Undressed By The Mafia God novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14: I Heard What Happened

"Marco?" Vee called again.

Luca’s eyes snapped to hers. "I heard what happened. Told you not to get caught," he said.

"Well, luck wasn’t on our side," Vee admitted, her hands twisting slightly in front of her. "I was going to come see you...well, with another box of pizza."

"Need another favor?" Luca raised a brow, stepping closer.

Vee hesitated, then plunged forward. "I want to see my sister. I would like to speak with Luca again," she said, the desperation bleeding into her words.

"You know that’s not going to happen," Luca said.

"Please," She stepped closer. "I just want to ask him to let her come home. We never got to say our goodbyes properly. I promise I won’t do anything anymore."

Luca was quiet. He simply watched her, the rise and fall of her chest, the slight tremor in her fingers, the way her lips parted as she held back a sob.

Vee held his gaze, determined, vulnerable, pleading.

"The auction is happening tomorrow night. There is nothing to be done."

Vee exhaled a choked sob that she tried to swallow, but it came out anyway. She had planned every step meticulously, calculated every angle, and yet here she was, caught. She should have stuck to the plan, she thought bitterly. She should have trusted her instincts instead of letting hope sneak its way in. Now there were no do-overs.

Luca stepped closer. He raised a handkerchief to her face, brushing it over her trembling lips. Almost as if he was wiping off the taste of Cassidy on her.

Then he reached for her sunglasses, and a flicker of panic shot through her. "No—" she started, but her protest was cut off as his hand landed over hers. With one hand, he pinned her wrists, and with the other, he lifted the sunglasses from her face. The bright purple of her bruise, the swelling around her eye, made her wince. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Luca’s jaw tightened. His eyes darkened, and Vee could have sworn she saw a storm raging behind them. Then, he spoke: "Give me a box of pizza to go. No one else touches it, just you."

Luca’s hands twitched slightly.

"Oh okay. Do you want me to come with you?" Vee asked. She was going out of her mind standing still while Valentina’s fate ticked closer.

"No. I’ll talk to Luca myself. See what he can do."

"Thank you," Vee said quickly. "Thank you so much." She reached for the sunglasses and slid them back onto her face, grateful for the shield they offered.

She turned away and busied herself with packing his pizza.

Luca stood by the counter, silent. Waiting. Watching.

He followed every motion of her hands as she worked. The way she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, then forgot and did it again thirty seconds later. The way her fingers trembled only when she thought no one was looking.

If he did not know better, Luca might have believed he was a better man than Scalese.

But Luca knew better than to lie to himself.

Vee slid the pizza into the box and closed it. She added napkins, extra sauce.

When he took the box from her, their fingers brushed. Luca stilled, then stepped back as if he had touched fire.

"On the house," she said quietly.

Luca nodded once and left without another word.

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