliot. “What’s that even mean?”

Sofia’s crew and just took off from

here. Barely hung around–her flight just landed and then took off, within just a few

hours.”

there, jaw

his frown

yanked at his hair, muttering, “What’s Luca up to? She

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

at Elliot. “You’re sure

crew to Long Harbor for a wild goose chase, and now this… The

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it felt.

nothing, ditched the crew, and bailed? Macro

maybe she cut a deal with Sofa? A new idea hit

Sofia send Luca to grab Stefi

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

two never got

would bend over backwards for Sofia without something

crew tagging along? The whole

forehead,

sweat rolled down

either way. Too chicken to mess with Sebastian, so she went

The more Macro pieced

a

Sofia’s goodies and snatching them like a hawk,

just free for the

learned anything after all this time? Macro shook

was dizzy now, his brain barely

another cigarette, taking a slow drag as smoke drifted out.

up. “Uh, where’s

taken off

went back to Fiorenza now, she’d be

“If nothing’s gone wrong, she’s in Sandara by now,”

God,” Macro said, letting out

in Fiorenza, his shoulders finally

yet,” he said fast, pointing

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

a handful, Macro grumbled to

anywhere. And still, Sofia

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

eyes.

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as always. “She’ll figure it

him, snapping. “Dude,

Elliot seemed all

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